Art of Advocacy
Posts about legal writing and litigation strategies, news about legal conferences and the occasional academic job announcement.
Author: Paul Mark Sandler is a partner at Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler in Baltimore.
Blawg Related Categories: Trials & Litigation • States • Maryland • Partner • Legal Research and Writing
Recent Posts from Art of Advocacy
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The Compromised Expert
The last post addressed a New York Times piece that aired longstanding criticisms of the U.S. legal system’s use of expert witnesses at trial. The article included a quote I found intriguing from one expert…
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Hot Tubbing?
Picture you and your opponent’s expert witnesses hashing out the merits of your respective cases in a hot tub. That, one supposes, is the vision implied by the phrase “hot tubbing,” an intriguing practice mentioned…
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New York Times Reports on "Journal of Empirical Legal Studies" Article
The September issue of The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies will include a report on the risk/reward calculus of going to trial versus settling, and last week’s New York Times story on the subject has…
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Litigation Institute for Trial Training 2008
I recently returned from the Litigation Institute for Trial Training, or LITT, as it is affectionately known. Outside of trying cases, I cannot imagine a better way to hone your litigation skills in such a…
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25 Greatest Legal Movies
If you're looking for a good movie to rent this summer, check out this list of the "25 Greatest Legal Movies" from the August 2008 issue of the ABA Journal. It includes classics like "To…
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Sacco and Vanzetti
July 14 is a sad date in the annals of American legal history. On that day in 1921, after only five hours of deliberations, a Dedham, Massachusetts jury rendered guilty verdicts against two Italian immigrants,…
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Ronnie White and Due Process
The case of Cpl. Richard Scott Findley and Ronnie White in Prince Georges County, Maryland, is heartbreaking and disturbing. While the facts remain somewhat unclear, what we do know is enough to sow painful discord…
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Karen H. Rothenberg
Much news this week from Karen H. Rothenberg, Dean of the University of Maryland School of Law. On Wednesday she offered an excellent op-ed on the importance of law schools' attending to the ethical aspects…
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Maryland Discovery Problems & Solutions
Maryland Discovery Problems & Solutions is a new book co-authored by Chief Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm, Charles Fax (of Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver) and yours truly. We and others offered an unusual seminar…
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Researching judges
More on the subject of researching judges: In addition to reading prior opinions and talking with former law clerks, court personnel, and other attorneys about the judge's manner and preferences, be sure to observe the…