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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Updated Statistics for Federal Courts
The US Courts updated their Judicial Facts and Figures to include 2008 numbers. Judicial Facts and Figures is a set of tables containing historical caseload data primarily for the fiscal years from 1990, 1995, 2000…
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Basic Tips for a Persuasive Argument
In The 12 Secrets of Persuasive Argument, JoAnne A. Epps, Ronald J. Waicukauski and I identify twelve fundamental issues in formulating an argument; some of which one tend to think about less than others. While…
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Litigation Magazine Reviews Anatomy of a Trial
I was pleased to see that Litigation Magazine reviewed Anatomy of a Trial and called it an "excellent book for trial lawyers, young and old alike." Many thanks to Mark A. Neubauer. Download file...
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Electronic Discovery Amendments
The new edition of Discovery Problems and Their Solutions--published by the ABA and co-authored by Judge Paul Grimm, Charles Fax and myself--touches upon some important advances in the field of discovery--in particular, some key electronic…
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The 12 Secrets of Persuasive Argument
I am pleased to announce that the American Bar Association (ABA) has just released a new book I co-authored with JoAnne A. Epps and Ronald J. Waicukauski entitled The 12 Secrets of Persuasive Argument. It…
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Discovery Problems and their Solutions
The American Bar Association (ABA) has just released the second edition of Discovery Problems and their Solutions, a book I co-authored with Paul W. Grimm and Charles S. Fax. It is available for purchase on…
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Avoiding Ethical Minefields When Preparing and Examining Witnesses
At a recent ABA annual meeting in Chicago, I had the pleasure of moderating a session on ethical issues in the legal industry. The Maryland Daily Record did a nice job of writing up the…
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Lemon of a Metaphor
They don’t teach storytelling in law school, but the skill goes hand in hand with trial advocacy, especially when it comes to closing arguments. Figurative language is often key to the telling of complex stories,…
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ABA Boot Camp Training Program
On July 9th and 10th the Litigation Section of the ABA presented its annual two-day trial "boot camp" training program in Chicago. The program was sold out, with forty participants. Young attorneys should consider signing…
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Legal Services Corp. Needs Budget Boost
Today's Washington Post's lead editorial calls for liberating the Legal Services Corporation from several federal restrictions that for years have hamstrung state legal aid organizations, such as Maryland's Legal Aid Bureau. As the editorial mentions,…