Do you have some purpose in mind in your persistent questioning? Are your questions a tactical gambit with a strategic goal you can articulate, at least to yourself, and hopefully it becomes apparent to others? Or are you just belaboring the obvious?
Sep 1, 2017 1:45 AM CDT
Neil M. Gorsuch talks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., before a confirmation hearing. Photo by Rex Features via AP Images.
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Psychatrists or psychologists are among the toughest witnesses to challenge because their testimony can have elements of hearsay as well as subjectivity.
Jul 1, 2017 1:30 AM CDT
Illustration by David Owens
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Most of us know the elements of an effective opening statement: Tell a good story, weaving the evidence with themes that will resonate with the jurors’ common sense and life experiences. But what’s the best way to do that? Bang the table or shoot the breeze? Attack immediately or hold your fire? Most important, how can you connect with the jury—a panel of strangers who can’t talk back but who will determine the fate of your case?
Mar 1, 2017 3:30 AM CST
Abbe Lowell. Photographs courtesy of the authors.
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Read what the most renowned trial lawyers in the United States say are their secrets to a great opening.
Feb 1, 2017 2:20 AM CST
Philip Beck. Photographs Courtesy of the Authors.
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Law schools don’t have classes in body language, and a surprising number of trial lawyers never learn this lesson.
Dec 1, 2016 2:40 AM CST
Illustration by Sam Ward
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Into your mind pops the image of a lawyer. Is it Atticus Finch of
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Is there anything you wouldn't do for a paying client? Whether you are a solo practitioner or a lawyer in a firm, the realities of the legal business cause money…
Jul 1, 2015 6:35 AM CDT
Illustration by Lars Leetaru
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The late, great Rodney Dangerfield always used to complain: "I don't get no respect." He then proceeded to make fun of himself for this little problem, like this: "When I…
May 1, 2015 6:00 AM CDT
Illustration by Lars Leetaru
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When Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014, it never occurred to Richard Campbell that he'd be involved in some of the earliest…
Mar 1, 2015 6:20 AM CST
I was raised to be a naive and trusting person. This is not a good mindset for a lawyer. People sometimes lie, and being cautiously skeptical is a good thing.…
Mar 1, 2015 6:11 AM CST
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