David Bissinger

January 13, 2012 | Legaltech News

The death of Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs has prompted many to reflect on the impact of the technology he championed. But his more compelling legacy for trial lawyers lies in the standard he set for public speaking. A trial lawyer's important role in society should inspire advocates not only to match but also to exceed Jobs' standards in at least three respects: simplicity, intuition, and passion. As Carmine Gallo observed in "Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience," those who speak for a living need to remember how Jobs ... [MORE]

By David Bissinger

4 minute read

September 17, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Courts around the country are experimenting with innovations in jury trials. Smart trial lawyers will take advantage of these developments to benefit their clients.

By David Bissinger

6 minute read

January 09, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

The death of Apple Inc.'s co-founder Steve Jobs has prompted many to reflect on the impact of the technology he championed. But his more compelling legacy for trial lawyers lies in the standard he set for public speaking, writes David Bissinger. For instance, Jobs simplified his speeches by eliminating noise and clutter from his appearance, his slides and his words.

By David Bissinger

4 minute read

January 11, 2012 | Law.com

The death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has prompted many people to reflect on the impact of the technology he championed. But his more compelling legacy for trial lawyers lies in the standard he set for public speaking. Trial lawyers would be wise to consider three of Jobs' communication tenets: simplicity, intuition and passion.

By David Bissinger

4 minute read

April 06, 2012 | Law.com

More and more courts are imposing time limits for trial. The good news, say trial lawyers David Bissinger and Erica Harris, is that trying a case on the clock often helps more than it hurts. Time limits on trial assist lawyers and parties in at least three ways: improving presentations, controlling costs and increasing the likelihood of victory.

By David Bissinger and Erica Harris

5 minute read

April 09, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By David Bissinger

5 minute read

June 21, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers have complained for generations that trying complex suits requires them to dumb down the content of their cases for the jury, says David Bissinger. But a compelling case exists that using multimedia increases juror competence. At least three reasons should prompt trial lawyers to use, and trial judges to embrace, multimedia devices. First, scientific and other high-level learning depends upon visualization; the best advocates, like the best teachers, teach by using visual aids. Second, multimedia argument advances the ancient art of advocacy through storytelling. Third, the forces of technological innovation will put lawyers who fail to embrace these methods out of business.

By David Bissinger

5 minute read

April 13, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Spend time with a litigator and you will hear all sorts of adages about how to try a case. As with old sayings in general, these aphorisms typically contain at least a grain of truth. But in the age of the vanishing jury trial, lawyers sometimes act on certain adages far beyond their original meaning, say Paul Yetter and David Bissinger.

By Paul Yetter and David Bissinger

5 minute read

June 22, 2010 | Legaltech News

Lawyers have complained that trying complex suits requires them to dumb down their cases for the jury. But a compelling case exists to use multimedia to increase juror competence, says trial lawyer David Bissinger, of Siegmyer, Oshman & Bissinger. He gives three reasons to prompt litigators to use, and trial judges to embrace, multimedia.

By David Bissinger

5 minute read

July 25, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

There are many pressures that can push preparation of the jury charge to the bottom of the trial lawyer's to-do list. But resisting them pays dividends in the form of more effective discovery; more successful motions; and more discerning case evaluation, mediation and settlement, say David Bissinger and Kurt Kuhn.

By David Bissinger and Kurt Kuhn

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