David Bissinger

April 14, 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. As long as the number of trials remains low or decreases even more, these myths threaten to do even more harm to good advocacy. This article seeks to distinguish some of those myths from reality.

By By Paul Yetter and David Bissinger

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March 22, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Trial lawyers like to talk, says David Bissinger. They tend to be extroverted and work hard on figuring out how to talk in trial. They read books on conducting jury selection, cross-examining witnesses and making arguments. Over time, however, their talking can begin to interfere with an equally important skill: listening. He offers three areas where listening pays especially large dividends.

By David Bissinger

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