Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | April 13, 2023
Monique Carter of the San Diego Office of the Public Defender says it's best to come right out of the gate with your hardest question for prospective jurors. "If the judge cuts me off on time, usually the hardest questions are the most important in terms of de-selection," she says.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | April 10, 2023
Lauren Thrasher, an assistant public defender in the Rockdale County Public Defender's Office in Georgia, and Dennericka Brooks, the director of the housing practice group for Legal Aid Chicago, talk about ways to shape the trial narrative—and stay out of the witnesses' way—during direct testimony.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | March 16, 2023
Judge Anthony Battaglia and Judge Edward Davila offered up some useful trial pointers for lawyers yesterday as part of a panel discussion at the fifth annual Class Action Law Forum at the University of San Diego School of Law.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | February 23, 2023
Minnesota Senior Judge Kathryn Messerich is heading up the state's effort to develop a uniform process for determining when a court proceeding is heard remotely or in person.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | January 30, 2023
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup dug into what he calls "negative-positive ambiguity" during a presentation on common trial mistakes last week at the San Francisco federal courthouse.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | January 25, 2023
Angela Brooks and Kate Sandlin, criminal defense lawyers in Los Angeles and Atlanta respectively, walk through some strategies for handling the cross-examination of less-than-cooperative witnesses.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | January 4, 2023
"You have to be in the cage swinging, getting pitches. You don't get better if you're not," says partner Collin Cox who led a team of three associates to a $15 million trial victory in Dallas federal court.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | December 1, 2022
Third Circuit Judge L. Felipe Restrepo suggests that lawyers concede as much as they possibly can without harming their client's position. "It really helps judges and it helps juries understand that you're a serious person and you're there to only dispute what really matters."
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | November 14, 2022
The Susman partner says an important part of leadership at trial is "recognizing just how dependent you are on every single member of the team."
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | October 31, 2022
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