Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | July 20, 2022
Bob Tyson of insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes, who penned a book about defending against nuclear verdicts, recently shared his thoughts on the topic at a trial academy for defense lawyers in San Diego.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | July 13, 2022
Litigators from midsize law firms who participated in Law.com's "How I Made Partner" series this past year say finding the right firm and taking on a broad range of assignments can make a big difference in professional success and satisfaction.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | June 29, 2022
Here are some of the items on the checklist Holland & Hart's Andrew Lillie and Mark Gibson use to keep litigation matters they're handling on track.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | June 1, 2022
Judge Amy Hanley says maintaining control of the witness is central to a successful cross-examination. Here's how she says to do it.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | May 24, 2022
Read to the end for jury consultant Diane Wiley's go-to question to get at the attitudes of prospective jurors.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | April 20, 2022
Effective cross-examination involves story-telling and comparison and contrast, says Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger partner Doris Cheng.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | April 14, 2022
"I'll suggest to you that you are not trying to persuade the jury any less in opening statements than you are in closing arguments. It's just that you have to do so within the confines of the rules of evidence and the rules of procedure and the rules of ethics," says Chicago trial lawyer Dan Kotin.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | March 24, 2022
"Jurors, I think, tend to get tired of hearing from the same one or two lawyers all the time," says Kirkland's Jim Hurst. "Their ears and eyes perk up when suddenly some new younger lawyer gets up and he or she is doing a good job."
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | March 9, 2022
Robert Vaughan of Kim Vaughan Lerner uses the "Go BIG" acronym to describe his way of starting closings with a "grabber" and then incorporating the burden of proof, jury instructions and the grounds for getting a jury to go his way.
Litigation Daily | Best Practices
By Ross Todd | February 28, 2022
Veronica Finkelstein, an assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, says the attorney's role during direct testimony is very much akin to that of a movie director.
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