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Trend: Defense Adding Appellate Lawyers at Trial to Fight Plaintiffs' 'Emotional' Closings

"Your adrenaline's running, you're in the trial zone and you don't necessarily think before you speak, and you say the wrong thing," said appellate attorney Elissa Haynes in Atlanta. "That wrong thing is oftentimes what a juror latches on to, and it results in these outrageous verdicts."
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Texas Lawyer

Virtual Proceedings Playbook: A Q&A With Stewart Law Group's Amy M. Stewart

Texas Lawyer spoke recently with Amy M. Stewart, a founding partner with the Stewart Law Group, about what it was like presenting her first case on Zoom, what she learned from the experience and the Virtual Proceedings Playbook.
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Texas Lawyer

Tesla's Full Self-Driving Capability: Unsafe at any Speed

One day, Tesla no doubt will achieve its goal of producing true fully-autonomous vehicles. Until then, Tesla's Full Self-Driving Capability will remain unsafe at any speed, says Quentin Brogdon, a partner in Crain Brogdon Rogers.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Finding the Right Work-Life Balance as a Young Lawyer

As a young lawyer, I have found that balance is a luxury I might not yet be able to afford. In order to be equipped with the knowledge and training I need in order to be a successful attorney, I must put in time outside of work.
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Daily Report Online

Practicing Law Virtually in 2021 Requires Mastering On-Camera Presence 

While it's uncomfortable to watch yourself on camera, it will help you make important tweaks to both your content and presentation skills.
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Texas Lawyer

Practical Tips and Strategies for Litigating Energy Disputes in Texas Courts

Success in energy disputes requires big picture focus and prioritizing the truly important, while explaining complex concepts through language that is easy to understand and memorable, says Jonathan R. Childers, a partner at Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann.
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Texas Lawyer

Law on the Books Versus Law in Action: Text in Context

Legal texts, like scripts, can be performed, interpreted, and applied in diverse manners, says Randy D. Gordon, a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP.
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Texas Lawyer

Getting Attorneys and Public Mental Health Therapists to Trust Each Other

Attorneys and therapists need each other to effectively advocate for their client, say Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York, and Sue Radcliffe, a mental health therapist with the Dorchester County Health Department in Cambridge, Maryland.
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New York Law Journal

In-Person Versus Virtual Bench Trials

In his Virtual Lawyering column, Mark A. Berman addresses the issue of conducting an in-person versus a virtual bench trial while serious health concerns due to the pandemic remain present and before our population has been vaccinated.
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Legaltech News

Virtual Litigation 2.0: The Next Frontier

From "virtual" depositions to mediations and court hearings, litigators have needed to develop new skills in order to survive. What is next? Virtual litigation is here to stay, and indeed, it is expected to expand in 2021.
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