Feb 22, 2023
There are a ton of reasons that a trial could be delayed and reset, whether that’s continuances due to scheduling conflicts, the witnesses being on vacation, or whatever. At a certain point, after the second continuance, you start to get a little fatigued, almost burnt out on the case, and you begin to lose...
Feb 15, 2023
Continuing this trial series today, we talk about trial management and organization, specifically, about organizing your team, organizing documents, and how to manage that day-to-day change with your team. As you replicate trial organization over and over, it helps the trial team handle uncertainties and changes as well...
Feb 8, 2023
Opening statements are one of the coolest things in that the plaintiff can go first procedurally. The question is how can you take advantage of being first?
In today’s episode, we discuss the ways that lawyers can lose the advantage of being first. Many trial lawyers have this tendency to have long opening...
Feb 1, 2023
Preparing and working with the client is so critical to a good direct exam. Success starts with our clients going in with a mindset that the jury consists of smart people who can smell good versus bad. Therefore, they just have to set their fears aside and trust the process. We also have to ask enough questions to get...