Trial Practice

Fight like a girl

The advantages in trial of being a woman

From Issue: 2024 March

Don’t call the defendant just because you can….

From Issue: 2022 June

Calling a defense witness as your first witness is a popular idea – and a bad one

Six tips from an appellate lawyer about how to minimize the risk of inconsistent verdicts

The importance of “bookmarks” in your electronically filed documents, and the properly tabbed courtesy copy of your printed filing

From Issue: 2019 July

Telling your story using demonstratives and evidence

The effective presentation of liability and damages through expert testimony and opinion

An appellate lawyer’s perspective on what trial lawyers need to know about preserving their records for appeal

How defendants misrepresent a plaintiff’s condition through social media

Key laws to protect your plaintiff from prejudicial evidence at trial through motions in limine

Direct examination requires its own storyline sequence with a beginning, middle and end

A look at the elements of a real apology, and how to avoid a tactical apology at trial

From Issue: 2017 May