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Head into trial at full steam
Christian C. Mester
Is your trial preparation a well-oiled machine-or could
it use a tune-up? Whether you're preparing for your first
trial or your hundredth, you can get your work in order
with this breakdown of everything you'll need to do at
the 90-, 60-, and 30-day markers. Included is a checklist
to keep you, your staff, and your clients on the same
track.
Lessons from the campaign trail
Lisa Blue and Robert Hirschhorn
Whatever your views about the last presidential election,
there's no question it was rich with lessons that can
translate well into your own "campaign" at the courthouse.
Some of the same methods the candidates used in persuading
voters can help you make your case to jurors.
It's all in the documents
Mark Kosieradzki
Discovery in complex litigation boils down to two rules:
Rule 30 and Rule 34 of civil procedure. It sounds simple,
but you must craft your request carefully. Used properly,
these rules can elicit the information you need while
turning the tables on defense objections.
Deposition tips your parents taught
you
David Paul Horowitz
If you're like most people, you didn't pay attention
when your parents imparted their knowledge to you. It's
not too late: Here's your chance to find the wisdom buried
deep inside the all-time greatest parental clichés-wisdom
that will hold you in good stead in the courtroom as much
as in life.
Pick your battles
Sometimes, a strategic partial surrender is the best
route to victory. In this symposium, three lawyers talk
about cases where they learned that part of knowing how
to fight is knowing when to retreat.
Tips for weeding out juror bias
Jim M. Perdue Sr.
Frustrated by judges' limitations on voir dire? Using
strategic questioning, you can still dig up the information
you need to reveal potential jurors' feelings about plaintiffs,
defendants, their fellow jurors-and you.
Let jurors speak the truth,
in writing
Lin S. Lilley
Supplemental juror questionnaires are increasingly popular,
and with good reason. They allow potential jurors to speak
more openly and honestly than they might in traditional
voir dire, and they shorten the selection process. When
drafting yours, use varied questions, stick to neutral
terms, and keep it simple.
Know your testimonial objections
Ashley Saunders Lipson
On television, lawyers object left, right, and center,
sometimes for no apparent reason. In real life, your objections
have to be well timed and rooted firmly in the law. When
you have only a split-second to determine whether an objection
is called for, this list of proper objections to testimonial
evidence can help.
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