Does the profession care about whether or not lawyers make comments like this in private settings directed at other lawyers? I’m genuinely curious what people think.
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Taking depositions is one of the most critical things we do in preparing for trial. Many lawyers have different styles and approaches for taking depositions, but these are the critical Deposition 101 skills every new(er) lawyer should learn and use.
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It’s been well-known that memories “fade” over time. Details are lost or mixed up. Sequences become foggy. But memory can be even more variable because of two more factors: imagination and personal belief.
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Since March we have been wondering when we will ever see jury trials again in civil cases. While most cases don’t go to trial, deadlines make the defense world go around, so cases often don’t settle with trial dates. That leaves victims who have had their lives flipped upside down without any recourse.
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Cases must move forward during COVID-19. Here is a rapid fire tutorial on Zoom deposition exhibits.
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To all defendants, don’t mess around with discovery. I will make you pay a lot of money to charity.
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I recently did a podcast with Karen about courtroom bloopers and it reminded me of a CLE blooper.
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For any newish lawyers out there, I thought you might find Episode 2 (two parts) of Karen’s fun new podcast interesting. As a baby lawyer (I can say that now that I’ve practiced for ten years), I was irreverent and thought “experience” mostly meant “stuff you can now find on the internet.” Well, information may be cheap, but wisdom is not.
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Don’t try to beat your thoughts into other people’s heads like a pinata.
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In legal writing and in speaking, why it’s so important to avoid telling people what to think.
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