Trial Practice

When the “lemon” is a yacht, pray for a washer-dryer

How do you convince jurors who are living paycheck to paycheck to sympathize with the yacht owner who got a “lemon”?

From Issue: 2011 August

998s and underinsured motorist arbitration

From Issue: 2021 July

Applying Nobel Prize-winning decision-making theories to trial practice

Don’t agree to any sham demand for a vocational exam of your client by a defense expert

From Issue: 2017 May

Attention to a verdict form can save you aggravation and prevent the unraveling of your case

You must thoroughly research social media on every case and thoroughly brief your clients on how their postings may be used against them

From Issue: 2019 March

The perils of providing confidential mediation briefs to experts, and what to do when the other side crosses the line

While women are well represented in law schools, the disparity in the numbers of men and women trial lawyers continues

A loss at trial is not necessarily a lost war. Sometimes it just means a prolonged campaign

Video evidence is gold in personal injury cases; make certain you turn over every stone to find it

From Issue: 2016 March

Good or bad, our superstitions and “spidey-senses” give us confidence

Low-cost focus groups done early in a case can lead you to a story that resonates with jurors