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My Client Looks Really Guilty: Now What?
People wear their life experiences. They wear it on their face. They wear it on their shoulders. They wear in their body language. Read more »You MUST Have Permission From the Jury To Attack a Witness or Ask for Large Sums of Money
A lot of people patting me on the back since that was my second civil jury trial, but I was disappointed in that verdict. It traumatized me for about two months. I felt sick about it. Make sure you have permission. Read more »The Playing Field Ain’t Level, and It’s Not Supposed To Be
The playing field is supposed to be slanted in the defendant's favor, which is why the state has the burden of proof and why the standard of proof is so high. Read more »We, We, We All the Way Home: Joining Forces With the Jury
Some people think they can be corrupt and then all of a sudden walk into a courtroom and have credibility. Credibility is a full-time job. Read more »Innocent UNLESS Proven Guilty
The presumption of innocence is until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in each and every element of the crime. Read more »Fear, Loathing, and Judges
When you feel tempted to bow upon a judge and get argumentative with a judge, just recognize that they're afraid, most of the time. Read more »Civil Voir Dire: Mayhem/$#!t Happens
Every juror has seen a mayhem commercial dozens, if not hundreds of times, and it's part of their psyche. It will creep in, talk about it. Read more »Civil Voir Dire: Greed
Greed is sometimes about refusing to pay what you owe. Read more »Civil Voir Dire: Frivolous Lawsuits
There are some that are going to have preconceived notions that almost every lawsuit is a frivolous lawsuit. Read more »Civil Voir Dire: Lawyer Advertising
Lawyer advertising is the preconceived notions that jury panels have about car wreck cases and civil lawsuits, personal injury cases. Read more »
