Over the last 23 years, I’ve attended plenty of mediations with clients to help them prepare and present their mediation presentation. But from what I’ve seen, there’s not much actual mediation going on. Instead, it usually goes something like this: Mediator: You never know what you’re going to get with… Read More
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Top 10 Travel Tips for Road Warriors
At our recent all-firm meeting, the topic of travel came up; not surprising, given that most of our team covers a lot of ground each year. Soon enough, we all began sharing our favorite travel tips, and were pleased to discover a few that even our hardened LI “road warriors” hadn’t heard of. Given that our average reader is no… Read More
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Giving Thanks to Great Nonprofits (2018)
The amazing work done by great nonprofits can never get too much press. So as another Thanksgiving approaches, we’d like to make special mention of the organizations (and their wonderful staff!) that we’ve had the pleasure of working with in… Read More
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Trial Technology: What Has & Hasn’t Changed in Nearly Two Decades
I recently stumbled across an article I co-authored about 17 years ago for the National Law Journal with fellow journeyman and litigation consultant, Stan Sandstrom. It was entitled, “An Ancient Art Jazzed by High Tech.” It brought me back. I remembered that when we wrote it,… Read More
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My Case Isn’t Going to Trial, So Why Do I Need a Trial Consultant?
We at Litigation Insights sometimes worry that the common monikers for our profession such as “trial consultants” and “jury consultants” create the impression that a case needs to end up in trial for us to be of assistance. Add in… Read More
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How to Persuade Jurors in Trial Using Their Own Voir Dire Feedback
To persuade jurors, you’ll need to offer a thematic story throughout the entire case presentation and through each witness. With the aid of a mock trial, you’ll know what themes resonated best and have a case story crafted around those themes…. Read More
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Voir Dire Questions: Where Do I Start?
As we’ve discussed in detail previously, the right voir dire questions are those that lead you toward achieving two main objectives: 1) identifying jurors whose attitudes do not align with your client or your case, and 2) establishing the foundation… Read More
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How to Deal With Bad Company Documents, Part 2: Trial
Almost every case has one. Some cases have a few. And in mass tort litigation, they can follow a company around the country, affecting every case and never going away. Bad company documents are the bane of many trial attorneys’… Read More
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What Should I Include in a Mini-Opening? How to Increase Cause Strikes and Save Your Best Jurors
In the hopes of piquing the interest of jurors and minimizing hardship requests, more and more judges are encouraging parties to make “mini-openings” prior to voir dire. In fact, California courts now require judges to “allow a brief opening statement… Read More
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How to Deal With Bad Company Documents, Part 1: Voir Dire
Almost every case has one. Some cases have a few. And in mass tort litigation, they can follow a company around the country, affecting every case and never going away. Bad company documents are the bane of many trial attorneys’… Read More