overcome a criminal confession

5 Proven Tactics for Challenging a Confession

A confession changes the entire complexion of a criminal defense…
compensation for psychiatric injury

Overcome Junk Defenses to Psychiatric Injuries

Bad defense medical experts are predictable. The junk defenses…
DUI trial tips

DUI Trials – 4 Persuasive Case Themes

Themes work. Juries understand immediately what you are trying…
Dorothy Clay Sims

Meet the Author — Dorothy Clay Sims

Dorothy Clay Sims practiced workers’ compensation law, as well…
what to include in a settlement brochure

Creating Compelling Settlement Brochures

When you submit a settlement brochure, the insurance company…
negotiate personal injury claim

Negotiating Injury Cases – 8 Techniques That Really Work

In Maximizing Damages in Small Personal Injury Cases, author…
cross examination of defense doctor

Injury Cases — Cross-Examining the Defense Doctor

Cross-examination of the defense doctor who examined your client…
negotiating with insurance companies

6 Tips for Presenting a Persuasive Settlement Proposal

Your case is ripe for settlement. How do you bring all the disparate…
evidentiary foundations

Out-of-Court Experiments — Laying an Evidentiary Foundation

Planning to introduce evidence of an out-of-court experiment…
employment discrimination

Punitive Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases — 25 Questions to Elicit Helpful Testimony

In claims under Title VII (and the ADA and 42 U.S.C. §1981),…