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Bad defense medical experts are predictable. The junk defenses they rely on to challenge a psychiatric claim are not particularly creative and can be dealt with easily if you know how to spot them. In Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors, author Dorothy Clay Sims gives you proven advice, tips and strategies for dealing with the most […]
Themes work. Juries understand immediately what you are trying to say and why you believe that you should win. Themes simplify complex issues, narrow the jury’s focus on pro-defense points, and expand the possibilities for arguing reasonable doubt. Establish the theme and plant the seed for reasonable doubt in the opening statement. Here, from Patrick […]
Dorothy Clay Sims practiced workers’ compensation law, as well as Social Security disability law for over 25 years. After seeing her clients suffer multiple abuses at the hands of sketchy defense experts, she spent over a decade studying physical exams, psychological tests, electrodiagnostic studies, and anatomy. She’s put thousands of hours into learning how defense-oriented […]
When you submit a settlement brochure, the insurance company is evaluating three things: (1) liability, (2) damages, and (3) your skill as attorney for the plaintiff. How do you put your best foot forward? Respected litigator Ronald V. Miller, Jr. and insurance expert Kevin M. Quinley offer this advice excerpted from their book Insurance Settlements: […]
In Maximizing Damages in Small Personal Injury Cases, author Ellsworth T. Rundlett delivers guidelines, techniques, checklists, and forms to help you negotiate an injury settlement or litigate your smaller cases cost-effectively. Here are 8 negotiation techniques from the book that have proven successful with thousands of personal injury attorneys: Negotiate from an agenda. If you […]
Planning to introduce evidence of an out-of-court experiment at your next trial? An out-of-court experiment is a highly effective way to convince a jury that your theory of the case is correct. But your evidence may never get to the jury unless you first lay a proper evidentiary foundation. In this excerpt from his book Trial […]
Certain basic cross-examination strategies apply across the board: ask leading questions; don’t ask if you don’t know the answer; remove physical barriers between you and the witness; repeat helpful facts. Go beyond the basics with these 5 proven cross-examination tips, excerpted from our book Texas Criminal Lawyer’s Handbook: 1. Resist beginning cross with an attack […]
Don’t let prejudicial video and audio evidence be admitted in court — and overcome objections to your own evidence. Here are some tips for making the right objections at trial, excerpted from our book Trial Objections: Audio, Video, or Motion Picture “Objection, Your Honor. The (audiotape) (videotape) (motion picture) being offered (lacks adequate foundation) (is […]
In California Pretrial Practice & Forms, trial attorneys Don Rez and Bob Kane offer these tips and many more for taking and defending depositions. 1. Prepare the jury instructions now. You will gain an immense understanding of the case, and thus the information you need from your witnesses, if you prepare the jury instructions before […]
“An opening statement is like a road map for the trial.” Boring! Yet this is what virtually every jury hears from virtually every judge in virtually every trial. And more often than not, defense attorneys fall into this trap. In his book, Innovative DUI Trial Tools (275-page looseleaf with CD, $99), noted defense attorney Bruce Kapsack tells […]
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