Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I want to treat everyone, including the defendant, the judge, the court personnel and witnesses with appropriate respect. In my experience jurors have consistently objected to attorney anger, unprofessional or disrespectful conduct. Direct examination. My direct and cross will be the clients story and our theme.

Cross-Examination

Jonathan Leach LLC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Participants of mock trials in El Paso will learn how to construct compelling arguments, effectively present evidence, and cross-examine witnesses. Advocacy Skills In any case, you’re advocating for someone hoping to see results in your favor. It can make all the difference in the success of your case.

Cross-Examination

The Cloud Court Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In a large case (say, with 100+ depositions), there’s so much testimony data that it is virtually impossible for one person to read and recall all the testimony, not to mention attorney & witness behaviors. Plaintiffs can extract relevant topics and easily contrast testimony of different witnesses. Which brings us to today.

Depositions

Complex Discovery

APRIL 30, 2025

Collection Pricing Data Points: The Cost The Winter 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Survey from ComplexDiscovery O and EDRM provides critical benchmarking data on collection-related costs: Onsite forensic examiner rates : Most commonly reported between $250 and $350 per hour.

Cross-Examination

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

We discussed how bias can lead to biased evaluations of evidence and witness testimony and the tendency to favor information that aligns with pre-existing beliefs during jury deliberations. The scientific approach to jury selection implements safeguards against human bias and uses objective methods.

Jury Selection

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

We discussed how bias can lead to biased evaluations of evidence and witness testimony, as well as the tendency to favor information that aligns with preexisting beliefs during jury deliberations. The scientific approach to jury selection implements safeguards against human bias and uses objective methods.

Jury Selection

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

We discussed how bias can lead to biased evaluations of evidence and witness testimony, as well as the tendency to favor information that aligns with preexisting beliefs during jury deliberations. The scientific approach to jury selection implements safeguards against human bias and uses objective methods.

Jury Selection

Jury Analyst

AUGUST 7, 2024

As much as we would like to believe that the immense responsibility of deciding someones legal fate would ensure that jurors remain objective and free of bias, this idealistic expectation conflicts with the psychological reality of decision-making.

Jury Selection

Jury Analyst

MARCH 7, 2025

Creating a Social Media Score To systematically evaluate potential jurors, you can create a social media score by focusing on these three areas: Attitude Assessment : Examine biases toward specific industries, views on civil litigation and damages, attitudes toward corporate defendants, and any past jury service experiences.

Voir Dire

Jury Analyst

MARCH 7, 2025

Creating a Social Media Score To systematically evaluate potential jurors, you can create a social media score by focusing on these three areas: Attitude Assessment : Examine biases toward specific industries, views on civil litigation and damages, attitudes toward corporate defendants, and any past jury service experiences.

Voir Dire

Evidence at Trial

MARCH 30, 2023

Lee Bailey—polite and charismatic with a sprinkling of zinger cross-exam questions that would hit bullseye every time. But in this he-said-she-said ski collision case, where the jury must accept one party’s version of events and reject the other, the skill of the examiner is important. The victim? Paltrow, good morning.

Cross-Examination

Evidence at Trial

MARCH 22, 2023

One its expert witnesses walked the jury through powerful demonstrative evidence detailing DNA contamination in its crime lab. When asked to explain how, the defense attorney stated that in future cases, "the defendants' attorneys will simply ask the court to take judicial notice of the [expert witness'] testimony." Judicial notice?

Evidence

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

MAY 6, 2024

Anne artfully cross-examined the plaintiff’s own expert witnesses to support the client’s defense and cast doubt on the actions of others. “We My client was a woman with a history of abuse at the hands of her boyfriend—abuse that was witnessed by others,” Jess said.

Education

WA Bar News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Therefore, the key for present purposes is that the client has testified falsely on a material pointnot whether the false testimony was in response to a question on direct, cross-examination, or from the court. c) is not limited to clients and can include non-client witnesses whose testimony the lawyer has offered.

Depositions