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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:16 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat If so, what is your number one tip for an up and coming trial litigator? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425152) |
Date: October 12th, 2017 12:17 PM Author: razzle flirting dog poop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425154) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:17 PM Author: bipolar yellow trust fund volcanic crater Stand up when addressing the judge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425157) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:17 PM Author: flushed sickened piazza never break eye contact with the juror you perceive as being the alpha (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425159) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:18 PM Author: Bonkers rigor litigation isn't trial work. writing a 12b6 is totally different from getting a jury to laugh at the ugly plaintiff.
my tip is train the jury to know opposing counsel is a shlub. look down at him. treat him like a bad daughter. |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:21 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat any specific tips on cross examination? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425200) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:24 PM Author: Bonkers rigor leading questions, don't let them say anything but "yes."
"you then walked into the backroom, yes?"
"you then stood there as everyone left you and weinstein alone, correct?"
"you laughed while he talked about casting couch videos, correct?"
"oh, and as an aside, he never once threatened you or touched you?"
"and you're suing for millions which is a lot for a poor redneck, right?" |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:25 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat haha..nice...its hard though i would imagine to keep the flow moving in terms of only asking leading questions...and is there any moment when it would be appropriate to ask a witness on cross an open ending question? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425262) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:30 PM Author: Bonkers rigor i don't like that. unless it's something like "so your mom walked on you raping that baby...what was breakfast like the next day?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425326) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:33 PM Author: razzle flirting dog poop do not ask anything on cross that you don't know what the answer will be. Easiest is "yes" and "no" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425347) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:39 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat what would u do with an uncooperative or annoying witness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425392) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:42 PM Author: Bonkers rigor give an example using the "yes" path? it seems if they refuse to answer you look at the jury, then back to the witness and say "so you refuse to answer? you don't want us to know, huh?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425419) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 1:03 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat would you ever object for the sake of throwing off defense counsel or is that a prole move (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425580) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:38 PM Author: confused motley immigrant never (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437742) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:41 PM Author: Seedy maroon forum You can often omit the "yes" "right" "correct" stuff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437750) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:18 PM Author: dead menage jurors hate white/blue shirts. show them some style. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425166) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:20 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat What about in terms of presentation and delivery? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425196) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:22 PM Author: Geriatric Coffee Pot Puppy Don’t try to be somebody you’re not. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425214) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:23 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat how would you recommend to be personable to a juror? someone told me to memorize each juror name (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425231) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:23 PM Author: flushed sickened piazza put your foot up on the rail in front of the jury box like you're the cool lawyer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425236) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:23 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat shut the fuck up and be serious (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425240) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:25 PM Author: flushed sickened piazza fuck you faggot, this is xo 2017 not a fucking cle (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425257) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:26 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat Do you have any litigation skills? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425268) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:56 PM Author: Curious clear clown ladyboy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437814) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:32 PM Author: sapphire people who are hurt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425339) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:33 PM Author: razzle flirting dog poop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425348) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:53 PM Author: mind-boggling chrome background story gunner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425512) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:55 PM Author: Tantric pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437804) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:31 PM Author: pale at-the-ready meetinghouse had a relatively small one with a meh result. Pick a good jury and make them like you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425330) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:32 PM Author: Bonkers rigor take your paper water cup, and during your closing, say "here's another hole in the plaintiff's case" and make a hole in the cup as you state the weakness. repeat this three or four times.
"so what's their case look like now..."
*pour water into holey cup*
"doesn't hold water, acquit."
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:50 PM Author: passionate school cafeteria Criminally underrated (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437790) |
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Date: October 22nd, 2017 9:41 AM Author: magical windowlicker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34500752) |
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Date: October 22nd, 2017 10:07 AM Author: electric quadroon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34500844) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:32 PM Author: sapphire people who are hurt yes, a bench trial. I won. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425345) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:39 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat elaborate on the key(s) to success (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425390) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:43 PM Author: sapphire people who are hurt breach of contract case
relied on some obscure statute related to the business that the plaintiff was doing (illegally, I might add), and showed ambiguity in the contract. |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:44 PM Author: Mahogany Locale Cuckold Is this the real slim shady man? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34425432) |
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Date: October 12th, 2017 1:37 PM Author: Apoplectic center macaca bench or jury?
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:36 PM Author: fiercely-loyal trailer park toilet seat jury (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437734) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 10:05 PM Author: Apoplectic center macaca voir dire is very very important. more important than you think. if you get a weird vibe from someone, even if they're giving all the right answers, get rid of them. figure out what your model juror is like and what your worst juror is like. fight for the former and get rid of the latter.
your credibility is the next most important thing. jury is, most likely, not the brightest folks and lack the capacity to draw correct logical conclusions, so it will be your job to do it for them, and you need them to believe you and not the other guy. eye contact; clear and concise, but not too dumbed down, language; straightforward, easy-to-follow conclusions; sincere passion - these help you make that connection.
jurys often decide first if they think the defendant is guilty or not based on a hunch, and then based on that decision back into conclusions about the credibility of witnesses, sufficiency of evidence, etc. you want them on your side before you even get to the evidence. once they've decided whose side they're on, it's very difficult to win them back. |
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Date: October 22nd, 2017 9:43 AM Author: red sandwich (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34500756) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:39 PM Author: magical windowlicker limit nigger jokes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437747) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:41 PM Author: Seedy maroon forum Did a pro bono trial recently. Pain in the ass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437753) |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:53 PM Author: Twinkling wonderful becky principal's office what kind of case? most of your case is won/lost at voir dire. do you do it or does the judge? practice your opening, have a framework for your closing. |
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:54 PM Author: autistic bat-shit-crazy police squad ticket booth wear an ill fitting suit to fit in with prole jury (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437800) |