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Date: October 12th, 2017 12:16 PM Author: Splenetic dun forum 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: charismatic jade trailer park (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: Amber Therapy Gaping 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: at-the-ready messiness 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: heady field shitlib 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: heady field shitlib 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: heady field shitlib 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: charismatic jade trailer park 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: heady field shitlib 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: vengeful thriller queen of the night 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 box office 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: Sinister Pink Indirect Expression Church 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: henna filthpig chapel 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: at-the-ready messiness 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: at-the-ready messiness 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: greedy wine juggernaut (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: Curious Violent Generalized Bond House (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: charismatic jade trailer park (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: diverse goal in life blood rage (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: Adventurous anal sex offender international law enforcement agency (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: Doobsian useless brakes 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: heady field shitlib 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: Beta location 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: razzle-dazzle domesticated indian lodge (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: Narrow-minded Vermilion Coldplay Fan (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: Curious Violent Generalized Bond House 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: Splenetic dun forum 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: Curious Violent Generalized Bond House 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: Big ruby trump supporter home 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: Unholy deer antler bench or jury?
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Date: October 13th, 2017 9:36 PM Author: Splenetic dun forum 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: Unholy deer antler 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: supple bright yarmulke chad (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: razzle-dazzle domesticated indian lodge 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 box office 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: titillating library 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: Provocative Kitchen wear an ill fitting suit to fit in with prole jury (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761967&forum_id=2#34437800) |