Three Steps To Take Before Noticing The Deposition of a Corporate Witness
In June of this year The United States District Court for the Northern District of California adopted “Guidelines for Professional Conduct” These guidelines are a very good resource for new plaintiff lawyers. For example, new plaintiff personal injury litigators working to set up oral depositions of corporate employees for the first time should review both…
Read MoreWhat is a Lawyer Power Team? An Introduction to SFLN
In October I was invited to speak at the San Francisco Lawyers Network aka SFLN on The Top Twenty Steps To A Successful Personal Injury Trial. SFLN is a diverse group of lawyers from different practice areas that meet the last Thursday of each month at First Republic Bank in San Francisco. Thank yous go…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Identifying Improper Speaking Objections
An improper speaking objection is an objection at a deposition or trial that is made in an argumentative or suggestive way. A speaking objection includes commentary beyond the specific legal grounds on which the objection is based. Speaking objections are sometimes used by attorneys who are attempting to coach a witness. A proper objection is…
Read MoreSignUp To Settlement Screencasts are Complete!
This week I taped the final screencast for the final session of Signup to Settlement, A Personal Injury Law Boot Camp. The twelve sessions of the course flowed from 20 years of personal injury trial practice and was the culmination of twelve months of thinking, planning, outlining and discovery. Like everything in life, it all…
Read MoreDo you really know your legal process server?
I had no idea how cool it would be to have my legal process server in my BNI group. For twenty years I practiced law without meeting my process server face to face.
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