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From Women's Rights Advocate to Supreme Court Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speaks

Before becoming the second woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg litigated many of the cases that led to women’s full participation in civic life.

Speak with Style and Authority

Most litigators probably don’t pay much attention to the pitch, pace, or volume of our voices.

Preventing the "Google Mistrial": The Challenge Posed by Jurors Who Use the Internet and Social Media

Times are changing, and litigators’ rules have not kept pace with the many aspects of technology that have revolutionized our lives.

Of Atticus Finch, Abraham Lincoln, and the Art of Setting the Trap

Cross-examination is often called an “art,” and there aren’t supposed to be any rules in art. But an expert cross-examiner does follow certain rules-of-thumb.

How to Discover and Use Social Media-Related Evidence

While we want to keep jurors away from their electronic devices, we do our clients a disservice if we don’t put technology to work on their behalves.

Imagine the Plausibilities: Life after Twombly and Iqbal

Among the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, one of the most fought over is Rule 12, which governs dismissals.

The Assault on Loyalty

The point of rules is to facilitate civilized interactions and resolutions (that’s why nothing is as frustrating as bureaucratic rules that seem pointless and arbitrary).

How to Deal Like a Professional with Adverse Legal Authority

What's a lawyer to do when confronted with authority that hurts her position?

Twenty Tips from a Battered and Bruised Oral-Advocate

You never know what may happen at oral argument, no how hard you have prepared.