Discovery for the New Litigator
If the road is life, then discovery is litigation. It is how we reach our destination. Unfortunately, discovery is like getting there with someone in the backseat.
Volume 48, Issue 1
If the road is life, then discovery is litigation. It is how we reach our destination. Unfortunately, discovery is like getting there with someone in the backseat.
Although anonymous juries may be justified in very limited and specific exceptions, a presumption of openness in court proceedings is, and should be, the rule, not the exception.
The use of anonymous juries raises questions regarding not only transparency in the administration of justice but also the impact on a defendant’s presumption of innocence.
A pre-litigation procedure to perpetuate testimony has existed in the United States since before the Bill of Rights.
Not only do lawyers spend lots of time on inconsequential disputes, but they get furious with each other about them.
Early and open discussions regarding e-discovery matters will help you address client concerns, such as costs, while also avoiding inefficiencies due to erroneous assumptions by outside counsel.
Tech giant customer data can contain most of a user’s electronic footprint, exposing their entire life in the event of a government search warrant.
Whatever the changes, and however comprehensive they may be, we will assist our members so they may continue to thrive.
Here, trial lawyers, are the top inquiries and comments made by jurors after verdict, as collected from a group of judges.
Virtual mediation may be the best available option for resolving pending cases and pre-litigation disputes.
There are several facets of the statute to consider when advising your client and many recent court decisions to evaluate when deciding how to proceed.
What trial lawyers can learn from a close investigation of how the language of JFK's speech—and especially its prose rhythms and its use of recognizable rhetorical figures of speech—was able to produ…
Giving judges broad discretion in every matter that requires some exercise of judgment risks transferring too much power to the person who happens to wear the robe and be assigned to that case.
The founders, who were certainly not without their warts, were sophisticated political thinkers, which is, after all, why their intentions matter in the first place.
My clients taught me the importance of love and devotion, showed me courage and perseverance. They quietly and surely showed us that life, with all its pain and disappointment, is joyous and precious…
ABA Model Rule 7.2(b) generally prohibits a lawyer from ‘paying anything of value for recommending the lawyer’s services.’ But there are several ways you can show gratitude.
Richard Posner criticized The Bluebook’s abbreviations, which he rightly said violated the first rule of abbreviating: “avoid non-obvious abbreviations.”
With baby boomers retiring at a rate of roughly 10,000 per day, many lawyers of that generation face a mixed bag of welcome and unwelcome changes.
Especially when you are dealing with businesspeople who don’t have a lot of litigation experience, discovery can be quite trying for all involved.