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The Center of Litigation Excellence (www.the-cole.com) deconstructing every aspect of trial litigation, one step at a time. And we'll have some in the process **Every Lawyer a Litigator** !!Litigate: Any Case - Any Place - Any Time!!
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Opening statement is crucial. Not only should it foreshadow the facts to come, but it foreshadows the trial competence of counsel presenting it. A little show-and-tell, or tell-and-show, on how to do it best.
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Voir dire … not a fan. But if we have to do it, we should do it in a way that does not tank our credibility with the members. Voir dire should not be a competition to see who can ask the most questions, or the “cutest” ones. You are not going to “win” a case in voir dire so relax and let the PrimeCOLE Hippocratic Oath guide your efforts.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Preparing a witness to testify at trial does not mean scripting out questions and answers and rehearsing them over and over. A properly prepared witness knows what to do and where to go when called into the court to testify and has some level of comfort beyond mere panic. Here is how you get them to that point.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Litigation, and being a quality litigator, is not about counting up wins and conveniently disappearing the losses from the scorecard. It's about having the right mindset, the right perspective, it's about living the mantras ... Every Lawyer a Litigator [and] Litigate -- Any Case * Any Place * Any Time.