Tag Archives: legalese
5 Mistakes Just About All Trial Attorneys Make in Jury Selection (yep, maybe you, too)
Five mistakes widely made by trial counsel in jury selection . . . probably including you. Continue reading
The Difference Between an Expert and an Expert Witness
We think how we speak after awhile. An expression can become detached from its origins and then lead to blinders. In litigation world, saying “expert” and not “expert witness” is one of the particularly bad ones, made worse by its near universality. … Continue reading
Francis Scott Key Was a Lawyer. Don’t Be Like Him.
Get a piece of paper and a pen, and try the following puzzle. Seriously, try it—it will make this much more fun and you might learn something kind of profound. Ready? Here is the challenge:
More Lawyer Vocabulary Banishments, by the Torquemada of Text
(This continues the discussion from Wednesday, June 26th.)
Lawyer Vocabulary Banishments, by the Torquemada of Text
Fish do not think they are wet. If they thought about it at all, they might think you are dry. But just going along their fishy paths, leading their fishy lives, they give no thought to their own wetness. They … Continue reading
Juryology: Art & Science of Jury Persuasion 