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Useless Attorneys’ Fees – The Importance of Understanding Florida’s Rules of Civil Procedure

On September 19, 2012, the Third District Court of Appeals decided that a first party plaintiff could not prosecute a claim against a third party defendant in Brady v. P3 Group (LLC) and Hypower, Inc....more

Truth and the Client's Interest - A U.S. Perspective

TRUTH AND THE CLIENT'S INTEREST - A U.S. PERSPECTIVE Do lawyers - particularly defense lawyers - sacrifice truth to their client's interests? Professor Ochieng'-Odhiambo argues that truth and the interests of the...more

The Model Citizen: An Actual Client Call

The following is a true account of an actual call made by a prospective client (as always, names and details are omitted in order to protect the identity and confidentiality of the caller!): A lady called in order to ask...more

Legal Dilemmas of Social Networking, Part 3: Deceptive Practices and Ethical Concerns

As I stated in Parts 1 and 2 of this series, these posts are based on the day-long conference entitled Social Networking: Friends or Foes? (now on MP3) hosted by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, the...more

Pottawattamie County v. McGhee

Brief of Amicus Curiae The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The CATO Institute, et al., in Support of Respondents

In 1977, county attorney David Richter and assistant county attorney Joseph Hrvol worked side by side with police to investigate and "solve" the notorious murder of a former police officer in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The...more

Helping Witnesses Remember More

Basic psychological research shows that you can help your eye witnesses to remember more using a simple strategy: have them close their eyes! Read about how this works and see experienced ASTC-member trial consultants...more