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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Tips for Trying Science-Based Jury Cases as We Emerge From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Q: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the skepticism some laypeople harbor toward scientists and medical experts. How can you overcome these jurors’ perceptions in science-based trials? A: Trial lawyers should spend more...more

Kilpatrick

Sidebars Podcast | Mary Hannon: Shining the Light on the Wide Gender Gap in the Patent Bar

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In this episode, April and Kim interview Mary Hannon, the woman who started the public conversation about the gender gap in the patent bar and inspired this podcast. Mary is currently a law student at DePaul University and in...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Lawyers' Lawyer...

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter – Recent Developments in Risk Management – August 2020

Representing the Estate Executor – Ethical Duty – Confidentiality – Withdrawal - New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion No. 1194 - Risk Management Issue: Does a lawyer for an estate executor have an ethical duty...more

White and Williams LLP

Considering the Juror Pandemic Lens – Seating a Jury

Experienced trial attorneys know that jurors are not interchangeable empty vessels. Each juror enters the jury box with a wide range of experiences, beliefs and attitudes, and may be more or less inclined toward reaching a...more

Hicks Johnson

Do Masks Compromise Witness Credibility?

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As American society copes with the COVID-19 pandemic, masks and face coverings have become the focus of legal mandates, political protests, and nonstop commentary—in some instances, even violence. But beyond the public health...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Dire Consequences: Avoiding Waiver in Pennsylvania Jury Selection

Practicing law at a socially appropriate distance has forced many litigators to broadly consider the value of face-to-face interaction—and what may be lost in its absence. A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Prepare for the COVID Reptile

Might a fear-based strategy have greater purchase in the present pandemic climate? People are certainly feeling scared and vulnerable these days. Even as states begin to relax the coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions, the...more

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