Direct Examination: To Lead or Not to Lead
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Podcast - The Importance of Civility in Trial Law
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The Strategic Advantages of Working with Jury Consultants – IMS Insights Podcast Episode 56
5 Key Takeaways | How Young Lawyers Can Sharpen Their Trial Skills
Tips for Conducting Remote Trials
Benefits of Remote Trials
Conducting Trials Post Pandemic
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Litigating in the Virtual World: Passing Fad or Wave of the Future?
Live Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What’s Changed?
As head of the Dallas Litigation Practice Group, Richard Salgado joined McDermott to build a preeminent litigation practice in Texas. He has first-chaired 13 jury trials and presented oral arguments in more than two dozen...more
Preparing for an arbitration? Many litigators mistakenly assume that their “tried-and-true” courtroom tactics will be equally successful in an arbitration proceeding. However, trial techniques and strategies that may yield...more
Here’s one venue where it plays out differently—win or lose: Every February, the salaries of certain Major League Baseball (MLB) players are decided by three-member arbitration panels. The defining characteristic is that the...more
There’s a great argument that lawyer advocacy in an arbitration is more essential than at a trial in court. This post is the seventh of the 10 most horrible, terrible, no good, “bang your head against the door” mistakes that...more
The legal community’s forced apprenticeship with remote technology during the COVID-19 pandemic changed, almost overnight, how litigation is conducted in the United States. From mundane interactions like client meetings to...more
Although largely unknown to the average litigant, alternative dispute resolution providers across the country have offered virtual mediation services for upwards of a decade. The sudden increase in the popularity of these...more
Time for some good news: We already know that we can hold effective mediations online, but dare we say that videoconferencing may actually be better than in-person hearings? ...more
Do not underestimate the benefits of mediation. Many litigants believe that a jury trial is their chance to finally “tell their story” in front of an emphatic and understanding group of peers. As attorneys, we know that is...more
Interview with Honorable John P. DiBlasi, J.S.C. (Ret.) of NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) as published in the Corporate Counsel Business Journal (CCBJ) - John DiBlasi is a highly sought-after mediator and...more
As a recently retired federal judge who served for more than two decades on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, I know firsthand how daunting managing a caseload can be even in normal times. Now,...more
As we are all challenged by the current pandemic, it strikes me that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is perhaps no longer an alternative to traversing the court system, but rather the only viable method for the...more
Lately, I am reminded of the John Lennon song, “Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These.” Courts are essentially closed. Settlement conferences and trials are suspended for the foreseeable future. Without cases going...more
Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks’s administrative order in combination with Governor Cuomo’s PAUSE (Policies Assure Uniform Safety For Everyone) executive order eliminate all but emergency in-person legal proceedings...more