Trial Attorneys, Testimony

[Hybrid Event] Trial and Deposition Readiness Bootcamp - July 11th, Chicago, IL

Nextpoint, Inc. on 7/3/2023

Join us in-person at our Chicago HQ or virtually through Zoom for this two-hour trial tools and preparation boot camp where Nextpoint’s legal technology experts will present invaluable tips and strategies to leverage...more

Know the Other Side’s Three Goals for Your Deposition

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 5/23/2022

So, your deposition has been scheduled, and you’re just starting to wrap your head around what is in store for you. Your lawyer has already stressed that you are not in the driver’s seat at this stage: The deposition is the...more

Ask Your Factfinders to Participate in Their Own Persuasion

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 4/29/2021

To many trial-watchers, a key moment in the recent trial of former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, for the murder of George Floyd, came during the testimony of Dr. Martin Tobin. This Chicago pulmonary physician, in...more

Witnesses: Answer Both the Language of the Question and Its Implication

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 9/23/2020

When preparing a witness, there can sometimes be a strong impulse to say, “Just answer the question.” That impulse comes from an appropriate desire to keep things simple, and to keep the witness from wandering or waffling....more

Using Video Deposition Testimony for Opening Statements & Closing Arguments

Reveal on 10/22/2019

Trial advocacy is a mix of law and theater, requiring a lawyer to know both the law and their audience. Attorneys must effectively argue their client’s case using the evidence and the jury instructions to show their client is...more

Airing Out Jury Trials

Butler Snow LLP on 9/13/2018

As Program Chair for the 2019 DRI Products Liability Conference (February 6-8, 2019, in Austin, Texas – mark your calendars NOW), I have had the privilege of working to arrange some pretty amazing speakers and presentations....more