Trial Practice Guidance, Rules of Civil Procedure, Jury Trial

Attend to Your Jury

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 3/11/2025

A couple of weeks ago, I was in court to help pick a jury in a high-value case. During that early phase of jury selection, the gallery was full to capacity with potential jurors, the counsel and parties were present, the...more

Where Appeals Begin

Chartwell Law on 2/27/2025

I remember listening to Justice Frank Cleckley of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, my professor for Evidence, open his first lecture with a discussion of Federal Rule of Evidence 103. As a young law student, I was...more

What Are the Standards and Procedures for Jury Selection in My Jurisdiction?

IMS Legal Strategies on 5/18/2023

As a national trial consulting firm, we are often asked to assist with jury selection in jurisdictions where lead counsel has been admitted pro hac vice and may not be closely familiar with the standards and procedures for...more

Don’t Practice til You’re Capable, or til You’re Comfortable — Practice til You Can’t Fail

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 3/26/2021

My daughter is a figure skater — the kind of skater who practices six days a week. Each one of the complex jumps that a skater executes involves dozens of fine-motor movements that need to be encoded into the skater’s muscle...more

“I Demand a Jury”: No Turning Back

Woods Rogers on 2/18/2021

At the beginning of most cases filed in state court, litigants must make up their mind whether they want to exercise their right to a jury trial. This decision requires consideration of multiple factors such as: What kind of...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