Peter Holland’s 10 Tips On Courtroom Etiquette For Lawyers
10 Tips on Courtroom Etiquette for Lawyers Regardless of a lawyer’s style or bent, there is some basic courtroom etiquette which a winning lawyer will always observe. Here are 10 tips for new and...
View ArticlePeter Holland’s 13 Tips for Success for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers
Most lawyers who have a thriving law practice employ one or more of the following 13 time honored tips. Incorporating some or all of these tips will help new and experienced lawyers build and grow a...
View ArticleIrving Younger’s 10 Commandments Of Cross Examination
Irving Younger was one of the great teachers of trial practice in the 20th Century. A printout of his famous “10 Commandments of Cross Examination” are found in the trial notebooks of many a successful...
View ArticleAshley Lipson’s “Big 12” Objections
Ashley Lipson is the author of the excellent best sellers Guerrilla Discovery and Is it Admissible? (both available from James Publishing), among other books. He is also author of the award-winning...
View ArticleWhat Is The Standard Of Review For A Motion To Dismiss In The United States...
Frequently, when a Plaintiff files a Complaint, a Defendant will respond with a Motion to Dismiss, instead of an Answer. Essentially, the Motion to Dismiss says that even if everything stated in the...
View ArticleStriking Boilerplate Defenses in Federal District Court
Plaintiffs in federal court must file long, detailed complaints to avoid motions to dismiss for failing to meet the Supreme Court’s Twombly/Iqbal pleading standards. So, it can be vexing when a...
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