There used to be a club called Mr. Lucky that was directly across the street from the sonics arena at the Seattle Center. On April 19, 2004, at 2 am when the club emptied out into the parking a large
Continue Reading The child is who is now a man.
Well, it doesn’t feel good. After all – the plaintiff trial bar is supposed to be made up of the most progressive lawyers that there are. We are fighting for civil justice – a good and noble cause.This all starts
Continue Reading How it feels to face white male privilege in the PI lawyer world
Once upon a long time ago in the 1980s and 90s, I became friends first with Curt and then Ana Warner. Ana and I were very close. We used to talk daily and went back and forth to each other’s
Continue Reading The gift – an epic love story
Postscript: I intended to only share this with my family. But after an evening of thought decide that being real to me – means sharing not only the good and bad, but also the humiliating. Because there is comfort in
Continue Reading Another one bites the dust….
From: MSent: Friday, April 30, 2021 11:23 AMHi Joe, Karen, and Ray:Despite our failed mediation, I am still confident we can get this resolved. After mediation, I ran several different settlement numbers through the L&I formula to show S’s carrier
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Earlier this week a 30 year old jerk went up to 76 year old Xiao Zhen Xie and punched her in the face. But she didn’t fall down. Instead she found a board and pummeled him. By the
Continue Reading The time Mary Fung told a judge he was prejudiced and racist…#AsianHateInAmerica
While other attorneys were taking classes on trial practice, this mommy lawyer learned the art of direct exam from watching the best interviewer in the world. Started watching the Oprah Winfrey Show when Cristina was born in 1986. Finished two
Continue Reading Trial Lawyer Lessons from Oprah's Direct Exam of Meghan and Harry
Have taken hundreds of defendant driver depositions. Used to have a checklist to make sure I didn’t forget the basics. Lost that checklist at a few decades ago. Now as a mentor for young attorneys, have reconstructed one which am
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Am trying to show empathy to our new associate who has been working long hours. Encourage him to make sure to take a day off. During firm meeting raise the issue of not working too much . Then Stritmatter crashes
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Trial day 7Part of a trial lawyer’s worry – is the concern that without a clear cut case, pounding on damages may be too much. Perhaps jurors will be pushed over the edge into voting against liability. But while looking
Continue Reading Trial Day 7: showing not just telling medical damages
