For sentimental reasons have been hanging on to the last few pairs. Actually wear a few of them in trials this year. But as 2022 comes to an end. So does my desire (mostly) to ever wear high heels again.It
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Trial Diary Day 14: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial the end
Trial day 14. Lululemon dress day 3 of 5 returns to court. JHB has been outfitted with the big podium and a comfortable stool. The podium is directly between our parallel tables. He would be on top of our clients. …
Trial Diary Day 13: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial
Trial day 13.Not only do we not finish. But am crying again. On the phone with Alysha and Noelle. Making journey back from Ephrata to the hotel in George.Rewind.Wake up. Well rested. Sun shining in through the crack in the…
Trial Diary Day 12: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial
Trial day 12. We don’t finish.Have packed up the car. Exited the hotel. Am wearing my last court outfit. And we are not going to finish.Rewind.Wake up an hour early. Unsettled. Had been working on closing at night. And it still…
On not talking to adjusters
Was asked to give a speech on how to communicate with adjusters. Showed up and told the group that my rule of thumb was to never talk to them at all.
- All they will do is make a self serving
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The letter from a "potential suitor"
By May 2021, I had been divorced for 20 years. My most recent boyfriend of 4 years, started looking for a new love on Bumble. Was hoisted upon his own petard – with an assist from yours truly. Summer came…
Mediation No
In furtherance of our study of mediation technique and the prettiness of our craft, see below.From: MediatorSent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 2:09 PMTo: Karen Koehler <karenk@stritmatter.com>Subject: Re: Mediation of A v. B 6/1/2022, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Hi…
Trial Diary Day 11: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial
J Mc is undergoing cross. Doing well. JHB is attacking her with collateral issues. But they are messy. And mess is always good for the defense. Distracts. Confuses. Brief redirect. Jury questions. There are too many of them. Some of…
Trial Diary Day 10: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial
We are back in court. Judge K enters the courtroom. One of the 90 or so folks watching the trial via Webex is talking about the Supreme Court nominations process. Today is the first day of the confirmation hearings of…
Trial Diary Day 9: McNamara v. Nessl civil murder trial
Pack up. Haul bags to car so can return directly to Seattle after trial. It’s beautiful. Cold. A whisper of ice on the windows. Turn on the defroster. The ice disappears without needing a scrape. We start 15 minutes early.Before…