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Merlin Law Group Chicago Wins Wisconsin Trial—It Does Not Come Easy
By Chip Merlin
Mike Duffy sent me the jury verdict questionnaire form early yesterday morning. He and Christina Phillips were in a trial representing a condominium association in Wisconsin. After I read it,…
Minding Your Business
Using Demonstrative Exhibits as Admissible Evidence Under California Law
During trial, lawyers make many strategic decisions to try to appeal to a jury. For example, they consider not only the substance of the evidence they present, but also the…
Southern California Appellate News
A Valentine's Day treat for the trial bar
LA Superior Court Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor today announced the full resumption of Civil jury trials and Criminal trials and preliminary hearings beginning Monday, February 14 as the Omicron…
Drug & Device Law
Reading the Zoom
We are recovering from a near-trial experience. It settled at the beginning of jury selection, and with that settlement came the usual mixture of relief and letdown. Colleagues congratulate you…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
50 Days Before Trial—It’s Expert Disclosure Time
If a party has timely served a Demand for Simultaneous Exchange of Expert Trial Witness Information pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2034.210, then “all parties who have appeared…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Be A Trial Lawyer (Without Getting Off The Couch)
Fellow legal curmudgeon Mark Herrmann tells a story with a twist. I heard about a trial recently that made me think about a (possible) generational difference in the law. The…
Texas Appellate Counsel
E51 | A Trial Lawyer’s Perspective on Appellate Practice | Carlos Soltero
Trial lawyers and appellate lawyers have different skill sets that compliment each other's practices. But some trial lawyers feel equally at home in both the trial and appellate courts. In…
The Velvet Hammer
Trial Lawyer Lessons from Oprah's Direct Exam of Meghan and Harry
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…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Former Judge Dennis Bailey To Head Merlin Law Group Trial Division
By Chip Merlin
Merlin Law Group is pleased to announce that former Circuit Court Judge Dennis Bailey has joined Merlin Law Group to lead our Trial Division. After law school, Dennis worked fourteen…
Family Law Headquarters
The Importance of Exhibit Books at Trial
Most divorce and family cases settle before trial. To get to a settlement, parties should almost always send a settlement... The post The Importance of Exhibit Books at Trial appeared…