How to Talk to … Judges

I’m going to branch off in this series about knowing who you’re speaking to in order to talk about the two audiences everyone in the legal profession knows best: judges and juries. This will have real-world application to legal professionals and is the culmination of decades of...
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Ranting is not speaking

Last week I had the misfortune of attending a “lecture” on the Eichmann Trial, in Palm Desert. I don’t remember who put it on and I’m not going to mention the speakers by name because I don’t want to embarrass them.  At least two were sweet older...
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Word of the Day: Meanderthal

Today when I was reading Entrepreneur Magazine, I came across this word listed under their Jargon column: Meanderthal: a person who has great difficulty expressing themselves succinctly, often giving long, unfocused presentations. It got a great laugh out of me! I LOVE it!...
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Watch the 9th Circuit En Banc Remotely – and Learn

I just noticed this post at Findaw’s 9th Circuit Blog, annoucing that the 9th Circuit will be remote broadcasting hearings in front of the en banc panel next month. Why do I bring this up? Because if you are an attorney that ever does oral argument – at the trial or...
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