Meet Bill Bailey: Attorney, Professor, Visual Communicator
Professor William “Bill” Bailey has devoted nearly forty years to trial law. During his career as both attorney and professor, Bailey has made several adjustments to his trial practice...
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Meet Bill Bailey: Attorney, Professor, Visual Communicator
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Trial Lawyers and the Issue of ObjectionsTrial Lawyers and the Issue of Objections
Law schools teach that you should object to every objectionable question, and raise every issue in litigation. Following your law school education on these issues risks you losing your clients'...
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Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Forget Playing it SafeBecoming a Trial Lawyer: Forget Playing it Safe
The way to play it safe in law school was to raise and explain every possible issue. If five arguments supported a particular result, you had better discuss them all....
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Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Trying your First Case
Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Trying your First Case
Trial lawyers have no established standards for determining when someone is ready to try a case. As you wrestle with the question of whether you are ready, remember that this...
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Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Beyond Technique
Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Beyond Technique
Lawyers with nearly flawless technique can lose case after case, while lawyers who appear clumsy and bumbling can win repeatedly. To be a good trial lawyer, be willing and able...
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Rick Friedman Speaks at Pepperdine Law School (free video)Rick Friedman Speaks at Pepperdine Law School (free video)
Rick Friedman spoke at Pepperdine Law School on January 26th, 2019 in Malibu, California. Below is a video of the inspirational keynote address that he gave to the lawyers and law...
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An Interview with Trial Lawyer Randi McGinnAn Interview with Trial Lawyer Randi McGinn
The following is an interview with one of America's greatest trial lawyers, Randi McGinn. She is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates an invitation-only group of the 100 best trial lawyers in America,...
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Teaching Future Trial Lawyers
Teaching Future Trial Lawyers
If you are a professor of trial advocacy, you train the trial lawyers of the future. While many books purport to educate young trial lawyers on trial procedure and trial techniques,...
