New Law on Pro Bono for Domestic Violence Victims

You know that little voice inside that tells you to do pro bono work? Oh, you don't hear that voice? Then listen to this: a new law says federal courts must promote pro bono legal services for domestic violence...

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3 Tips to Elicit Sympathy From a Jury

When it comes to winning, one of the most important parts of any case, especially for lawyers on a contingency, or defending cases of clear liability, is damages. There's no denying that the more sympathy you can get from...

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Two Keys to Best Practices for Client Intake

Client intake is like air intake for your car. If your car doesn't have air coming into the engine, you are not going anywhere. The air intake brings a fresh, life-giving resource that you need to go. That's how...

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If You Have a Conflict, Tell Your Client

For most lawyers, there's an easy bright-line rule to remember: If you have a conflict of interest, tell your client about it. If you plan to continue to represent a client after a conflict has been disclosed, you better...

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Top 5 Deadliest Practice Areas for Lawyers

Law practice is dangerous. It's one of the things they don't teach you in law school, but becomes clear as you learn about more and more lawyers dying. We're not talking about age-related, or disease-dictated death. We're talking about...

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When Lawyers Need a Lawyer: Divorce, Discipline, Crime

While nearly all lawyers will, at some point or another, consider representing themselves in some legal matter, it's often a bad idea. Perhaps the worst areas a lawyer can elect to self-represent include attorney discipline, personal family law matters,...

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How to Handle the Expert 'Money' Question at Trial

You need experts to prove cases. It's just a fact. If you're going to litigate, you're probably going to need an expert, at least when it gets to damages, if not on liability too. However, when there's a battle...

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