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How All Successful Lawyers Prep for Trial

The Importance of Trial Preparation

Benjamin Slater III

What are the keys to success in the courtroom?

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A Trial Is all about the Appeal

Campbell D. Barrett and Judge Lynda B. Munro

Every trial has the potential for an appeal. The likelihood of an appeal is enhanced when the judge has picked a clear winner and loser after a family bench trial.

3 Strategies to Frame Your Medical Malpractice Case

Lloyd Bell

For success in any trial, jury selection and case framing are key.

Negotiating in Mediation: Why Did We Stop Talking?

Mark LeHocky

A successful mediation typically depends upon three key steps: engaging the client on why and when to mediate; actively engaging the adversary prior to the mediation; and advocating at the mediation session itself.

Should You Opt for a Career Expert Witness or a First Timer?

Erin Quinn-Kong

There are reasons to hire an expert with 30-plus years of experience, but don't underestimate the skills of a first timer.

The Argument Against Self-Representation in Patent Cases

John Powers

A look back at the 1983 Nilssen case, and what it means for patent law today.

In the News Weekly Roundup: Court Rules for Taxes in Online Retail

Best Lawyers

News from our listed lawyers. This week: New leadership at Richards, Layton & Finger, and developments in the Supreme Court.

Olga Prosyanyuk of Aver Lex on Her Criminal Defense Practice

Best Lawyers

Aver Lex won the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Criminal Defense in Ukraine.

In the News: Meet the Lawyer Representing Christine Blasey Ford

Best Lawyers

This week, hirings at King & Spalding, and a profile of civil rights attorney Debra Katz.

Lecher Pays

Ann E. Evanko and Katherine L. Wood

Can social change be sped up via legislation? A key provision of the recent tax-law overhaul, clearly written with #MeToo in mind, suggests it can.

The Silent Epidemic

Kelly S. Hughes

Obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders are far more common among lawyers than other professionals. It’s past time to address the problem.

A Startup Accelerator Program Sets Cuatrecasas Apart

Best Lawyers

Miguel de Almada and Frederico Bettencourt Ferreira from the Portuguese firm discuss their 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Litigation and Arbitration.

All Aboard

Patricia Brown Holmes

What effect is California’s new law mandating more women in corporate boardrooms likely to have?

Alternate Routes

Jennifer Alvey

For many women, a government job is an ideal—albeit necessary—springboard to a law-firm partnership.

How PLMJ's Unique Structure Shapes Its Insolvency Practice

Best Lawyers

A leading attorney with the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" winner for Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Portugal speaks to Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer.

How Do I Protect My Child from Online Predators?

Kelly L. Frey Sr.

New technologies open up new ways for children to be exploited online. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act offers a solution.

Highlights From The 2019 LMA Annual Conference

Best Lawyers

Did you make it to LMA 2019? Read the Best Lawyers recap of this year's biggest takeaways.

Why Lizzie Fletcher Left Law for Congress

In-House Counsel

Nancy Lippincott

Lizzie Fletcher was a star lawyer in Houston before defeating a nine-term incumbent to win a seat in Congress last November. What the much-lauded work she did in her first career teach her about how to succeed in this new one?