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What? Questions can bring your attention to a point. With your case do the same. Start writing out “what is my case about? You could talk days about that, but writing it out, you see it with your eyes, which is what the jury needs. Match the words to pictures and...

You get on an elevator on the 1st floor and you must explain your case and ask for an opinion on the 25th floor. When you can do that, you have a great tool. Precision in thought and a mini focus group. A 34-year-old lady crossing the street gets hit by a motorcycle...

Seeds of Voir DireIn the movie “Cheney” they point out that it was impossible to get rid of dreaded estate taxes until a focus group discovered calling them “death taxes” shifted the perspective and helped position the effort in the public eye to get rid of them. So,...

Gerry Spence perhaps one of the greatest trial lawyers of our times, not just because of his wins, but also because of his losses and the person he became through his personal trials and how they molded the man he is in a courtroom. Know thyself. Being real is tough...

What did they do wrong? The best question and likely the one the jury is asking. Or what is the explanation?  Lawyers think law, think motions, think prejudice, and think they are so smart the jury is eating out of their brilliant hands.  Ha ha. The trial delusion is...

The stoics had a process they called intentional disadvantagement. That would equate to say taking cold showers, sleeping on the floor, depriving yourself of something that comforts you. The theory being that adjusting and preparing for the disadvantages in life, like...

See the trial from the first call. Prepare for trial from the first call. Think witness list, exhibit list, issues, and law. Start a timeline. Think visuals. Talk to witnesses early. Get their statements. Think not the fight, think presenting your case. Why spend...

Start from the beginning of your case to write the story. There are three parts to every story. The story emerges from events sequenced in a plot.  An event is a meaningful change in a character’s life, what that happens to transforms the world from one state into...

Knowledge with action is power. Educating the world for a fraction of the cost of educating the free is the simple idea of Wantuniversity.com  All we need to do is design a free online education program from the earliest ages to infinity. A linear presentation of...