Trial Preparation, Appeals, Jury Trial

Where Appeals Begin

Chartwell Law on 2/27/2025

I remember listening to Justice Frank Cleckley of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, my professor for Evidence, open his first lecture with a discussion of Federal Rule of Evidence 103. As a young law student, I was...more

White Paper: Navigating the Growing Risk of Large and Nuclear Verdicts

Maron Marvel on 3/7/2024

The risk of a large verdict has always been a major factor in any litigation. In recent years, the potential for a punitive damages instruction reaching a jury and a consequent verdict has grown as well. US juries have not...more

Playing the Long Game: Preserving Issues for Appeal

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 4/12/2023

Trials happen fast. Trial counsel are rightly preoccupied with preparing to give opening statements or closing arguments, preparing to examine or cross-examine witnesses, or simply keeping track of admitted exhibits....more

Green Sprouts

McDermott Will & Schulte on 2/24/2021

In the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, Judge Alan Albright’s closely watched patent trial is underway...more

Voir Dire on Content, Not Effect: Lessons from the Tsarnaev Appeal

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 8/12/2020

We tend to think of “bias” as it applies to juries, but courts can have their own deep-seated practices. For example, judges will often prefer voir dire questions that focus on the juror’s own assessment of the influence of a...more

Practice Makes Perfect: Mock Oral Arguments and Effective Oral Advocacy

Carlton Fields on 2/19/2020

The key to successful oral advocacy is effective preparation. In this podcast, Carlton Fields attorneys Gary Sasso, Peter Webster, and Christine Davis discuss the importance of mock oral arguments in preparing for oral...more

There is No Crying in Baseball . . . Facility Construction

Snell & Wilmer on 9/28/2018

The Utah Court of Appeals recently decided Camco Construction, Inc., et al. v. Utah Baseball Academy, Inc., et al., 863 Utah Adv. Rep. 58, 2018 UT App 78. The case involved the plan of Athletic Performance Institute LLC...more

Forging New Paths: Incorporating Appellate Strategies into Insurance Litigation

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog on 9/12/2018

Claim analysis and pre-trial preparation can sometimes become so focused on determining what the law is that lawyers lose sight of our ability to change that law. In some cases, that means discovering and arguing new legal...more

Expect Jury Leaders to Act as Individuals, not Representatives

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 8/10/2018

What do we expect of our leaders? If you think about it in a political context, and if you get past your initial cynical thoughts about self-interest and corruption, then perhaps what you hope for is that our leaders make...more

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