– Marcus Aurelius
“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”
– Marcus Aurelius
In Ohio, lawyers have been subjected to professional discipline for making statements later held to be “accusations of judicial impropriety that a reasonable attorney would believe are false,” in violation of Rule 8.2(a) of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct.1 Rule 3.5(a)(6) punishes lawyers found to have “engage[d] in undignified or discourteous conduct that is degrading to a tribunal.” Consider…
Write a list of the points you want to make. Put it aside, revisit it, look for connections Prepare by Outline You are going to know it- you are not going to read it Think about and then write out the phrases where you most want to use the beauty of language Be eloquent, soar- but don’t overheat it The baseline…
Lawyers are- In Trial… On Trial… Trying a Case… Going to Trial, Preparing for Trial, In the Middle of a Trial, Just Coming Off a Trial– or working very hard to assure that their clients never undergo such a painful experience. Trial is, in the mind of the populace, what lawyers do. But most lawyers will never enter a courtroom.…
Jay Milano, criminal defense, malpractice, and personal injury lawyer and law professor in Cleveland, Ohio teaches how to win cases. What makes trial exciting is the heat. Cross-examination is the crucible which, when used correctly, will burn away the mistakes and the shadings and the lies, and leave the truth. David Pomerantz, in the article preceding, treats the subject of…
Jay Milano, criminal defense, malpractice, and personal injury lawyer and law professor in Cleveland, Ohio teaches how to win cases. Unless there is a vigorous objection, this is the first of a series of columns on trial practice. They will all be by me. In fact, we are already looking for authors qualified on the topic (read, willing to write).…
Jay Milano, criminal defense, malpractice, and personal injury lawyer and law professor in Cleveland, Ohio teaches how to win cases. All lawyers, and most other Americans, know about Gerry Spence. He is the long-haired, fringed suede, book writing, TV commentating, trial lawyer. Some, myself included, believe him to be the best of us at understanding and then teaching juries. On…
Jay Milano, criminal defense, malpractice, and personal injury lawyer and law professor in Cleveland, Ohio teaches how to win cases. “There are no rules in a knife fight.” — Butch Cassidy Many lawyers, good ones, view dealing with the media as a knife fight. They don’t trust reporters or their editors and feel that even if they win, they will…
Jay Milano, criminal defense, malpractice, and personal injury lawyer and law professor in Cleveland, Ohio teaches how to win cases. Fifteen years ago Milliard Farmer, a legendary death penalty lawyer, came to Ohio and spoke. He decried the loss of civil confrontation within the courts. He told us that lawyers were becoming afraid to speak their minds, and that justice…
