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Killer With a Badge

par Chuck Hustmyre ...

New Orleans in the 1990s—dirty, corrupt, and violent, the murder capital of the United States, with a scandal-plagued police department that was collapsing under the weight of its own corruption. No one could imagine that things could get much worse for this once-great American city. Then Antoinette Frank joined the New Orleans Police Department, and things got much, much worse. Before long, ... En savoir plus

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New Orleans in the 1990s—dirty, corrupt, and violent, the murder capital of the United States, with a scandal-plagued police department that was collapsing under the weight of its own corruption. No one could imagine that things could get much worse for this once-great American city. Then Antoinette Frank joined the New Orleans Police Department, and things got much, much worse. Before long,
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Inside the Robe, A Judge's Candid Tale of Criminal Justice in America

par katherine mader ...

COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIALTo most people, judges are mysterious creatures. As Anthony Bourdain invited readers to follow him behind the scenes of the restaurant business in his bestseller, Kitchen Confidential, and Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was a revealing peak into the mysteries of what happens after death inside a mortuary, Inside the Robe shines a bright spotlight into the hidden ... En savoir plus

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COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIALTo most people, judges are mysterious creatures. As Anthony Bourdain invited readers to follow him behind the scenes of the restaurant business in his bestseller, Kitchen Confidential, and Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was a revealing peak into the mysteries of what happens after death inside a mortuary, Inside the Robe shines a bright spotlight into the hidden
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The Crowd

A Study of the Popular Mind

par Gustave Le Bon ...

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind is a brilliant treatise on the workings of crowds. Gustave Le Bon examines many different kinds of crowds and how they work. He differentiates between different kinds of crowds such as mobs, juries, elected bodies, and simple crowds. This landmark book is one of the most influential books ever written on this subject. An important book for anyone studying or ... En savoir plus

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The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind is a brilliant treatise on the workings of crowds. Gustave Le Bon examines many different kinds of crowds and how they work. He differentiates between different kinds of crowds such as mobs, juries, elected bodies, and simple crowds. This landmark book is one of the most influential books ever written on this subject. An important book for anyone studying or
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A Trial by Jury

par D. Graham Burnett ...

When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is ... En savoir plus

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When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is
... En savoir plus
Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom: Justice and Judgment in American Culture

par W. Lance Bennett ...

Coauthored by W. Lance Bennett and Martha S. Feldman, 'Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom' explains what makes stories believable and how ordinary people connect complex legal arguments and evidence presented in trials to assess guilt and innocence. The explanation takes the core elements of narrative—the who, what, where, when, how, why—and shows how average people who hear hundreds of ... En savoir plus

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Coauthored by W. Lance Bennett and Martha S. Feldman, 'Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom' explains what makes stories believable and how ordinary people connect complex legal arguments and evidence presented in trials to assess guilt and innocence. The explanation takes the core elements of narrative—the who, what, where, when, how, why—and shows how average people who hear hundreds of
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Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trials

Is the Jury Out?

par Charlotte Herriott ...

Collections series Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and its impact on jurors. In doing so, it presents findings of the first mock jury dataset in England and Wales to explore how jurors interpret, discuss, and rely upon such evidence within their deliberations.Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative insights from ... En savoir plus

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This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and its impact on jurors. In doing so, it presents findings of the first mock jury dataset in England and Wales to explore how jurors interpret, discuss, and rely upon such evidence within their deliberations.Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative insights from
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Confronting the Death Penalty

How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases

par Robin Conley ...

Collections series Oxford Studies in Language and Law
Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors', ... En savoir plus

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Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors',
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Recipe for Murder

The poisonous truth behind Erin Patterson – the mushroom murderer of Leongatha

par Duncan McNab ...

THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF ERIN PATTERSON AND THE MUSHROOM MURDER TRIAL THAT ENTHRALLED THE WORLDIt is the case that has fascinated many.On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of local woman Erin Patterson sit down for Saturday lunch. On the menu, Beef Wellington.The next day, four of the guests are hospitalised. Doctors suspect death cap mushroom poisoning ... En savoir plus

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THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF ERIN PATTERSON AND THE MUSHROOM MURDER TRIAL THAT ENTHRALLED THE WORLDIt is the case that has fascinated many.On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of local woman Erin Patterson sit down for Saturday lunch. On the menu, Beef Wellington.The next day, four of the guests are hospitalised. Doctors suspect death cap mushroom poisoning
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Jury Nullification

The Evolution of a Doctrine

par Clay S. Conrad ...

The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent can a jury be? How much power does a jury have to not only judge a defendant’s actions, but the merits of the law? What happens when jurors decide ... En savoir plus

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The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent can a jury be? How much power does a jury have to not only judge a defendant’s actions, but the merits of the law? What happens when jurors decide
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Juror Number 8

The Trial of Matheau L. Moore

par Connie E. Curry ...

When Connie sat down as Juror Number 8, she prepared herself for the startlingly bleak decision ahead: whether or not the man in front of her killed his wife.In September 2020, after months of searching, the body of Emily Noble was recovered from a wooded area near her home in Westerville, Ohio. Officials set out to prove it was a staged suicide and shortly after, arrested Matheau Moore for the ... En savoir plus

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When Connie sat down as Juror Number 8, she prepared herself for the startlingly bleak decision ahead: whether or not the man in front of her killed his wife.In September 2020, after months of searching, the body of Emily Noble was recovered from a wooded area near her home in Westerville, Ohio. Officials set out to prove it was a staged suicide and shortly after, arrested Matheau Moore for the
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Model Code of Judicial Conduct, 2020 Edition

par Center For Professional Responsibility ...

The Model Code of Judicial Conduct consists of broad statements called Canons with specific rules set forth in Sections under each Canon, a Terminology Section, an Application Section and Commentary. The text of the Canons and the Sections, including the Terminology and Application Sections, is authoritative. ... En savoir plus

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The Model Code of Judicial Conduct consists of broad statements called Canons with specific rules set forth in Sections under each Canon, a Terminology Section, an Application Section and Commentary. The text of the Canons and the Sections, including the Terminology and Application Sections, is authoritative.
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Manual de Direito Penal - Parte Especial - Arts. 235 a 361 do CP - Vol. 03 - 36ª Ed - 2026

par JULIO FABBRINI MIRABETE, RENATO N. FABBRINI ...

Collections Livre 3 - Manual de Direito Penal
SOBRE A OBRA O Manual de Direito Penal, de Julio Fabbrini Mirabete, foi concebido pelo autor como obra destinada a acadêmicos que pela primeira vez entram em contato com o Direito Penal e a candidatos a concursos públicos em que essa matéria é obrigatória. Embora se tenha adotado na estrutura do crime a teoria finalista da ação, vencedora na doutrina e inspiradora das legislações modernas, segue a ... En savoir plus

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SOBRE A OBRA O Manual de Direito Penal, de Julio Fabbrini Mirabete, foi concebido pelo autor como obra destinada a acadêmicos que pela primeira vez entram em contato com o Direito Penal e a candidatos a concursos públicos em que essa matéria é obrigatória. Embora se tenha adotado na estrutura do crime a teoria finalista da ação, vencedora na doutrina e inspiradora das legislações modernas, segue a
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Hoffa in Tennessee

The Chattanooga Trial That Brought Down an Icon

par Maury Nicely ...

By the early 1960s, Jimmy Hoffa had a stranglehold on the presidency of the Teamsters Union. However, his nemesis, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was convinced that Hoffa was a corrupt force whose heavy-handed influence over the union threatened the nation. As Attorney General, Kennedy established a “Get Hoffa Squad” that set out to unearth criminal wrongdoing by the labor leader in order to ... En savoir plus

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By the early 1960s, Jimmy Hoffa had a stranglehold on the presidency of the Teamsters Union. However, his nemesis, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was convinced that Hoffa was a corrupt force whose heavy-handed influence over the union threatened the nation. As Attorney General, Kennedy established a “Get Hoffa Squad” that set out to unearth criminal wrongdoing by the labor leader in order to
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Manual de direito penal

par Cristiano Rodrigues ...

"O texto deste livro foi desenvolvido para ter uma linguagem direta, de fácil e agradável leitura, e muitas vezes o leitor vai se sentir como se estivesse dentro de uma das minhas salas de aula, vai literalmente me ouvir (ler) falando, já que evitei ao máximo colocar citações e notas de rodapé com textos de outros livros e autores, já trazendo os posicionamentos dominantes da doutrina, e ... En savoir plus

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"O texto deste livro foi desenvolvido para ter uma linguagem direta, de fácil e agradável leitura, e muitas vezes o leitor vai se sentir como se estivesse dentro de uma das minhas salas de aula, vai literalmente me ouvir (ler) falando, já que evitei ao máximo colocar citações e notas de rodapé com textos de outros livros e autores, já trazendo os posicionamentos dominantes da doutrina, e
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Forensic Human Factors and Ergonomics

Case Studies and Analyses

Modifié par Michael S. Wogalter ...

Collections series Human Factors and Ergonomics
This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis. Each injury scenario derives from one or more similar lawsuits (but names, places and some of the details are fictionalized). The scenarios describe a ‘slice of life’ of people interacting with products, equipment, tasks, and environments before they are ... En savoir plus

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This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis. Each injury scenario derives from one or more similar lawsuits (but names, places and some of the details are fictionalized). The scenarios describe a ‘slice of life’ of people interacting with products, equipment, tasks, and environments before they are
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The Secret Power of Juries

What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights -- and what we can do about it

par Gary Bauslaugh ...

Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant's guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don't know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is.Sometimes people -- even jurors -- wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong, we are told there is only one solution: change the law.In ... En savoir plus

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Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant's guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don't know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is.Sometimes people -- even jurors -- wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong, we are told there is only one solution: change the law.In
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Rola sądów międzynarodowych w kształtowaniu praw jednostek

par Anna Kasędra, Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, Dominik Godula, Patryk Kubsik, Agnieszka Regiec ...

Publikacja, wydana pod redakcją Patryka Kubsika stanowi efekt pracy członków Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Rozstrzygania Sporów Międzynarodowych, działającego przy Katedrze Prawa Międzynarodowego i Europejskiego Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Autorami poszczególnych rozdziałów są studenci czwartego oraz piątego roku prawa, którzy dzielą się na kartach niniejszej publikacji swoją pasją i zamiłowaniem do ... En savoir plus

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Publikacja, wydana pod redakcją Patryka Kubsika stanowi efekt pracy członków Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Rozstrzygania Sporów Międzynarodowych, działającego przy Katedrze Prawa Międzynarodowego i Europejskiego Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Autorami poszczególnych rozdziałów są studenci czwartego oraz piątego roku prawa, którzy dzielą się na kartach niniejszej publikacji swoją pasją i zamiłowaniem do
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人民參與死刑審判事件簿：當法槌落下！借鏡日本判例，為國民法官作好準備

par 林裕順, 黃鼎軒, 張家維, 王鈞世 ...

您準備好當國民法官了嗎？在衡量生與死的天秤上，又該如何作出最適當的判決？從18個轟動日本的殺人案件，借鏡日本審判經驗，為國民法官的審理與量刑提供參照！◆永山則夫案為死刑判斷立下了哪些基準？◆殺人有無計畫性跟可問責程度有什麼樣的關係？◆只殺一人就可以免死嗎？◆該如何針對患有精神疾病的被告進行身心狀況的事實認定？◆人民裁判員判死，二審後職業法官判生，司法如何維護人民法感與量刑的正當性及公平性？2023年1月1日開始，臺灣正式實施國民法官制度，人民可以直接參與刑事案件審理，並與職業法官攜手合作共同作出判決。臺灣人民參審首波受理殺人、傷害致死、酒駕致死等「故意行為造成死亡結果」之重大犯罪，同時被告縱使檢察官求處死刑，仍須經國民法官與職業法官一起量刑評議，並達三分之二以上高度共識決方得判決死刑。臺灣的國民法官制度，是以日本裁判員制度作為參考原型。《人民參與死刑審判事件簿》以18件日本案例 ... En savoir plus

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您準備好當國民法官了嗎？在衡量生與死的天秤上，又該如何作出最適當的判決？從18個轟動日本的殺人案件，借鏡日本審判經驗，為國民法官的審理與量刑提供參照！◆永山則夫案為死刑判斷立下了哪些基準？◆殺人有無計畫性跟可問責程度有什麼樣的關係？◆只殺一人就可以免死嗎？◆該如何針對患有精神疾病的被告進行身心狀況的事實認定？◆人民裁判員判死，二審後職業法官判生，司法如何維護人民法感與量刑的正當性及公平性？2023年1月1日開始，臺灣正式實施國民法官制度，人民可以直接參與刑事案件審理，並與職業法官攜手合作共同作出判決。臺灣人民參審首波受理殺人、傷害致死、酒駕致死等「故意行為造成死亡結果」之重大犯罪，同時被告縱使檢察官求處死刑，仍須經國民法官與職業法官一起量刑評議，並達三分之二以上高度共識決方得判決死刑。臺灣的國民法官制度，是以日本裁判員制度作為參考原型。《人民參與死刑審判事件簿》以18件日本案例
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The Psychology of Jury Selection

par Fred Crouter ...

Each year juries decide thousands of cases. Although the majority of these cases are not settled by juries, predictions about juries frequently influence the decision whether or not to pursue a jury trial.As far in advance of the trial date as is practical the pre-trial investigation of prospective jurors is an absolute must in every case that can financially afford it.Pre-trial Investigation has ... En savoir plus

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Each year juries decide thousands of cases. Although the majority of these cases are not settled by juries, predictions about juries frequently influence the decision whether or not to pursue a jury trial.As far in advance of the trial date as is practical the pre-trial investigation of prospective jurors is an absolute must in every case that can financially afford it.Pre-trial Investigation has
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O Trabalho que Adoece - NR-1 Saúde Mental e Responsabilidade Jurídica - 1ª Ed - 2026

O Novo Paradigma do Direito do Trabalho e da Previdência Social

par HELOÍSA HELENA SILVA PANCOTTI, MARCO AURÉLIO SERAU JUNIOR ...

A obra apresenta o novo paradigma da proteção à saúde mental no trabalho inaugurado pela NR-1, articulando teoria, norma e prática para mostrar como o gerenciamento de riscos psicossociais redefine a prevenção, a prova e a responsabilidade de empresas e do Estado. O livro parte de quase três décadas de experiência prática em Direito do Trabalho e Previdenciário para demonstrar que o adoecimento ... En savoir plus

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A obra apresenta o novo paradigma da proteção à saúde mental no trabalho inaugurado pela NR-1, articulando teoria, norma e prática para mostrar como o gerenciamento de riscos psicossociais redefine a prevenção, a prova e a responsabilidade de empresas e do Estado. O livro parte de quase três décadas de experiência prática em Direito do Trabalho e Previdenciário para demonstrar que o adoecimento
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Trial by Jury

The Seventh Amendment and Anglo-American Special Juries

par James Oldham ...

While the right to be judged by one's peers in a court of law appears to be a hallmark of American law, protected in civil cases by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, the civil jury is actually an import from England. Legal historian James Oldham assembles a mix of his signature essays and new work on the history of jury trial, tracing how trial by jury was transplanted to America and ... En savoir plus

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While the right to be judged by one's peers in a court of law appears to be a hallmark of American law, protected in civil cases by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, the civil jury is actually an import from England. Legal historian James Oldham assembles a mix of his signature essays and new work on the history of jury trial, tracing how trial by jury was transplanted to America and
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Twenty Million Angry Men

The Case for Including Convicted Felons in Our Jury System

par James M. Binnall ...

Today, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon’s eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them? Twenty Million Angry Men provides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of ... En savoir plus

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Today, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon’s eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them? Twenty Million Angry Men provides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of
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Juicios por jurados

Selección de los miembros

par Rodolfo Francisco Zehnder, Marco Antonio Terragni ...

Collections series Tesis
Los juicios por jurados se han constituido en el nuevo sistema de administración de justicia, en vigencia en casi la mitad de las provincias argentinas. Se trata de un profundo cambio cultural, que implica que ciudadanos comunes –no jueces- decidan sobre la culpabilidad o inocencia de imputados en juicios penales. Como todo cambio cultural sorpresivo, entraña desafíos, si bien las experiencias ... En savoir plus

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Los juicios por jurados se han constituido en el nuevo sistema de administración de justicia, en vigencia en casi la mitad de las provincias argentinas. Se trata de un profundo cambio cultural, que implica que ciudadanos comunes –no jueces- decidan sobre la culpabilidad o inocencia de imputados en juicios penales. Como todo cambio cultural sorpresivo, entraña desafíos, si bien las experiencias
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Trial and the Art of Sailing

A Guidebook for New (and Not So New) Attorneys to Navigate Trial Advocacy, and Life

par Michael D. Schwartz ...

The overwhelming majority of cases never go to trial and, because of this, most attorneys, whether they’re new or seasoned litigators, don’t have a lot of actual trial experience. They find jury trials intimidating and awkward.Although experience is always the best teacher, what if you don’t have any, or not much? Your first clients shouldn’t have to suffer through your learning curve, and neither ... En savoir plus

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The overwhelming majority of cases never go to trial and, because of this, most attorneys, whether they’re new or seasoned litigators, don’t have a lot of actual trial experience. They find jury trials intimidating and awkward.Although experience is always the best teacher, what if you don’t have any, or not much? Your first clients shouldn’t have to suffer through your learning curve, and neither
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