True Stories

This story is part of our Lawyer Stories series which shares vignettes of one’s high and low (and sometimes even funny) moments in the legal profession. Read on.
Ancient History Perhaps they called before they came. Maybe there was no answer. This was in 1984. They would have gotten...

This story is part of our Lawyer Stories series which shares vignettes of one’s high and low (and sometimes even funny) moments in the legal profession. Read on.
Although it’s legally allowed, Judges hate when an attorney back-strikes a juror. Back-striking is when, after jurors...

This story is part of our Lawyer Stories series which shares vignettes of one’s high and low (and sometimes even funny) moments in the legal profession.
It was the day of closing arguments in a major case against a big defendant. The defense had been using their own AV team to handle...

This story is part of our Lawyer Stories series which shares vignettes of one’s high and low (and sometimes even funny) moments in the legal profession.
Soon after we started our firm, we had a few cases against a major corporation. We had three very expensive trials lined up against...