Roy Black will be appearing on a panel during the 11th Judicial Circuit Centennial Celebration 1911-2011, this Friday, March 25, 2011, in Courtroom 4-2 of the Miami-Dade County Courthouse, 73...

Headhunting, in ancient cultures, was the taking of an enemy’s head after killing them. It was a matter of prestige. The more things change, the more they stay the same....

Young lawyers and law students are always asking what areas are ripe for cross-examination.  Here is a checklist we used when we prepared for a trial several years ago.  It...

  March 13th marked 75 years since the death of Clarence Darrow. I just had the pleasure of reading the manuscript of John Farrell’s new biography of Darrow. I enjoyed...

“Cross-examination is the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth. You can do anything with a bayonet except sit on it. A lawyer can do anything with...

“I am never as clear about any matter as when I have just finished writing about it.” James Van Allen (as quoted in inside front cover, The St. Martin’s Guide...