Do you want to be a good speaker? Do you want to give memorable closing arguments? Do you want to give exciting public speeches? It can be done, but only...

The last project I gave my law class this semester required them to master the business records rule. Each student had to introduce a telephone toll record into evidence. I...

I came across a new book called The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton. A catchy title even for...

“We don't look alike. We don't act alike. We don't dress alike. We have different tastes in the food we eat, the books we read, the cars we drive, and...

This past week my law school class worked on a cross-examination problem. In short, they ask the questions as if on cross with the mock witness and I play the...

My last post on the presidential debate focused on the disastrous, lackluster, non-performance by Obama, but now I want to dissect the performance of Mitt Romney who has been declared...

Trial lawyers start working on their final argument from the first day on a case and keep working it until they get up on their feet and start talking. They...

Can you expect to persuade an audience or a jury by scowling like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did at the UN yesterday?

Damien Echols has written a book about his experiences with the criminal justice system and death row to excellent reviews. He has been doing the interview circuit and tonight I...

I waited a while to write this post about Bill Clinton’s speech to the DNC. I wanted to wait and ruminate on it rather than praise it just because I...