Articles Category: General
The duty of zealous advocacy requires a lawyer to insist on the absolute discovery immunity afforded to her opinion work product. A lawyer cannot fairly represent her client unless certain matters remain private. Work product immunity provides a zone of privacy which allows a lawyer to explore and investigate every aspect of her case without […]
February 2011 Focus Groups: An Essential Trial Preparation Tool: Early on in my career I did not routinely use focus groups prior to trial. Now it is rare that I try a case without one. I have found them to be invaluable in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a case from a potential jurors’ […]
September 2009 From practical origins more than 4,000 years ago, the veil gradually became the most meaningful article of clothing. Badge of prestige, symbol of modesty, signifier of oppression, it has had many meanings to different cultures across the globe. In the law, the veil is a standard metaphor for limited liability protection. In that […]
September 2008 In 1986 Connecticut adopted by statute, C.G.S. 52-190a, the requirement that a pre-complaint inquiry be conducted in medical negligence claims. The purpose of this requirement was to deter the filing of frivolous claims. The statute created a pleading requirement that the plaintiff attach to the complaint a certificate signed by the plaintiff or […]
January 2005 I have found that most importantly to closing argument, as with the rest of trial, is to forget that you are a lawyer. This of course does not mean that you should ignore the rules of law or fail to remember all necessary steps to legally protect your client’s interest at trial and […]