Living on a Calendar of Contingency
Number 5 of “19 for 19” #weshowup A former colleague used to joke that she planned her vacations to start on the first trial date assigned to her cases. She […]
Read moreJury Matters
The Newsletter for the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law
Read moreIt’s about time. It always gets back to time.
Number 3 of “19 for 19”. Time-sensitive, time-intensive, time-keeping, time-saver, time and time again. Daylight Savings Time. I have found myself intrigued by duration these days. Precisely how long do […]
Read moreAn appreciation for longevity
– Number 2 of “19 for 19” Longevity. “The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”- Marcel Proust. I have been marveling […]
Read moreAT HOME IN THE COURTROOM
We all get busy but consider this an invitation to join me on my “19 for 19” journey writing about helping attorneys present and persuade in the courtroom. In drawing […]
Read more“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action”
Full Circle. Design Dimension. Beautiful Information.
I write with gratitude for the woman who hired me away from corporate America and gave me my first glimpse of the trial consulting world. (Coca-Cola NY limited my color palette, but did great […]
Read moreTop Ten Reasons I Love My Work
I am writing from a war room 14 days into trial. Picture a fun, familiar and full trial team, moving in customary fits of urgency amidst equal parts strategy and […]
Read moreReflections from NAMWOLF in Houston
Wandering through the lobby of the Hilton Americas, Saturday morning in that post-conference sort of daze. How many conversations can you pack into 3 days? How many things on your […]
Read moreWhy We Love Our Work . . .
Every once in a while an event at trial will strike a chord and remind us of why we love this work: “Contractual obligations are fixed solely by the parties, […]
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