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3 03, 2019

Angry Witness Part 2: His Own Worst Enemy

By |2019-08-23T23:48:28-04:00March 3rd, 2019|Witness Worries|

By far one of the angriest clients I have ever worked with was a Middle Eastern-born physician preparing to testify multiple times in his divorce proceeding. He was frustrated that his marriage was ending, that custody of the children could be disputed, and that his wife had used the allegation of spousal abuse as a [...]

14 02, 2019

Three Qualities of an Effective Voice

By |2019-08-21T14:44:51-04:00February 14th, 2019|Acting for Lawyers™|

Our voices tell a listener our history, whether we know it or not. Subconsciously we convey from where we hail, how we communicated with our families growing up, what our peers were like and what they are like now, who we defer to, how we express ourselves in stressful situations, and what we do to [...]

21 01, 2019

Angry Witness part 1 – Why do I get so MAD?

By |2019-08-21T14:29:51-04:00January 21st, 2019|Witness Worries|

Defusing Anger During Cross Examination How many times have you observed a well-prepared, even-tempered witness get lured into a defensive posture or a contentious dialogue with a cross-examining attorney? It can be damaging for a jury to see a witness who has impressed them as reasonable, compassionate, and credible suddenly present as antagonistic, angry, and [...]

2 07, 2015

Real estate laws on the move

By |2015-07-02T16:58:39-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Acquisitions, Financial, Taxes|

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2 07, 2015

Private equity firm takes control

By |2015-07-02T16:58:15-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Financial, Governments, International|

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2 07, 2015

Tax litigation at your door

By |2015-07-02T16:57:06-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Financial, International, Taxes|

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