Practice Panther

AUGUST 12, 2024

ABA Rule 1.7 addresses conflicts of interest, which can arise from relationships that might compromise your ability to represent a client objectively. Meanwhile, ABA Rule 8.4 Ass’n , the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a Facebook friendship between a judge and an attorney, by itself, isn’t sufficient for disqualification.

Jury Selection 104

Jury Selection Court Rules Legal Services Objections 104

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

A juror tasked with objective deliberation and verdict issuance based on evidence presented in court embodies the foundational aspect of a fair trial. Engaging with media reports on the case can pollute a juror’s objectivity with speculative or non-evidentiary information. Their presence alone commands a certain decorum.

Evidence 40

Evidence Jury Deliberation Jury Selection Jury Instructions 40

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

A juror tasked with objective deliberation and verdict issuance based on evidence presented in court embodies the foundational aspect of a fair trial. Engaging with media reports on the case can pollute a juror’s objectivity with speculative or non-evidentiary information. Their presence alone commands a certain decorum.

Evidence 40

Evidence Jury Deliberation Jury Selection Jury Instructions 40

WA Bar News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Unfortunately, litigators who do not fit the stereotypical idea of what an oral advocate should look like must fight harder to establish credibility because, as legal scholar and Columbia Law School Professor Kimberl Crenshaw writes, what is understood as objective or neutral is often the embodiment of a white middle-class world view.

Litigation 89

Litigation Jury Selection Cross-Examination Objections 89