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My Most Interesting Blogs From 2024

E-Discovery LLC

Can a witness authenticate a video if the video contains images that the witness did not see? Mediation of Discovery Disputes by Courts Law Clerk? And, special thanks to guest blogger, Marris Hoffee , for Authentication of Surveillance Video by Lay Witness Under Silent Witness Doctrine

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Leading Legal Change and Value-Based Pricing – Shaun Jardine – S7E42

Legally Speaking

From his early days specialising in litigation to becoming a pioneering mediator, Shaun has witnessed and influenced significant changes in the legal landscape. In this episode of The Legally Speaking Podcast, we sit down with Shaun Jardine, a visionary in the legal field with a career spanning over three decades.

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11 ChatGPT Prompts to Transforming Your Legal Practice

Lawmatics

3 Preparing for Witness Cross-Examination Prompt: "Imagine being a hostile witness in a personal injury case, avoiding responsibility for a workplace accident. Provide evasive or combative responses to my questions to help our team practice managing difficult witnesses."

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Beyond the Bar Number > Kathleen Wareham

WA Bar News

I have been happily married for 35 years, a proud mother of two fabulous adults, and a mediator for 25 years, most of that time with WAMS. When I shifted from litigation advocacy to mediation I wondered if it would be hard to be neutral. I then thoroughly enjoyed living in New York City during law school at Columbia University.

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What Adds Expenses to Obtaining a Divorce?

Practice of Law

Between the court filing fees, attorney’s fees, and the cost for things like expert witnesses, it can really add up if your case becomes a drawn-out fight. You can try and work through these issues together or you can go to a mediator who can help you figure things out.

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters. It helps you understand your own and your own witnesses’. I’m fascinated by these people and their often-predictable behaviors.

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What To Look for in an Attorney Who Handles Breach of Contract Disputes

Newport Beach California Business Litigation Law B

These events include: The other party accused you of a breach; The other party breached the contract or refuses to cooperate; You need to terminate or rescind a contract; You need to draft or revise a contract; and You want to settle a dispute through mediation, arbitration, or litigation. What are your thoughts about mediation?