WA Bar News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Further, a three-day motion requirement will encourage canned, rushed motions which are to no one’s benefit and are contrary to the findings of litigation-cost-reduction task forces that universally tried to avoid anything creating more motion practice.

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The Cloud Court Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We see whether attorneys regularly and strategically talk over a witness mid-sentence to garble testimony they don’t like, trying to deprive the opposing party of a clean quote to use in motion practice or at trial. They can cement into the record an answer they can use as a fulcrum to move the case: in motion practice (e.g.,

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The Successful Lawyer

JULY 2, 2020

Motion Practice While there are many programs teaching trial advocacy, there is an absence of training programs for family lawyers doing motion practice. Anita explained her methods of preparing and arguing a motion. Motion practice should be conversational. Good advice. This is unfortunate.

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The Cloud Court Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

And you realized—too late—that you failed to use it in motion practice or settlement or witness outlines or impeachment. In reviewing that testimony, you were surprised to discover important information you didn’t know you possessed. Over time you’ve inwardly acknowledged that your memory is an imperfect vessel. Alas, so is mine.

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The Cloud Court Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Through hyper-organized and indexed testimony, Gibson can help parties find the best quotes for motion practice and rapidly identify the best testimony for designations in anticipation of trial. Plaintiffs can extract relevant topics and easily contrast testimony of different witnesses.

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The Successful Lawyer

JANUARY 13, 2022

You can use visualization during motion practice as well. See yourself arguing your motion prior to the actual event to help build your confidence and enhance preparation. Use a mind map to help you “see” the case on paper.

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WA Bar News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Under the ABA’s law school accreditation standards, law schools are required to offer practical skills courses and students are required to complete at least six skills credits to graduate.

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The Cloud Court Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Examples are plentiful: deliberately excessive discovery; ceaseless letter campaigns; pointless depositions; depositions that have a point but should have taken two hours instead of the seven hours they did take; and, of course, counterproductive motion practice.

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Joshua Gilliland

JANUARY 12, 2016

The Court strongly encourages the Parties to promptly meet their respective discovery obligations without resort to motion practice and advises them that “it would be wise for the parties to consider the letter and spirit of the Rules regarding discovery and engage in open, cooperative, meaningful and efficient discovery practices.”

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WA Bar News

JUNE 11, 2024

26 THE REMEDIES Formal remedies are available under the rules noted earlier, typically framed as motions to compel, motions for protective orders, or outright motions for sanctions, depending on the circumstances. Formal motion practice, however, has inherent practical limitations short of the most egregious circumstances.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And then they say hey, we need to start searching again for a deposition shins are a motion practice, we can spin it up in a day or two, and then they use it for as long as they need to, and then it goes back down. And once it’s spun down, it only costs you know, 160 $170 a month to keep it ready.

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