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Essential Steps for Effective Trial Preparation

Jonathan Leach LLC

Preparation is one of the most important processes to get the results you want from a trial to ensure your client wins. However, preparation is more than jotting down notes and reviewing case details. 10 Essential Trial Preparation Steps 1. Contact our El Paso office online or call (972) 890-8482 to learn more.

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CONSIDER A TRIAL CHECKLIST

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Once one has a basic trial checklist it can be expanded and modified for specific kinds of cases. Separate checklists can also be created for different time stages pending trial by a series of trial preparation checklists. Index & make summary of relevant information for use at trial.

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A SIMPLE SUMMARY OF TRIAL CONCEPTS

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Mock trials, on the other hand, have a significant risk for inaccurate feedback due to the inability to accurately recreate trial evidence. An important step in trial preparation is deciding how to describe case issues. Opening Statement. Case framing. The 80/20 rule applies here.

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OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Role reversal is a very important step in trial preparation. Spend quality time on this important part of the preparation. You tell it starting in jury selection and continue it through opening statement, direct examination, cross examination and argument. Decide what demeanor is appropriate.