article thumbnail

Visualization as a Tool to Enhance Performance: Picture Yourself in the Courtroom

The Successful Lawyer

Visualize witness examinations. Visualize your rebuttal. Imagine giving your opening statement and let your theme and initial grabber bubble up. See yourself describing the important evidence in the context of your theory and theme. Observe your opponent doing the same thing. Hear your opponent giving their argument as well.

article thumbnail

Non-testifying consultants: Does attorney-client privilege apply?

Forensic Psychologist

Is the work product of an expert who is retained only as a consultant -- not as a testifying witness -- confidential under the doctrine of attorney-client privilege ? Even when an insanity defense is raised, “the cloak of privilege” only falls away at the point that defense counsel elects to call an expert as a witness, ruled the court.