“I’m drifting out to sea!” My niece is 9 (and a half) and when she cried out “I’m drifting out to sea!” she really believed it. Fear is...

I write this on the day after Christmas, so naturally I’m thinking about gratitude. I’ve never said this out loud before, but I have a...

If you want to persuade someone, you don’t do it with judgment. You don’t do it with fury, or even anger. You don’t do it with the...

Trial attorneys have to indulge their curiosity long before we reach the courtroom. We have to start during the discovery process, asking...

It’s time for a challenge. I’m a trial lawyer, but you face trials every day as well. Another word for trial is test, and in the...

I remember every minute of my first real bike ride in detail . I had a yellow bike with a big basket and a banana seat. My dad had been...

“The jury has a verdict.” Everything tingles like your nerves are on fire. Two years of pleadings, interrogatories, depositions, and...

What I remember most about Mr J is his smile. He smiled through his deposition, through the trial, and even when he lost his case. It...

Long ago, I represented a doctor who was….difficult. He was a phenomenal surgeon, world famous in his field, but he was not warm and...

Life is about connections. Our family, social, work and on line connections make us happier and healthier. The outcomes of trials hinge...