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Judge sanctions lawyer for ‘obnoxious’ and ‘appalling’ deposition conduct

ABA Journal

A personal injury lawyer will be sanctioned for his deposition conduct after calling the opposing counsel “corporate shills” who “live in an alternate reality," a…

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Lawyer sanctioned for being ‘rude, demeaning and obnoxious’ in depositions

ABA Journal

A federal judge has sanctioned a personal injury lawyer nearly $20,000 for his conduct during four depositions last year. 27 opinion ,…

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Secrets of a Personal Injury Lawyer

LegalReader

The headline from the website or billboard brought you in: “Over $100 Million Recovered” and you thought ‘I could be 1 of that $100 Million’. Statistically that’s far from reality.

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Greg Colburn: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Niche

Attorney at Work

In a series of interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. This week, we feature personal injury lawyer Greg Colburn, who says success requires both grit and empathy. But then he suffered a debilitating injury. “I Grit saved my life after my injuries.”.

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Trying Out My Trial Skills In A New Virtual Reality Courtroom

LawSites

My trip into VR court came courtesy of a new company, JUST , which has developed a VR-powered training program to help lawyers and law students learn courtroom presentation skills. Smith , a Boise, Idaho, personal injury lawyer. The company was founded by William L. The next development phase will enable multi-player use.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes.

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