Tag: Art of Advocacy
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A few thoughts on Court Craft:
1. Be fair & honourable. An advocate is a story-teller but she’s an ethical story-teller. You don’t take creative liberty with the facts. You…
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Some thoughts on the Art of Cross Examination
“Cross-examination is the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.” John Henry Wigmore 1. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.…
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ArtOfAdvocacy (100 Words): The Craft of addressing Final Arguments in Trials:
1. Your argument should, at the very outset, answer : WDWTW. Who did what to whom? Legal issues can come later. 2. Storytelling is…