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September 16, 2007
The real rose of Texas: Racehorse Haynes
Say you sue me because you say my dog bit you. Well, now this is my defense:
My dog doesn't bite. And second, in the alternative, my dog was tied up that night. And third, I don't believe you really got bit. And fourth, I don't have a dog.
--Richard Haynes, at an ABA conference, long time ago
WAC? loves trials and Texans. Houston trial lawyer Mark Bennett publishes a blog we'll start to watch more called Defending People: The Art and Science of Criminal Defense Trial Lawyering. See on now 80-year-old Richard "Racehorse" Haynes "A Great Moment In Trial Lawyering" And see Bennett's "Resiliency".
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
Rule 11: Treat Each Co-Worker Like He or She Is Your Best Client.
In our 12 Rules of Client Service, this one, Rule 11, is perhaps the hardest one to achieve. The Driven and The Motivated--at least the able and confident ones--want people just like them in their workplace. This is admirable, and can cause problems.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 09:59 PM | Comments (0)
"FRCP and Metadata - Avoid the Lurking E-Discovery Disaster"
Recently, before attending and participating in a panel on the west coast on developments in American law over the past year, WAC? reviewed, among other things, this article, courtesy of Workshare and by Dennis Kennedy. It's one of the best primers you could read on the e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which became effective December 1, 2006. If Rules 26 and 37, FRCP, are part of your world--and they are if you work in federal courts--you should read it sooner rather than later. Not long, gets to the points.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 12:05 AM | Comments (0)