Category: Practitioner Insights
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What can a judge biography tell you? A judge biography helps focus judicial analysis from the outset. Employment history, educational background, and professional affiliations can surface useful lines of inquiry and shape the questions attorneys bring to state trial court data. Read More
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Litigation strategy shows up in what attorneys do, not what they say. The choices they make define the record—and those choices repeat across clients, cases, and discovery. That’s their playbook. Read More
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The first installment opened with the first 15 minutes of a case, offering a three-step guide to getting oriented quickly, forming an initial strategy, and developing a first impression of opposing counsel. Now, we turn to one of the most important—and most overlooked—inputs in early case strategy: the party. Read More
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When a new case lands, the first 15 minutes matter more than most attorneys realize. Before formal assignment, before strategy sessions, before anyone has read the full complaint, there’s a window. The party that uses it well enters the case with structure. Everyone else is catching up. Read More
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There are plenty of cases about Christmas. But an equally interesting story lies on Christmas. In this article, we’ll follow the litigants who set the docket in motion on Christmas Day. With each court filing that comes into view, we’ll watch as the cases cluster into an unusual pattern, a shape seen on no other… Read More