by Michelle Cook | May 1, 2020 | #LawyerSuccess, Areas of Practice, Attorneys, Back to Class, Blog, Cady Reporting, Cleveland Legal News, Court Reporters, Coverage Areas, Depositions, Fashion Forward, Health and Wellness, International, Legal Video, Litigation, News and Notes, paralegals, Resources, Top Tips, Uncategorized, Work Life Balance
Welcome to the new normal…at least for now. We have been helping our clients switch their depositions to Zoom (for free!), and they are having great success! One of the most significant steps to having a successful remote deposition is simply having the...
by Michelle Cook | Feb 25, 2019 | Attorneys, Back to Class, Blog, Definition, Litigation, Uncategorized
What is Litigation Funding? It is when a 3rd-party professional can pay all (or some of) the costs of the lawsuit. Some of these costs may include witness fees, court fees, and attorney fees. If the lawsuit is won, the funder can share in a portion of the proceeds...
by Michelle Cook | Aug 15, 2018 | Back to Class, Blog, Court Reporters, Definition
There are 2 sides to every story. In litigation, they are called the plaintiff and defendant. The plaintiff is the person (or company) that brings a legal complaint about someone else to the court. In the case caption, the plaintiff is always listed first. An...
by Michelle Cook | Feb 21, 2018 | Attorneys, Back to Class, Blog, Cady Reporting, Court Reporters, Guest Author, miscellaneous, paralegals, Top Tips, Uncategorized
Did you realize that there are over 600 breeds of pigeons in the world? And most of us probably immediately think only of the seemingly less-than-hygienic gray ones that desecrate city buildings and statues of revered civic patrons and drive pedestrians and cyclists...
by Michelle Cook | Dec 12, 2017 | #LawyerSuccess, Attorneys, Back to Class, Cady Reporting, Cleveland Legal News
The average attention span of a person, someone who will be sitting on a jury, is 2-6 minutes. Their best, most rapt, attention is only 1.5 minutes. This means from the very beginning an attorney must have a compelling narrative theme to capture the jury’s attention....
by Michelle Cook | Dec 12, 2017 | #LawyerSuccess, Attorneys, Back to Class, Cady Reporting, Cleveland Legal News
Judge James L. Kimbler has been a trial judge for over 30 years. During that time he has conducted over 550 jury trials and hundreds, if not thousands, of non-jury trials. He has brought this experience to life in his book, Practical Tips for Trial Attorneys: A...