And, now — the second half of my Tips on Working with Me memo.
Continue Reading Tips on Working with Me, Part 2
Tips on Working with Me, Part 1
For many years, I have written a memo for lawyers, paralegals, and support staff who work on trial teams that I lead at Susman Godfrey. I call it Tips on Working with Me. Check it out to see whether you’d benefit from writing your own — or getting one from people who head teams that you work on.
Continue Reading Tips on Working with Me, Part 1
Tips on Interviewing Fact Witnesses, Part 2
Nuts and bolts, part two
Last time, we went over how to set up and get ready for an interview of a fact witness. Now we get to the main event.
These tips apply mainly in the context of gathering information about who knows what and who will make a credible witness for the trier
Tips on Interviewing Fact Witnesses
How-to tips, in two parts
You’ve identified someone as a potential fact witness in a dispute that involves or may involve your client. You want to find out what subjects the witness knows about. You don’t yet need to depose the witness, present the witness for deposition, or attend the other side’s deposition of the