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Trial Guides™ is a publishing company featuring educational books, video, audio, and live seminars from the nation's leading trial lawyers, jury consultants and legal experts.

06/19/2026

The tip of the day for June 19th, 2026, comes from Randi McGinn's book “Changing Laws, Saving Lives: How to Take on Corporate Giants & Win”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/rsVFjr

“Although you never come to like it, losing teaches you that control is an illusion. You can work hard to tilt the odds in your favor, but you can never predict the outcome of a contest.
As a result of all the things that are beyond your control, you can't take losing personally."

06/18/2026

The tip of the day for June 18th, 2026, comes from Robert Simon's book “Trying Disc Injury Cases: Defeating the Degeneration Defense”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/oGe3aP

“What are before and after damages photos? These photos help illustrate to the jury your client's loss. When it comes to gathering evidence to show the human loss to your client, the pain and suffering, I like to ask the client for everything [..]. Clients will often self-filter what they give you. [...] They shouldn't. It is critical to go to their home. [...] You will find what is important to them. And what was taken from them."

06/17/2026

The tip of the day for June 17th, 2026, comes from the Rick Friedman's book “Polarizing the Case: Exposing & Defeating the Malingering Myth”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/R57Ntr

“When the IME doctor tries to bait you, rejoice. It shows you are getting to him. The calmer you remain, and the more he tries to bait you, the more your credibility will rise with the jury."

06/16/2026

The tip of the day for June 16th, 2026, comes from James H. McComas's book “Dynamic Cross-Examination: A Whole New Way to Create Opportunities to Win”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/KJhTfw

“Virtually all trial judges are bored to tears at seeing and hearing the same old styles, speeches, and questions in their courtrooms. There is plenty of room to do Dynamic Cross-Examination in any judge's courtroom, if we can overcome the single biggest limit on such creative advocacy—our own fear."

06/15/2026

The tip of the day for June 15th, 2026, comes from Michael Leizerman & Jay Rinsen Weik's book “The Zen Lawyer: Winning with Mindfulness”. Explore practical guidance on mindfulness, presence, and persuasive advocacy from two thoughtful voices: https://tr.ee/AZj9rm

“Appeal to the moral motivations of all jurors—those who value harm reduction and fairness as well as those who value authority, loyalty, and purity."

06/12/2026

The tip of the day for June 12th, 2026, comes from the book “Moe Levine on Advocacy”. Explore the techniques that made Moe Levine one of the most celebrated plaintiff trial lawyers in American history: https://tr.ee/l0IZkQ

“It would be well for you to advise [the jury] that they might have found it easier to accept this client of yours as an equal before this accident happened: that they are now looking at a person who has been altered and changed by the circumstances of the occurrence and is now not as likable."

06/11/2026

The tip of the day for June 11th, 2026, comes from Mark R. Kosieradzki and Joel E. Smith’s book “Nursing Home Cases: When Caregivers Stop Caring”. Get practical guidance on building case themes deposing nursing staff and proving systemic failures in elder care litigation: https://tr.ee/L9xDQS

“Start identifying themes for the case when you accept the opportunity to represent the injured patient or the patient's family. You will be able to test these working themes and refine them through the discovery process and by doing focus groups. You can weave some of the more common themes into virtually every nursing home case and tailor them to the individual facts and circumstances of the case."

06/10/2026

The tip of the day for June 10th, 2026, comes from Keith Mitnik’s video “Obtaining Large Verdicts in Disc Injury Cases”. Learn how Keith Mitnik approaches surveillance evidence client preparation and case themes in "Obtaining Large Verdicts in Disc Injury Cases": https://tr.ee/nuktkP

“Go over surveillance videos of your client with them. The videos may end up giving you some of the best evidence in your case."

06/09/2026

The tip of the day for June 9th, 2026, comes from Nicholas Rowley & Steven Halteman's book “Trial by Human”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/Fb94FH

“Lay witnesses are just as important—and sometimes even more important—than expert witnesses. A good lay witness whom the jury connects with can beat a strong defense expert."

06/08/2026

The tip of the day for June 8th, 2026, comes from Rick Friedman's book “The Way of the Trial Lawyer: Beyond Technique”. Learn how Rick Friedman approaches voir dire moral reasoning and the deeper foundations of plaintiff trial work in "The Way of the Trial Lawyer Beyond Technique": https://tr.ee/MSxZYR

“Voir dire is the time to get the moral discussion started. Our job is not to advocate for a particular position, but to be curious about the jurors moral reactions to various positions. We explore with the jurors the moral implications of the parties' positions. Together we start to feel the moral energies at work in the courtroom in this particular case. With the jurors, we co-create the moral framework of the case."

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