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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.

08/29/2025

The tip of the day for August 29th, 2025, comes from Nick Rowley’s on-demand video “Connecting with the Jury”. Start watching today: https://tr.ee/w1owUL

“Just give the jurors the facts. They're intelligent. Trust your jury. If you've cared about them, they care about you. If they care about your client, they're going to want to stand up for you. They'll see the [defense] for what it is."

08/28/2025

The tip of the day for August 28th, 2025, features Bill Barton sharing a quote from his book “Recovering for Psychological Injuries”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/415oAM

“When you receive a favorable answer, do not seek repetition. You may not get the same answer twice. The expert is no dummy–quit while you are ahead."

08/27/2025

The tip of the day for August 27th, 2025, comes from Randi McGinn’s book “Changing Laws, Saving Lives: How to Take on Corporate Giants & Win”. Discover how to fight public bias, get “Changing Laws, Saving Lives” today: https://tr.ee/Y14jFQ

“Big business and the insurance industry encourage the public to misunderstand our clients. They'd like the public to think that our fellow citizens are waiting–hoping to be the victim of some form of negligence."

08/26/2025

The tip of the day for August 26th, 2025, comes from Phillip H. Miller & Paul J. Scoptur's book “Advanced Depositions Strategy and Practice”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/27TiXo

“Open-ended questions force the witness to think and decide what is important and often say what he might have left out if you had asked a closed-ended question. The result of a well-structured, open-ended question is that you get information from the witness's perspective. [...] In short, an open-ended question allows and compels the witness to volunteer information."

08/25/2025

The tip of the day with Michael Leizerman for August 25th, 2025, features Lisa Blue sharing a quote from her book with Robert Hirschhorn, “Preparing for Voir Dire". Get your print or eBook copy today: https://tr.ee/dgSZNF

“The goal is for you to understand the emotional, logical, and legal issues and effectively articulate to your jury panel why truth and justice are on your side."

Learn to Maximize Your Contingent Fees.Join tax attorney Jeremy Babener and settlement advisor Peter Darling for “Gettin...
08/22/2025

Learn to Maximize Your Contingent Fees.

Join tax attorney Jeremy Babener and settlement advisor Peter Darling for “Getting More from Contingent Fees: Deferral & Tax Planning” on October 15th, 2025 at 3:30PM ET / 12:30PM PT.

Discover strategies to lower your immediate tax liability and defer taxation on potential investment gains by properly structuring your fees. In this 60-minute webinar (plus Q&A), you'll learn:
– The tax-saving benefits of contingent fee deferral
– A comparison of available deferral structures
– Key legal and procedural steps to secure deferral eligibility
– Sample language for your next fee agreement

Take control of your tax planning and financial future.

Sign up today: https://tr.ee/VRtoWh

08/22/2025

The tip of the day for August 22nd, 2025, comes from William S. Bailey & Robert W. Bailey's book “Show the Story: The Power of Visual Advocacy”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/Wp2WRE

“Communication in the modern world is shifting steadily toward a visual, nonverbal basis. People are much more visually sophisticated today than at any other time in history."

08/21/2025

The tip of the day for August 21st, 2025, comes from Harry Plotkin’s on-demand video “Selecting a Nuclear Jury with Time Limits & No Cause Challenges”. Start watching today: https://tr.ee/Wp2WRE

“There’s nothing worse than a (cynicall juror. [...] And when I say cynical, that means someone who basically says, 'Yeah, I do believe companies do these bad things, or I do think trucking companies cut corners on safety, or I do think that companies sell unsafe products, [...] but you know what, [that] just happens all the time these days, and I don't get that upset. It's not that big a deal!"

08/20/2025

The tip of the day for August 20th, 2025, comes from James McComas's book “Dynamic Cross-Examination: A Whole New Way to Create Opportunities to Win”. Get your print or eBook of “Dynamic Cross-Examination” today: https://tr.ee/G7J0Sb

“Be sure to write down the best answers, admissions, and permissions verbatim. We will use them as refrains during the rest of the cross and will certainly want them for closing argument."

Next Friday, join me, Andrew Caple-Shaw, Eric Oliver, and David Ball for "How to Create Stories for Trial: Session One" ...
08/19/2025

Next Friday, join me, Andrew Caple-Shaw, Eric Oliver, and David Ball for "How to Create Stories for Trial: Session One" live on Trial Guides!

Follow the link to register --> https://www.trialguides.com/products/how-to-create-stories-for-trial-session-one-live-webinar

You already know how important story in trial is. Now join our powerhouse roundtable on how to find, craft, and tell the kinds of stories that motivate jurors your way in your negligence, damages, and even causation cases.

08/19/2025

The tip of the day for August 19th, 2025, comes from Rick Friedman & Patrick Malone's book “Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff Lawyer’s Guide to Proving Liability”. Get your print, eBook, or audiobook of “Rules of the Road” today: https://tr.ee/T1koba

“Don’t let the defense define what the case is about, or every tiny dispute will become overblown and the key concessions and admissions will be lost."

LAST CHANCE: Register for David Ball’s Live Webinar This Friday!Don’t miss your opportunity to learn from David Ball, on...
08/18/2025

LAST CHANCE: Register for David Ball’s Live Webinar This Friday!
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn from David Ball, one of the nation’s leading trial consultants and master storytellers, in How to Create Stories for Trial: Session One, going live Friday, August 22nd at 3:30PM ET / 12:30PM PT!

Elevate your courtroom skills with practical guidance on:
– Witness preparation and performance (Andrew Caple-Shaw)
– Crafting compelling case stories and influence skills (Eric Oliver)
– Transforming trial narratives with the Victim-to-Victor approach (Jesse Wilson)

Register for both sessions and save 20%!
Secure your spot now: TrialGuides.com/CLE

Learn actionable storytelling strategies to motivate jurors. Time is running out to sign up to catch them live!

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Trial Guides is the leader in continuing education for civil plaintiff and criminal defense trial lawyers, with over 125 different skill-specific books, DVDs, CLEs and live webinars online and around the world.

Trial Guides was established in 2004 as a legal media company that helps civil plaintiff's lawyers win. We provide professional educational materials and continuing education seminars, with a wide variety of books and media on the practice of law. Our print, digital, audio, and video titles are known for their accessibility, clarity, and unique focus on the practical aspects of legal practice, with proven tactics and strategy from many of the top lawyers and legal consultants from around the country.

In addition to the nation’s leading trial lawyers, Trial Guides products are used by the U.S. Department of Justice, the ACLU, the Global 100 (largest law firms in the world), the American Association for Justice, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and multiple law schools including Stetson’s LL.M. degree in Advocacy (ranked #1 in U.S. News & World Report for Advocacy 19 times).

Trial Guides offers products for lawyers, doctors, paralegals, students, and parties impacted by the legal system. Trial Guides also creates products for members of the public in the areas of insurance, product safety, and business practices.