Rules of the Road: Great New Trial Book
Every now and then, a book comes along that is better than good and just spot on terrific. Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff Lawyer’s Guide to Proving Liability is one of them. I was hearing good things about this book and saw this plug by David Ball:
Rules of the Road does not belong on your bookshelf or your desk; it belongs in your mind. Get it there before you even think about your next trial. It contains two special joys: It teaches something usable on almost every page, and what it teaches is dead-on right.
The book talks about the main defenses that defense lawyers use to defeat otherwise good cases:
- Complexity
- Confusion
- Ambiguity
I can attest to that. I’ve been on the receiving end more than once. The book then talks about how to defeat the defenses of complexity, confusion and ambiguity from the client intake, through discovery and through the trial. I haven’t finished the book yet, but so far have been enjoying it immensely.
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