After years of settling cases out of court, Mike Morse represented the parents of a college student who died at a friend’s house when he took a high dose of “molly,” or MDMA, that he was told was Adderall. The young man’s friends videotaped him and posted videos to Snapchat of him struggling under the effects of the drug, but they didn’t call for help until after he died. 

Tearing up when the student’s parents told him the story, Mike agreed to take the case. But he hadn’t tried a case before a jury in 15 years, so he hired a jury consultant and coach and began listening to recordings, through Trial Lawyers University, of attorneys explaining how they won their cases.

Listen as Mike describes how he picked a jury, tried the case, and secured $75 million. He also reflects on a different case in which he secured the release of his client who had been wrongfully convicted.  

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• Why background mattered in Mike’s case representing the parents of a 21-year-old man who died after ingesting “molly” – which his friends said was Adderall. 
• How charges were dismissed during the criminal trial because of prosecutorial misconduct.
• Why Mike hired a jury consultant who also coached him on how to present his case.
• Why Mike told prospective jurors that the case was about poisoning, not a drug overdose.
• Why Mike decided to show jurors the video of the victim after he took the drug. 
• How jurors returned a $75 million verdict. 
• Why Mike ranks his greatest success as a pro bono case where his wrongfully convicted client was set free. 

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You can’t get the right verdict without the right jury. Harry Plotkin, a nationally renowned plaintiff’s jury consultant with over 700 juries to his credit, shares exactly how he helps plaintiff’s attorneys secure huge verdicts by getting the right jurors in the box.

Harry and Dan Ambrose cover topics including how Harry helps his clients find weaknesses in their cases, the in-depth questionnaires he uses to guide jury selection, and the actionable strategies lawyers will learn by attending his session at TLU Vegas.

☑️ Harry Plotkin | Your Next Jury | LinkedIn | Email

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• What to expect when you’re working with Harry
• If you think your case is a “slam dunk,” you’re missing something
• Don’t be so sure what you find important is the same thing the jury finds important
• Why Harry no longer subscribes to jury selection through deselection

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At her first plaintiffs’ trial, Charla Aldous was the lead lawyer on a team of four, with one legal assistant. The defense, oil and gas station giant Conoco, had around a dozen lawyers and 50 support staff.

Plaintiffs’ lawyers will want to tune into this episode of Trial Lawyers University to hear what happened next. With host Dan Ambrose, Charla, of Aldous \ Walker, reveals humorous, surprising, and poignant moments on her journey to winning high-profile and high-verdict cases. In addition to Conoco, she discusses victories against the Episcopal School of Dallas and Greyhound Lines. Charla also outlines her strategies for success, from voir dire to cross-examining witnesses. And when it’s time to close, she shares her tactic for how plaintiffs’ lawyers can empower the jury. 

☑️ Charla Aldous | Aldous \ Walker LLP | LinkedIn

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• The case that made Charla love plaintiffs’ work
• The defense witness that was “manna from heaven” in a $10.5M case
• The case she’s most proud of
• Using John Campbell’s big data approach to take down Greyhound Lines

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“If anything you do or think is more than a few steps removed from the jury, you're probably either wasting your time or hurting yourself.”

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by David Ball, the nation’s foremost trial consultant and the author of the first major book on plaintiff’s damages, David Ball on Damages. David also co-pioneered the influential reptilian trial method and strategy.

Tune in as Dan and David discuss how the myths people believe about jurors can be a problem, how to know jurors “intimately” and predict what they will like, why “courtroom charisma” is unlike any other and can be a learned skill. David also reveals why juries are like audiences: as with audiences, anything you do that doesn't play to the jury, you might as well not do it.  

☑️ David Ball | LinkedIn | Email | 212-808-3130

☑️ Malekpour & Ball

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☑️ Additional resources mentioned: Theater Tips and Strategies for Jury Trials by David Ball |  Reptile: The 2009 Manual of the Plaintiff's Revolution | Damages Evolving by David Ball | Sean Claggett’s Jury Ball | Hostage to Hero podcast with Sari de la Motte.

• History of the reptile method, which is still in use today
• David’s journey from directing theater, his time as a professor and administrator, to litigation consulting
• The difference between trial consultants and attorneys
• Why you don't want to miss David at TLU Vegas
• How consulting influenced the use of focus groups by trial attorneys
• Why a short trial can be a good thing
• David’s new book: Damages Evolving

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Some lawyers are thrown off by a wrongful death case, but not Dirk Vandever. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by seasoned trial lawyer–who’s been practicing for almost 50 years—Dirk Vandever of Popham Law Firm. 

Tune in as Dan and Dirk discuss strategies and tactics for wrongful death cases including, how to talk to the jury about the value of human life in voir dire, how to help the jury understand the adult child’s loss, and why Dirk references the Declaration of Independence in his closing argument. 

☑️ Dirk Vandever | Popham Law Firm | LinkedIn | Email

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☑️ TLU VEGAS October 16-19, 2024

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• Highlights from TLU Huntington Beach
• Getting to know Dirk Vandever
• Previewing what Dirk is teaching at TLU Vegas 2024
• Background of Dirk’s recent wrongful death cases
• How Dirk approaches jury selection in a wrongful death case
• Resource mentioned: Don’t Eat the Bruises by Keith Mitnik
• Dirk’s strategy for opening statement in wrongful death cases
• Order of proof in a wrongful death case
• Cross examination of defense experts
• Framing damages in closing

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In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, trial lawyer David deRubertis–who won a $464.5M verdict in 2022, the largest employment jury verdict in US history–discusses tactics for employment cases.

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In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, med mal trial attorney Lloyd Bell shares his approach to trial–drawing parallels to acting, emphasizing the importance of preparation, and advocating the use of visual aids for impactful storytelling.

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When Dale Galipo started doing civil rights cases, only 10% were won by plaintiffs. But Dale wins 91% of his trials.  And those aren’t even his best cases because he’s settling his best cases. So how does he do it?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by renowned Los Angeles civil rights attorney, Dale Galipo, the founder and principal of The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo. In 2002, Dale started to devote nearly all of his attention to civil rights cases involving police misconduct. With fifteen published opinions in civil rights cases, Dale has prevailed in 59 jury trials and obtained more than 100 seven-figure verdicts and settlements in the last twelve years. Last year, his last three cases were eight-figure verdicts. 

Tune in as Dan and Dale discuss how to effectively depose a police officer, how to get the most out of your experts at trial, why you need to be a skilled cross-examiner to win civil rights cases, and more. 

☑️ Dale Galipo | LinkedIn | Email

☑️ Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo on LinkedIn 

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• Getting to know Dale Galipo, including his path to starting his own law firm
• Dale’s first multimillion-dollar verdict
• How Dale found his passion for civil rights cases
• A preview of what Dale is teaching at TLU Huntington Beach
• How to effectively take police officer depositions
• Discussion of Dale’s recent trial which resulted in a $23.8M jury verdict
• How to get the best from your expert at trial
• Testimony from the decedent’s family members makes the loss real in police cases
• Tactics for cross
• How Dale framed damages for the jury

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“Being a great trial lawyer is about getting people to do what you want them to do–getting those juries to believe what you believe. It’s about influence.”

In this special episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose switches roles from host to guest, as he’s interviewed by renowned truck accident trial lawyer Joe Fried of Fried Goldberg LLC. 

Tune in as Dan and Joe discuss what trial is really about (hint: it's not the facts), the training that trial lawyers need if they actually want to be great, and how to master the ‘confidence game’ at trial.  Dan emphasizes the significance of mastering “connection skills”, using voice, body language, and personal interaction effectively. The message for trial lawyers is clear: dedication, practice, and lifelong learning are the pathways to success in the courtroom. 

Don’t miss out! TLU Huntington Beach is on June 5-June 8, 2024. Register at tlubeach.com. 

☑️ Joe Fried | LinkedIn

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• Getting to know Dan Ambrose
• What trial is really about
• What message is your face sending to the jury at trial?
• Why you shouldn’t try a shitty case just to get some reps
• You have to be willing to be not good at something if you want to get better
• A preview of TLU Huntington Beach

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“The more you see at trial, the more second nature some things become.” And the more second nature things become, the more bandwidth you have at trial to make strategic decisions for maximum impact. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by veteran trial lawyer Bruce Broillet, partner at Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, who has obtained numerous seven and eight-figure results, including a $55 million verdict for sports and TV personality Erin Andrews. 

Tune in as Dan and Bruce discuss the Erin Andrews trial, including how the defense inadvertently boosted plaintiff’s case during jury selection, how Bruce was able to make a powerful rebuttal, and the metric he used when asking the jury for money. Bruce also discusses his success on a recent comparative fault case. 

☑️ Bruce Broillet | LinkedIn

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• Getting to know Bruce Broillet
• Bruce’s recent comparative fault case
• How the defense boosted plaintiff’s case in the Erin Andrews trial
• Bruce’s rebuttal in the Erin Andrews trial that left an impression on the jury
• How Bruce asked the jury for money in the Erin Andrews case
• Preview of Bruce’s seminar on the Erin Andrews case at TLU Huntington Beach on June 6, 2024

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Bullies are the same whether they’re in a schoolyard or the courtroom. Either way, Nick Rowley will fight back. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by distinguished trial lawyer Nick Rowley of The Rowley Law Firm and Trial Lawyers for Justice. Nick is an accomplished attorney who has tried over 170 cases and secured over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients.

Tune in as Dan and Nick talk about how to use Nick’s renowned “brutal honesty” technique in voir dire, his trial against Tesla, why you shouldn’t try to win your case in opening right now, and why–even after all those trials–Nick still makes time to do focus groups to practice his voir dire and opening before trial.

☑️ Nick Rowley | LinkedIn | Instagram

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• Nick Rowley’s journey to becoming a trial lawyer
• Nick’s renowned Trial by Human program
• Running with the Bulls and other books by Nick Rowley
• Nick’s televised trial against Tesla in Indiana
• Using brutal honesty during voir dire
• Nick’s proudest accomplishments as a trial lawyer

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When Sean Claggett says that it’s rare for a lawyer armed with data to lose at trial, he has the data to back it up.

The evidence can be found in the pages of JuryBall: The Big Data Revolution is Here, the groundbreaking book that Sean wrote with Alicia Campbell and John Campbell. As Sean explains to host Dan Ambrose, their research made it clear that lawyers should reject the notion that jury trials are risky because “you never know what a jury is going to do… I think juried behavior is very predictable.” In this wide-ranging conversation, Sean recounts the genesis of JuryBall, his recent $24.6 million verdict in a med-mal case, and the tracks he’ll teach at TLU VEGAS.

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☑️ Sean Claggett | LinkedIn | Email 

☑️ Claggett & Sykes on LinkedIn | X | Facebook | Instagram  

☑️ Sean’s book with Alicia Campbell and John Campbell: JuryBall: The Big Data Revolution is Here

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• Background of Sean’s med-mal case that ended in a $24.6 million verdict
• Days in the life: How Sean and his team prepped for the trial
• Are you a five-figure lawyer? Six-figure? Here’s why every lawyer needs to answer that question honestly
• Sean’s career path, including his interactions with legal legends at a young age and eventually starting his own firm
• The miracle settlement that saved Sean from bankruptcy
• A preview of Sean’s tracks at TLU Vegas, including his upcoming book about how to overcome a nuclear verdict
• Don’t trust your gut. Trust the data
• The genesis of JuryBall, Sean’s groundbreaking book with Alicia Campbell and John Campbell
• Sean’s firm’s future belongs to its rising lawyers

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Senior citizens are a vulnerable population who are sometimes abused by the very people charged with keeping them safe. How can the elderly receive justice when they are victims of abuse?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by trial attorney Michael Hill of Michael Hill Trial Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael’s practice is dedicated exclusively to representing victims of severe nursing home neglect and abuse. Michael has numerous 7 and 8 figure trial verdicts and settlements, including the highest recorded verdict against a nursing home in Ohio history–$26 million.

Tune in as Dan and Michael discuss how to determine if an elder abuse case is worth taking, strategies for finding and presenting witnesses in elder abuse cases, and how to empower a jury to deliver a just verdict for victims of elder abuse.

☑️ Michael Hill | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook

☑️ Michael Hill Trial Law on LinkedIn & Twitter

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• How to determine if an elder abuse case is worth taking
• Using focus groups to prepare for an elder abuse trial
• Depositions of key witnesses in elder abuse cases
• Examination of witnesses in elder abuse trials
• Effective jury selection for elder abuse trials
• Choosing effective elder abuse expert witnesses

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How do legends of the law become legendary? How can one attorney help secure over $2.5 BILLION for their clients? And what makes a trial lawyer great?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by renowned trial lawyer Sean Claggett of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm. Sean has helped injured clients receive over $2.5 billion in verdicts, and helps law students and fellow trial attorneys learn how to be effective advocates and run their law firms in an efficient way.

Tune in as Dan and Sean discuss Sean’s winding road to becoming an attorney, what makes great trial lawyers great, and what practices injury firms can implement to help them better represent their clients.

☑️ Sean Claggett | LinkedIn | Claggett & Sykes Law Firm 

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• Sean Claggett’s journey to becoming a trial attorney
• Larger verdicts in a post-Covid landscape
• Becoming a great trial attorney, one skill at a time
• Using focus groups to hone trial skills

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All law firms want to be more profitable, but what strategies can an injury firm implement to accomplish that goal?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by trial lawyers Steven DeBosier and Chad Dudley of Dudley Debosier Injury Lawyers in Louisiana. Dudley DeBosier represents clients in injury matters all across Louisiana, and they have recovered over $1.2 billion for their clients since the firm’s founding in 2009.

Tune in as Dan, Steve, and Chad discuss strategies to increase an injury firm’s profitability, including operational efficiency, process systemization, and cultivating a winning firm culture.  

☑️ Steve DeBosier | LinkedIn 

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☑️ TLUBEACH.com June 5 - 8, 2024

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• Getting to know Chad Dudley and Steven DeBosier
• Increasing firm profitability by making operations more efficient
• Establishing operational goals for an injury law firm
• Cultivating a winning culture in an injury law firm

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Sometimes you just have to fake until you make it, which is stressful. But a plunge in ice-cold water can help you manage that stress.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose sits down with Denver attorney Kurt Zaner of Zaner Harden Law, an accomplished trial lawyer who has successfully obtained multiple eight-figure verdicts for his clients in cases involving everything from car accidents to oil field explosions.

Join Dan and Kurt as they discuss how a background in acting can help engage a jury, how an effective voir dire can be accomplished in fifteen minutes, and how an ice bath can help manage the stress of being a trial attorney.

☑️ Kurt Zaner | LinkedIn

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☑️ TLUBEACH.com June 5 - 8, 2024

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• Kurt Zaner’s winding journey to becoming a personal injury attorney
• Selecting expert witnesses and cross-examining defense experts
• Effective voir dire in fifteen minutes
• Managing the stress of being a trial lawyer

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Making things better–both for clients and society as a whole–is the epitome of what trial lawyers do.  But how do you drive change?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Ben Cloward, the founding partner of Cloward Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas. Ben has won multiple multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements litigating complex and catastrophic cases, including a $38M jury verdict which is believed to be the largest ever negligent security for wrongful death case in Nevada. 

Tune in as Ben talks about the tactic he uses to root out bad jurors in voir dire, the type of expert you need on a slip and fall case, how to spot a good negligent security case, and how he was able to change the law in Nevada regarding safety training for paratransit companies.

☑️ Ben Cloward | LinkedIn 

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• Getting to know Ben Cloward
• What Ben is teaching at TLU Huntington Beach
• Voir dire tactic to root out bad jurors
• Casino practice in Las Vegas and the importance of a good spoliation letter
• The type of expert you need on a slip and fall case
• Why you need to focus on defendant’s bad conduct first during opening 
• How to screen the negligent security case
• Ben’s role in passing Harvey’s Law in Nevada

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Tell the jury the case is simple. Prove it to them. And let the defense waste the jury’s time with frivolous things and conspiracy theories. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by trial lawyer and tech entrepreneur Robert ("Bob") Simon of  The Simon Law Group, a personal injury practice with offices in California, Arizona, and Texas.

Tune in as Bob shares strategies for how to keep your case simple from opening to closing, how to tap into your plaintiff’s emotions and struggles to make it real for the jury, and how to nail your cross of the defense’s expert. 

Bob also shares how he co-founded Justice HQ (an exclusive membership organization for consumer advocate attorneys) and Attorney Share (a recently launched case marketplace allowing the best lawyers to work on the best cases).

☑️ Robert T. Simon | LinkedIn | Email | Instagram

☑️ The Simon Law Group on Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn

☑️ Justice HQ on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, & Instagram

☑️ Attorney Share on Instagram

☑️ Bourbon of Proof (a series about law and life hosted by Bob Simon) on Instagram

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• How Bob became a lawyer and co-founded The Simon Law Group
• The founding of Justice HQ and the launch of Attorney Share
• What Bob will be teaching at TLU Huntington Beach
• How Bob presents his case as a “simple case” in opening
• Using a “red herring” approach to address defenses in opening 
• Structuring direct examination to keep it simple for the jury
• How to have before and after witnesses tell your client’s story
• How to tap into plaintiff’s emotions on plaintiff’s direct
• How to ambush the defense’s expert on cross

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In the plaintiff’s world, trial lawyers are judged by the size of their verdicts. So what are the secrets to getting those big verdicts?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Kentucky-based trial lawyer Ron Johnson of Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery.  Ron has over two decades of experience litigating complex and catastrophic cases nationwide, including a $74 million verdict ($50 million of which was for punitive damages).

Tune in as Ron discusses his $74M verdict, the approach you need to use to effectively cross a witness, how to beat an expert on cross, how to anchor punitive damages for the jury, the tactic he uses to voir dire on the concept of punishment, and more.

☑️ Ron Johnson | LinkedIn

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• Ron’s early career in criminal defense and transition to the plaintiff’s side
• Ron’s $74M verdict
• How Ron talks about money during jury selection
• Trial prep pro tip: How to tell a compelling story at trial
• The importance of having a good mentor
• What you need to be comfortable doing in order to effectively cross a witness
• How to beat an expert on cross
• How to frame punitive damages for the jury

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When somebody hits their first eight-figure case, it changes how they value things and how the defense values them too. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Jon Teller, Senior Partner and an award-winning Senior Trial Attorney at Wilshire Law Firm. Jon started out as a defense attorney and is now on the plaintiff’s side. Having learned how the defense thinks, operates, and prepares for trial, Jon now uses those skills against them. 

Tune in to hear Jon discuss his approach and philosophy on various trial tactics, from talking to the jury about money and appraising the value of life, to how long he spends on opening and closing statements. Jon also shares why he loves playing video of experts instead of calling them live, how redirect can help you win the case, and why you should make your plaintiff’s direct as quick as possible.

☑️ Jon Teller | LinkedIn | Wilshire Law Firm 

☑️ Wilshire Law Firm on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

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• Getting to know Jon Teller
• How to talk to the jury about money
• Jon’s philosophy on opening statements 
• Using video testimony
• Jon’s approach to cross-examination of experts
• The importance of closing arguments in getting a verdict
• How Jon approaches rebuttal

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If you ask the jury for a big number you don’t believe in, you’re probably not going to get it. The jury is going to sense it, and your client is going to pay the price.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Craig Peters, partner and trial attorney at Altair Law® who handles complex and catastrophic cases involving severe injury or death. Craig went from being a public defender to a plaintiff’s lawyer and eventually co-founded his law firm in 2018. 

Tune in to hear Craig share why he looks for his worst jurors–and not his best–in voir dire, why he shares all his bad facts in his mini-opening, and his strategy for converting his client’s pain into a number he believes in. 

☑️ Craig Peters | LinkedIn | Altair Law® 

☑️ Altair Law® on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X & Instagram 

☑️ TLUBEACH.com June 5 - 8, 2024

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• Craig’s early career as a public defender
• Three cases from Craig’s public defender days that still haunt him
• Overview of cases appearing on TLU in March and April
• Why Craig is a proponent of deselection in voir dire
• Craig's philosophy on mini-openings
• Why you can’t ask a jury for something you don’t believe in
• Why you shouldn’t spend a lot of time questioning witnesses

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The jury doesn’t care if you make money or not. Your trial story has to be the story of what the defendant did wrong and then you need to motivate the jury to do something great.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by the-one-and-only Michael Cowen. Michael is a renowned truck accident trial lawyer, the founding partner of Cowen Rodriguez Peacock, the creator and host of the popular and award-winning  Trial Lawyer Nation podcast, as well as a published author, sought-after speaker and host of Cowen’s Big Rig Boot Camp, an annual CLE Trucking Law Seminar. 

Tune in to hear Michael share how he “elicits principles” during voir dire, how to craft your opening so that the jury concludes that the defense is the bad guy, why you need to “anchor  early” when talking about money, and why you need your plaintiff to tell their story of hope and resilience.

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• Michael Cowen’s journey to becoming a trial lawyer
• Michael’s trial prep process, starting 90 days before trial
• Focus group considerations
• Voir dire philosophy
• Approach to opening statements and key things to accomplish
• Direct examination, order of proof, and sequencing of witnesses
• Prepping the plaintiff and whether to put the plaintiff on the stand
• Michael’s strategies on cross-examining defendants
• Closing arguments and motivating the jurors

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For Joe Fried of Fried Goldberg LLC, two upcoming cases offer a great opportunity to share his insight as a founder of truck accident law. That’s what he’ll do at TLU VEGAS.

In this detailed preview, Joe joins host Dan Ambrose to highlight the cases: one on behalf of a brain-injured client and another on behalf of a child run over by an Amazon delivery van. He’ll teach the “speed trial” technique that he plans to leverage in the TBI case, calling a summary witness to sum up the complicated medical testimony in about an hour. His session on the “Amazonation” of trucking will guide plaintiffs’ attorneys on the nuances of different Amazon cases. Tune in for more about his strategies, including a few that some may disagree with, like this one: “I've given up feeling the need to teach medical school every time I have an injury.”

Are you a truck accident attorney? The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, which Joe co-founded, could be a helpful resource.

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• A preview of Joe’s presentation at TLU Vegas
• How lessons from being a cop helped his legal career
• Active, instructive, funny: the federal judge who shaped Joe’s view of the law
• His “scary” journey from defense to the plaintiff’s side
• Consider this technique for thinking of depositions in another way
• 117 doctors treated his client over nine years; Joe won’t call any of them. Here’s why
• Joe will take trucking lawyers “back to basics” at TLU Vegas
• Background of his two upcoming trucking cases, including one against Amazon

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You can have all the cases in the world, but until you start trying them, you’re not going to get much value from them. You have to put people in the courtroom to get that average fee up.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Baton Rouge native, Steven DeBosier of Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers, who shares lessons from his law career, starting with his early experience representing insurance companies to ultimately prosecuting plaintiffs’ personal injury claims against those same insurance companies. 

Tune in to hear Dan and Steven discuss Steven’s start at Dudley DeBosier, his companies, cj Advertising and Accelerator, why Steven doesn’t think about which turnstyle he walks through when entering a courtroom, why he cares that Juror #5 likes cats, and Steven’s insights from trying the Kristi Lirette case. 

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• Steven DeBosier’s early career
• CJ Advertising and Accelerator 
• The greatest time to be a trial lawyer is now
• Stop and listen–the most important thing real trial lawyers can do
• Truly great lawyers “give a shit”
• $51M verdict, Kristi Lirette case
• Framing damages for the jury so it becomes their idea

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If you’re not practicing your performance in preparation for trial, then you’re missing a huge opportunity.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by nationally recognized nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer Michael Hill of Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers. Michael has won numerous seven-figure trial verdicts and settlements, lectures across the country on trial tactics, and has been published in multiple peer-reviewed academic journals and publications. 

Tune in to hear Dan and Michael discuss why successful lawyers are not afraid to share their knowledge and time, how practicing public speaking on a regular basis can help you improve your craft, and why a colleague or insurance adjuster’s valuation of a case doesn’t necessarily correlate with what a jury will think. And why does Michael attend a lot of sales and marketing conferences? Because “selling” is part of being a trial lawyer.

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• Michael Hill’s path to becoming a trial lawyer
• Top trial lawyers don’t have a scarcity mentality 
• How the calmness of preparation allows trial lawyers to be “authentic”
• You perform in trial like you practice
• Great trial lawyers compare themselves to their “greatest self”, not others
• How Michael learned presentation skills from attending sales and marketing conferences
• Valuing cases and million-dollar verdicts

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There’s no substitute for working hard. Talent alone isn’t enough. If you want to be a great trial lawyer, hard work is number one.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Wesley Ball, founding partner of Kaster Lynch Farrar & Ball, LLP, a firm that is a nationwide leader in automotive and tire defect and tire-related litigation. Over a career spanning two decades, Wesley has taken dozens of cases to trial and earned multiple jury verdicts exceeding eight figures, including a recent $976 million verdict over a defective Mitsubishi seat belt. In addition to automotive product and tire defect cases, he and his firm are handling high-profile media cases against radio host Alex Jones. 

Tune in as Dan and Wesley discuss why you need to “find yourself” to be a great trial lawyer, the most important moments and issues in some of Wesley’s biggest cases, and how trial lawyers can serve the greater good of society.  

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• Wesley’s journey to becoming a plaintiff’s trial lawyer
• Opening up a law firm with his best friend with a “by any means necessary” mindset
• His breakthrough case as a young attorney
• Why Wesley’s firm does a focus group on 9 out of every 10 cases that they try
• Representing Sandy Hook families against Alex Jones
• Behind the “Perry Mason” moment at trial during the cross-examination of Alex Jones
• Mitsubishi defective seat belt case
• Wesley’s role in Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) and why he says it’s vital to an automotive litigation practice

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Most lawyers think trial is theater. But theater is just the frosting on the cake. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by nationally recognized trial lawyer Mark Kosieradzki, founding partner of Minnesota-based Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm LLC. Mark is an expert on 30(b)(6) depositions and teaches his techniques at seminars across the country. He is also the author of several books on trial advocacy, deposition techniques, and the law. His latest book, Litigation Obstruction: Breaking Through will be available in 2024. Mark concentrates his practice on serious injury and wrongful death cases with a focus on the representation of victims in nursing home abuse and neglect cases.  

Tune in to hear Dan and Mark talk about Mark’s journey to becoming a lawyer and what he has learned in over 44 years of practice, including what Mark considers to be the top three qualities of a great trial lawyer. Mark also shares information about Stonewall Solutions, the obstruction management tool he developed for lawyers. Be sure to listen all the way to the end of the episode as Dan also shares the three things you need to get big verdicts.

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Twelve Heroes, One Voice: Guiding Jurors to Courageous Verdicts by Carl Bettinger

Trial by Human by Nicholas Rowley and Steven Halteman

Legal Blame: How Jurors Think and Talk About Accidents by Neal Feigenson

• Mark Kosieradzki’s early career
• Top three qualities of a great lawyer
• The single most important thing for any trial 
• What you need to win big verdicts
• The importance of connection and authenticity for lawyers

It’s easy to get into your own bubble as a lawyer and to keep doing something because that’s the way you’ve always done it. But just because you’ve been doing something for 30 years–or however many years–it doesn’t mean you’ve been doing it the right way. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Ed Ciarimboli, a Pennsylvania lawyer who concentrates his practice on trucking and auto collision and medical malpractice litigation. 

Tune in as Dan and Ed discuss advanced deposition skills, how great trial lawyers are those with a willingness to learn–and fail—and why you can’t be all things to all people, if you want to be a top trial lawyer. 

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• Getting to know Ed Ciarimboli
• What the “clean language” approach for questioning is and how it can help you in your next deposition 
• Why Ed is a firm believer in using trial consultants in his cases
• The one thing that top trial lawyers have figured out
• The right way to learn skills as a trial lawyer

When you see a hurdle, don't run from it. Run at it, and figure out how to clear it, because every case has a lot of hurdles. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by legendary trial lawyer and the defense’s worst nightmare, Keith Mitnick. Keith is a Senior Trial Lawyer for Morgan & Morgan. He has handled many high profile cases and has been interviewed by Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes. Over the years, his list of clients have included judges, elected officials, law firms, and world famous musicians.

Tune in as Dan and Keith discuss the power of framing in persuading the jury, effective strategies for negotiating high-low agreements with defense counsel, how to use the fear you feel during a case to motivate your trial success, and why finding “equilibrium” is key to being a champion trial lawyer. And what’s the one thing that all great trial lawyers focus on in the courtroom? Connection with the jury.

☑️ Keith Mitnik | Morgan & Morgan | LinkedIn | Website | Podcast | Products

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• How to strategically frame your client’s pain so that the jury can “carry the torch of justice for you” in deliberations
• How to effectively conduct negotiations with the defense on high-low agreements
• Getting to know Keith Mitnik
• How integrity, tenacity, managing fear, and “equilibrium” are the keys to being a champion trial lawyer
• Keith’s advice to young lawyers on how to accelerate growth as a trial lawyer
• Why connection with the jury is everything in the courtroom

You have to be alive to the moment that can win you the case, and seize that opportunity.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by celebrity trial lawyer John Uustal. John focuses his practice on “cases that can’t be won for families that can’t afford to lose.” Dan and John discuss some of John’s biggest cases, including a $60 million verdict against General Motors early in his career–that General Motors actually paid in full with interest to the tune of $90 million. Tune in as John shares insight on how to leverage silence in the courtroom and why you need to be adaptable at trial.

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• Getting to know John Uustal
• John Uustal’s $60 million verdict against General Motors
• Why you need to try the case in the courtroom and not the case in the file
• The benefit of silence in the courtroom

Are you disciplined enough to keep going even when you’re tired? Practicing law can feel like an endurance test, but discipline is critical if you want to be a champion trial lawyer. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by veteran trial lawyer Ben Rubinowitz, the Managing Partner at Gair, Gair, Conason in New York City. As a leading trial lawyer, Ben’s successes include 28 verdicts and over 180 settlements in excess of one million dollars in cases arising out of car accidents, premises accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, civil rights violations and products liability. 

Tune in as Dan and Ben discuss how discipline is the key to success as a trial lawyer, why virtual trials are a bad idea, and the time that Ben interrupted the best opening statement of his life to jump over a jury box and render CPR to a juror. 

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• Getting to know Ben Rubinowitz
• Focus, discipline, and passion are key traits of champion trial lawyers
• How to mentor lawyers within your law firm
• Pitfalls of virtual trials

When you go up against a big corporation, be prepared to get nothing and stick with it. Be prepared to feel a little bit stupid. But it doesn’t matter because if you have a story to tell the jury, the corporation’s lies become the story, their cover up becomes the story, their non-answers become the story, and the jury can figure that stuff out. 

Tune in to this episode of Trial Lawyers University as Dan Ambrose speaks with Jakob Norman, a trial lawyer who recently won $21M in compensatory damages on a toxic tort case, a case which originally had an offer of $50,000 and was passed up by other attorneys.

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• Getting to know Jakob Norman
• How to frame the story you tell the jury when going up against a big corporation.
• Why leadership skills, discipline, and self-awareness are critical to being a champion trial lawyer.
• What it takes to get “elite results” as a lawyer.

The jurors are never going to understand all the facts of your case, but they know who's telling the truth. They know who's giving them bullshit and who's not.

Tune in to this episode of Trial Lawyers University with Dan Ambrose and Dino Colombo, a “Trucking Top 10 Trial Lawyer” who is also in the National Trial Lawyers’ “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”. Dino’s practice focuses on trucking accidents and other catastrophic injury cases. 

Dino and Dan talk about the power of voice control and how trial is a likeability contest. They also discuss why it is critical to continuously hone your craft as a trial lawyer. What’s one of the biggest lessons Dino has learned over his 35 years of law practice? Never let your ego or success stop you from asking questions or learning from other trial lawyers. 

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• Getting to know Dino Colombo
• Losing sucks, but you learn more from losing than you do winning
• Top lawyers are constantly learning
• How to practice voir dire before trial
• Why tone of voice matters
• The jury is always watching. Control your emotions
• Why lawyers need to address their case’s weaknesses in front of the jury
• What Dino is teaching at TLU NYC
• Brief overview of a truck accident case where Dino’s firm won a $7,010,000 verdict.

The beginning jiu-jitsu student had signed a waiver to take lessons; that much was clear. Also clear, tragically so, was that the young man suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury while sparring with his jiu-jitsu instructor. 

Plaintiffs’ attorney Rahul Ravipudi and his team moved, successfully, to get the waiver deemed unenforceable. That was one early strategy that Rahul describes to host Dan Ambrose. In voir dire, the team carefully deselected jurors who may have had biases about engaging in risky activities like martial arts. An expert witness proved powerful: A member of the founding family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he not only explained best practices to the jury but also demonstrated them – on Rahul. Tune in for more about Rahul’s $46 million verdict against the instructor and club.    

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• Getting to know Rahul Ravipudi 
• Rahul’s successful campaign to reform school bus practices in California
• How he tells the damages story: Attend TLU Vegas to learn more!
• The background of Greener versus Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club
• Why he emphasizes the “irrefutable truth” of a case
• The strategies that led to a $45 million verdict against the jiu-jitsu club and instructor

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“You can’t persuade someone who’s not listening. And the attention span of the average juror now is less than a goldfish. So, you've got to keep their attention.”

Tune into this episode of Trial Lawyers University with Dan Ambrose and nationally-acclaimed trial lawyer Zoe Littlepage. Zoe’s practice focuses on complex cases including mass torts, defective medical products or drug cases as well as human rights issues. Zoe and Dan discuss the art of recreating tragedy, and using visuals to hold the attention of the jury.

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• Getting to know Zoe Littlepage
• The vital importance of mentorship
• Speaking fearlessly in public
• The value of visuals to keep the jury’s attention
• The distinction between being a lawyer and a trial lawyer
• Athea Trial Lawyers the rise of women-owned law firms
• Lessons learned from the wrongful death case of a Ugandan woman in Arches National Park against the U.S. government

Bucketing down when it's time and knowing every document better than the other person is the key to being a successful trial lawyer. 

Tune into this episode of Trial Lawyers University as Dan Ambrose speaks with David Christensen, a Michigan-based trial lawyer. David reveals how he went from being a high school dropout to winning $9.5 million in a wrongful death suit for his client.

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• What you should know about David Christensen.
• David’s take on the most important qualities and skills of a great trial lawyer.
• What David and his legal team do to improve their skill set in the courtroom. 
• The importance of deliberate practice as a trial lawyer. 
• David’s wrongful death case. 
• Challenges David faced during voir dire in the case. 
• David’s biggest takeaways from the case.

Stay present, trust your gut, and settle only if it feels right. 

Tune into this episode of Trial Lawyers University as Dan Ambrose speaks with Chris Finney, a St. Louis, Missouri based trial lawyer. Chris shares how he landed a $10 million verdict for his client after the defense originally offered no money to the plaintiff. His main secret? Applying what he’s learned from Joe Fried’s “Speed Trial” Method.

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• What you should know about Chris Finney. 
• Chris Finney’s take on the most important qualities of a champion trial lawyer.
• The importance of empathy as a trial lawyer. 
• Skills trial lawyers need to win.
• Why trial lawyers need to focus on connecting with the jury.
• What Chris does on a regular basis to keep improving as a trial lawyer. 
• How Chris won a $10 million verdict on a recent auto accident case. 
• Why Chris uses techniques from Joe Fried’s “Speed Trial” method in his trials now.
• The major lessons Chris learned from his last trial.

“Like I always tell my staff: Be right, be wrong, be slow, be fast. But for goodness’ sake, don't be boring. That is what's unforgivable to that jury.” From magic, to the Marines, to medical malpractice, Jack Cook’s life has certainly never been boring. 

On this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose speaks with Jack Cook, a partner at Morgan & Morgan specializing in birth injury litigation. Dan and Jack discuss the importance of storytelling as a trial lawyer, why the burden of proof should never be overlooked, and the invaluable skill of being prepared. 

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• Why dynamics, flexibility, and charisma are the three most important qualities of a winning trial lawyer.
• Why you need to be good at storytelling and how you can get better at it.
• Why you need to be a “teacher” as a trial lawyer and who you will “teach” throughout your case.
• How preparedness is key for trial lawyers.
• What Jack will be teaching at Trial Lawyers University in September.
• Jack’s philosophy on eye contact with the jury.
• The $3million case that 90/100 lawyers would turn down.

“There's no such thing as a successful, lazy trial lawyer, because it's hard work.”

On this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose speaks with medical malpractice attorney, “The Great” Lloyd Bell. Dan and Lloyd talk about the mindset trial lawyers need to be successful, the effective use of demonstratives in the courtroom, and why practice is the key to effective performance in the courtroom.

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• How Lloyd Bell became a lawyer.
• Lloyd’s time in the military, including JAG Corps where he tried lots of cases quickly.
• Top qualities of champion trial lawyers.
• Why resilience is critical as a trial lawyer.
• Lloyd shares what he learned from the lowest point of his career.
• The “right mindset” that trial lawyers need to be successful.
• Key skills to master to become a great trial lawyer.
• Why this is the “golden age” of being a trial lawyer.
• Effective use of demonstratives in the courtroom.
• Lloyd’s philosophy on practicing and trial prep.

Connect with the jury through selflessness. Not for pride, praise, or ego. 

On this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose speaks with Sach Oliver, a famed Arkansas trial lawyer. Sach is the poster-child for persistence and provides practical advice on finding your passion, getting your dream job, connecting with a jury, and presenting humble, abiding truth. In addition to his tips of the trade, Sach shares a heartwarming story about the redemption of a broken young man, and the power of forgiveness.

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• How Sach Oliver became a trial lawyer.
• Sach’s “Belt Measuring Test” for finding your passion. 
• How to get hired at a firm that hasn’t hired anyone in 30 years.
• What Sach does to keep getting better as a trial lawyer.
• Why Sach likes to bring in a trial consultant on certain cases.
• The Sach Oliver formula for connecting with a jury as a trial lawyer.
• A heartwarming story of redemption that moves Sach to tears.
• Three lessons from the $75 Million Old Dominion Verdict.
• The difference between “positive repetition” and “despicable repetition” in telling your story to the jury.
• “Trial battleships” and “settlement battleships”.

“You have to be good at everything as a trial lawyer.” Brian Panish knows because he practices what he preaches.

On this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose speaks with renowned plaintiff’s attorney, Brian Panish. Dan and Brian discuss some of Brian’s most memorable verdicts, including an astounding victory for visually impaired train riders in L.A., how to be a better cross-examiner, and the importance of teaching as a trial lawyer.

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• What gets Brian Panish fired up every day even after enormous success?
• What is Brian Panish’s superpower?
• What it means to be “good at everything” as a trial lawyer.
• The top three things you need to focus on to be a better cross-examiner.
• Brian Panish talks about two of his favorite cases that went to verdicts.
• Why case selection is critical.
• Why Brian Panish thinks he lost the Michael Jackson case.
• Value of teaching as a trial lawyer.

“Fake it till you make it”. Sounds cliché, but it turns out there’s science behind it when it comes to controlling emotions. If your trial prep doesn’t already include putting yourself in the right emotional frame, then this episode will definitely convince you that it should.

On this inaugural episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose welcomes one of the top (and original) truck crash lawyers in the country, Joe Fried to the show. Dan and Joe discuss the power of emotional state control for lawyers, why lawyers need to smile authentically, and why Joe wants to go and serve hot cocoa to the jury in the morning. Joe also shares his method of trial prep and the two discuss the power of connection and self growth as a lawyer.

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• Who is Joe Fried?
• Where should lawyers focus their energy if they want to be great trial lawyers?
• What can trial lawyers learn from Hollywood to gain an edge in the courtroom?
• The one skill trial lawyers must embrace to create credible and persuasive arguments.
• How to incorporate neuroscience into your trial practice.
• What continues to motivate Joe Fried today?

Satisfied with being an average trial attorney? This isn't the podcast for you.

Welcome to Trial Lawyers University (TLU), the ultimate playbook for lawyers that want to achieve trial immortality. Hosted by TLU founder and veteran trial attorney Dan Ambrose, this power-packed podcast features in-depth interviews with Top Ranked Trial Lawyers, including Brian Panish, Keith Mitnik, Joe Fried, Zoe Littlepage, Rex Parris, John Romano, Sach Oliver, Jakob Norman, Dino Colombo, Lloyd Bell, Chris Finney, David Christensen, and more. In each episode, you’ll gain invaluable trial insights, strategies, and tactics directly from the titans of trial.

Ready to join the group that continues to dominate the trial world? Register for TLUNYC.com and our other live conferences and boot camps at triallawyersuniversity.com. And while you are waiting for the main event, jumpstart your journey to victory now by going to TLUonDemand.com for instant access to live lectures, case analysis, skills training videos, expert depositions, jury selection, transcripts, pleadings, and more strategic insight to apply to every stage of litigation! Access is limited to attorneys for plaintiffs and criminal defendants. To begin your journey, all you need is a web browser.

“It wasn't all so sunny and shiny early on, taking those hits,” Sach Oliver says about his early trial losses. To get back up, he broke down his failures to make sure he’d never repeat them.

The result is a methodology for success that Sach describes in Depositions Are Trial, his new book that he will teach at TLU Vegas. In a preview with host Dan Ambrose, Sach highlights foundational elements of his techniques – starting with the art of establishing the timeline in depositions because, as he’s learned, jurors find timelines influential. From physical strategies – like scouting out the courtroom before trial to prepare for setting up displays – to verbal strategies – like telling the client’s story so it sticks in jurors’ minds – Sach outlines the lessons he’s learned and is eager to share.

☑️ Sach Oliver | Oliver Law Firm | Email | LinkedIn

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• The methodology that Sach developed and shares in his book Depositions Are Trial
• One of the three most influential factors for jurors and how to provide it to them
• When you’re in “trial mode,” the results skyrocket. 
• Bold and a little crazy: Sach’s approach to burden of proof
• When it comes to the order of witnesses, think of building a sandwich
• The power of 3, from cross-examinations to your rebuttal

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When Michael Alder’s client goes to trial, she will face what Michael believes is the number one type of discrimination today: weight. She’s 5-foot-1, weighs about 235 pounds, and cannot have surgery to relieve pain from injuries suffered in a car accident until she loses weight.

In this dispute over liability, Michael will leverage the skills and strategies he’s developed as a top personal injury lawyer in California. With host Dan Ambrose, Michael describes how this challenging case demonstrates his trial strategies: attacking sensitive issues head-on, being honest, and turning a bad situation into a good one. Tune in to learn more about his philosophy, and be ready for a few bad jokes. After all, finding success in the courtroom is like telling a lot of bad jokes. If you keep telling the jokes – taking on the hard cases and pushing through the failures – at some point, you’ll hit the mark.

Need a financial scholarship to attend TLU Vegas? Email Michael to discuss how he can help.

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• From never west of Houston, to Los Angeles, to becoming a top PI lawyer: Meet Michael Alder
• Using language as a sword and a shield
• A preview of his presentation at TLU Vegas: The anatomy of an insurance company
• How he uses big data – and how he gets it into evidence
• Why you should prepare yourself for being uncomfortable at trial
• The tough issues he’s fighting against in an upcoming disputed liability case

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Struck on an airport tarmac by a fueling vehicle, the United Airlines worker suffered catastrophic injuries. “The worst-hurt person I've ever seen in my life,” recalled his lawyer, Randall Sorrels.

When Randall sued the fueling vehicle company and its driver, he faced a high-powered defense firm, and a famous defense lawyer, that sought to keep the verdict low by using a so-called “nuclear verdict defense.” To host Dan Ambrose, Randall reveals how he and his law firm partner and wife, Alex, foiled the attack. Relying on a blend of strategy (putting the defendant’s corporate representative as the first witness), smart advice (listening to a jury consultant who advised him to keep a juror he wanted to strike), and a little luck (finding a mock juror who had sat through the defense’s mock trial), they transformed a lowball offer of $5 million into a jury verdict of $353 million. 

☑️ Randall Sorrels | Sorrels Law | Email | LinkedIn

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• Grabbing headlines: Randall’s $3.24 million verdict for the son and godson of baseball great Roger Clemens
• How teaching at TLU made him a better lawyer
• Background of his case against a fueling vehicle company and driver
• Why Randall did a portion of his voir dire on the high-profile defense lawyer
• One question plaintiffs’ lawyers in PI cases should ask the jury 
• The defense’s big mistake in closing 
• Securing a $353 million verdict

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“Let me start at the beginning,” says Randi McGinn when asked about what became a $42 million judgment against a semi-trailer manufacturer, the largest ever against that industry. “If I'm going to tell the story right…”

A self-professed storyteller at heart, Randi tells host Dan Ambrose how trial lawyers can persuade jurors through effective storytelling techniques. For example, in the semi-trailer manufacturer case, she took jurors back in time some 50 years when a famous actress died in disturbingly similar circumstances as her client’s son. Tune in to hear the rest of that story – including her strategic use of an expert who did what the industry said couldn’t be done – and for a preview of her lectures at the upcoming TLU Vegas.

☑️ Randi McGinn | McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers PA | Email | LinkedIn  

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☑️ Randi’s book: Changing Laws, Saving Lives: How to Take on Corporate Giants & Win

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• Getting to know Randi McGinn
• The connection between the death of an actress and Randi’s case against a semi-trailer manufacturer
• Why timing is everything when it comes to telling your client’s story
• Why trying to “control” a witness is an illusion, and what you can do instead.

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No matter the case, no matter the client, you need a compelling story to convince the jury to award damages. 

“You want that million dollars?” asks jury trial consultant Jesse Wilson. “Tell me the ‘try’ story. Tell me how somebody is trying to overcome their pain.” In this conversation with host Dan Ambrose, Jesse describes how this approach yields results. In one case he consulted on, a plaintiff who had been injured in a car wreck – and even gone back to work – got a $2.5 million settlement, after initially only being offered $80,000. 

Jesse calls his tactic the “victim-to-victor” approach, and he’ll teach it at the upcoming TLU Vegas. Those who sign up should be prepared for an interactive experience – Jesse’s a Juilliard-trained actor who borrows from his theater background so that participants will “understand and not intellectualize the process.” 

☑️ Jesse Wilson | Tell The Winning Story | Email | X | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok

☑️ Jesse’s Book: Witness Preparation: How to Tell the Winning Story 

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• Jesse Wilson’s path from Juilliard to Colorado prisons to courtrooms
• Why his “victim-to-victor” approach can maximize damages
• How he breaks a direct examination into three acts
• What four-letter word you and your client can never say
• What you’ll learn from Jesse at TLU Vegas

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Robert S. Glassman’s client was driving a motorcycle over the posted speed limit when a city truck cut in front of him from a side street. In the ensuing crash, the cyclist was injured. 

On this episode of Trial Lawyers University, hear how Robert presented the facts about his client’s speeding during jury selection to weed out jurors who didn’t think they could be impartial when deciding who was to blame for the accident.

Robert also shares how he relied on the testimony of an expert witness to prove that – even if his client had been going the posted speed limit – the accident still would have occurred, and the injuries would have been the same. 

Ultimately, the jury found that Robert’s client was speeding, but that the city truck was to blame for the accident. The verdict: $11 million to Robert’s client.

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• When to tell prospective jurors the facts that could harm your client.
• How Robert’s concession that his client was speeding changed the mood during jury selection and resulted in striking 26 jurors.
• When speaking with jurors about how they feel about the client speeding, ask if they can be impartial while hearing the rest of the evidence.
• When potential jurors express their opinions, ask other jurors if they feel the same way.
• Why a plaintiff’s lawyer can’t go straight to the question of whether a juror can be impartial. 
• How to thank the jurors for every opinion they express without becoming combative.
• When suing the government, ask prospective jurors if they worry that making big-verdict awards will increase taxes for everyone.
• How to transition from questions about taxes to caps for awards against a government entity.
• How Robert proved his client would have suffered the same injuries if he had driven the speed limit.
• How the jury concluded that the motorcycle driver was negligent for speeding, but that speeding did not cause the accident.

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Verdict number 1: $7 million. Verdict number 2: $101 million. Verdict number 3: $13.2 million. That’s how a recent 30-day run went for Kimball Jones and his team at Bighorn Law.

While he’s proud of those accomplishments, and others, “It's the firm that we've put together – That’s gotta be the thing that I'm the most proud of.”

Tune in with host Dan Ambrose as Kimball describes why he’s proud of the team, especially how they bolstered the recent cases. He will share more for TLU: on October 1, he’ll break down the case with the $13.2 million verdict, a challenging one because his client didn't seek treatment for the first time until two weeks after the crash that injured her. On October 14 for TLU, he’ll analyze a wrongful death car accident case that will have gone to trial just the prior week. Then, the following week at TLU Vegas, Kimball will offer two one-hour lectures: one about lessons learned along his journey and the other about strategies to overcome “gaps-in-care” cases like the one where he secured $13.2 million.

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☑️ Bighorn Law | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook

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• Kimball Jones’ path: studying law (boring), clerking (boring), serving in the US National Guard (counterintelligence: cool, but he can’t tell you about it), launching his law career on advice from a law school buddy (who was in court against insurance companies. “I thought, ‘I’d be good at that.’”)
• Why a gut-wrenching loss taught him to avoid bringing in his client’s medical records
• How focus groups shaped his case on behalf of a woman injured in a botched hernia repair surgery
• His run of three trials in 30 days (including two lawsuits that were part of one incident)
• How Progressive Insurance’s policy about letters requesting payment played with the jury
• A preview of Kimball’s upcoming presentations for TLU, including at TLU Vegas

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