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The Illinois Trial Practice Blog 

Tips and techniques for trial lawyers, whether plaintiff or defense
Post Frequency: 1.8/day Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 14:54:42 Recent Entries: 272
By Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C
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Writing Tip: When You're Stuck, Pretend You're Writing a Letter
Posted on November 01, 2007When doing legal writing, it's easy to trip yourself up by trying to select words that match an imaginary legal style that you're hearing in your "writer's ear." If you're writing a brief, for example, you might be striving for...
A New Set of Voir Dire Tips
Posted on October 30, 2007In "Eight Tips for Better Voir Dire," John H. Mathias, Jr., weighs in with some good voir dire tips for the ABA Litigation Section. Here are the tips-- Leave each prospective juror feeling good about answering your questions; Never talk...
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Cramer Hill eminent domain case reversed and remanded to trial court
In a reported case, Cramer Hill Residents Association v.&nbs...
Medical Malpractice: Your Case Is On The Trial Calendar-Can Defense Lawyers Talk to Your Doctor?
Your New York attorney has notified the Court that your case is re...
Zyprexa on Trial in Alaska: Lilly Accused of Putting Profit Before Patients
Anchorage, AK: Spectators in a courtroom in Anchorage are getting ...
Teacher Class Action Case Appears Headed for Trial
Kevin Hickey has been added as co-counsel in a class action lawsui...
Trial Held In Prisoner Suit Seeking Kosher Meals
Last Saturday's St. Louis Post Dispatch ran a long story about pri...
Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
What can i do about continued charges on closed account?
IMMEDIATELY call your bank and report the charges as fraudulent. They will be ab...
My fiance's check is DD into a local credit union. Bank seems to have a pattern of "invisibly holding" charges from the debit card until just HOURS before his DD is processed (and this is after hours, of course). Over th
Have your fiance take the information you've collected and go into the bank...
My brother in law and his wife got into a domestic assault case, he is now in jail awaiting a trial. My mother in law has tried several times to see the grandchildren, but the wife will not let any of us see them. Is the
As usual, this is largely dependent on the laws in your specific jurisdiction. W...
I am being accused of hitting a 7 yr old child with my car, but I honestly don't think I hit the child. The Child was never knocked down, ran around my car to go back to ball practice, and was walking around with the par
You are in a serious situation. Get a lawyer immediately. Make no statements to ...

Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
What can i do about continued charges on closed account?
IMMEDIATELY call your bank and report the charges as fraudulent. They will be ab...
My fiance's check is DD into a local credit union. Bank seems to have a pattern of "invisibly holding" charges from the debit card until just HOURS before his DD is processed (and this is after hours, of course). Over th
Have your fiance take the information you've collected and go into the bank...
My brother in law and his wife got into a domestic assault case, he is now in jail awaiting a trial. My mother in law has tried several times to see the grandchildren, but the wife will not let any of us see them. Is the
As usual, this is largely dependent on the laws in your specific jurisdiction. W...
I am being accused of hitting a 7 yr old child with my car, but I honestly don't think I hit the child. The Child was never knocked down, ran around my car to go back to ball practice, and was walking around with the par
You are in a serious situation. Get a lawyer immediately. Make no statements to ...








