Selected Columns from "Raising the Bar "

June 4-18, 2007

Rod J. Rosenstein on the Record

May 18, 2007

Beware of Bow Ties and Diamonds in Court

May 4, 2007

Citing Unpublished Opinions

April 20, 2006

A Conversation with Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

March 9, 2007

Get LITT: Attend Trial Training Boot Camp

February 23, 2007

The First Minute

February 9, 2007

The Trial of William Penn

January 12 and 26, 2007

The World of a U.S. Magistrate Judge: An Interview with Paul W. Grimm

December 14, 2006

"Talk to Me": Consulting with Counsel During Recess

November 16, 2006

An Interview with Chief Judge Joseph F. Murphy, Jr.

October 20, 2006

Attacks on the Judiciary: Not New, Not Welcome

October 6, 2006

An Interview with Chief Judge Robert M. Bell

September 8, 2006

Don't Discount Lay Witness Opinions

August 11, 2006

A New Must-Have for Legal Libraries

June 9, 2006

Mind the Justice Gap

May 19, 2006

Jury Nullification: A Quixotic Theory, Part One

June 2, 2006

Jury Nullification: A Quixotic Theory, Part Two

March 3, 2006

Anatomy of a Trial: Theory in Practice: Part I

January 6, 2006

Removal to Federal Court: Look Before You Leap

November 4, 2005

The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act and Chapter 11.

October 28, 2005

The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act's Impact on Consumer Debtors.

October 7, 2005

Time Outs in Depositions

September 30, 2005

Heads Up! New Rules on Electronic Discovery

September 23, 2005

Employment Arbitration Agreements and Staying out of Court

July 8, 2005

Emotional Intelligence at Trial

June 3, 2005

Emotion in the Courtroom

November 29, 2004

Mock Juries are Serious Business

August 13, 2004

What’s Your Theme?

August 6, 2004

The Inventive Argument

July 30, 2004

Getting to Know the Jury

June 18, 2004

The Zen of Direct Examination

January 16, 2004

So You're Getting Divorced

November 21, 2003

Rhetoric is Good for You

November 14, 2003

Three Cheers for Legal Aid

November 7, 2003

Winning Appellate Oral Arguments

November 10, 2003

Closing Arguments: 'Suit the Action to the Word'

September 26, 2003

Opening Statements: The Five-minute Rule

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