The Jury is Out offers insight, experience, and mentorship to trial attorneys who want to better serve their clients and improve their practice with a focus on client relations, trial skills, and firm management.
Episode: 444
Results Don’t Lie Part Two-Building the Case
October 25, 2023
How do you build a case against a hospital system and a doctor who you claim turned his patient into an opioid addict? The plaintiff’s stories about how this growing opioid addiction shattered their lives are shocking, but are they powerful enough to overcome the doctor’s defense?
Episode: 443
Results Don’t Lie Part One-Bad Medicine
October 18, 2023
When you get hurt, you go to a doctor. But what do you do when your doctor’s prescriptions turn you into an opioid addict? Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin tried one of the first legal battles in America to hold physicians accountable for over-prescribing opioids. And they won. Johnny and Tim chronicled their trial story in a six-part podcast called Results Don’t Lie and we’re sharing it with you to explore the winning legal strategy behind trying opioid addiction cases from a med mal perspective.
Encore Episode: 108
Selecting Expert Witnesses
October 11, 2023
Expert witnesses can make or break your case. Not only do they need to understand the facts of the case and the subject matter, but they must also clearly communicate their position to the jury. But you can’t always count on credentials alone. In this encore presentation, another Simon Law Firm trial attorney joins John and Erich to discuss expert evaluation strategies that can help avoid surprises in the depo, trial, and invoice.
Episode: 442
Show and Tell
October 4, 2023
After 72 hours, most people remember about 10% of the information they hear, but 20% of what they see. And when we hear and see the same information, we retain 65%. John and Tim discuss the importance of using visuals in court and share some of the powerful demonstratives they have used to help win cases.
Encore
Marketing Without Going Out of Your Way
September 27, 2023
Marketing is more than billboards and blogs. Your own genuine interest in the people you interact with every day can be your most effective marketing tool. John and Erich discuss simple, low-cost ways to turn clients and colleagues into marketing opportunities for you and your firm.
Encore
Fighting Among Friends with Defense Attorney Tim Gearin
September 20, 2023
Even though you are on opposite sides of the case, having an adversarial relationship with opposing counsel is probably not the best approach for you or your client. Defense attorney Tim Gearin sits down with Erich Vieth and Tim Cronin to discuss why keeping cordial relationships across the aisle is not only polite, but it can also be very productive.
Encore
Alvin Wolff’s 40 Tips from 40 Years Part Two
September 13, 2023
You’ve probably made lists of how to win your case, but Alvin Wolff suggests it may be more beneficial to consider 20 ways to lose. Hear the rest of Alvin’s tried and true rules from real life courtroom experiences in Part Two of our discussion. We’re pretty sure at least one of these tips will help you be a better attorney.
Encore
Alvin Wolff’s 40 Tips from 40 Years Part One
September 6, 2023
“A client who has been through several lawyers is probably a client you wish you didn’t have.” St. Louis plaintiff Attorney Alvin Wolff has been practicing for over four decades and his entertaining tips offer wit and wisdom for any attorney.
Episode: 441
Corporate R Dositions for Product Liability
August 30, 2023
The corporate rep depo is a powerful tool to expand discovery and solidify facts in your case. Today’s discussion covers what information you should seek in a corporate rep depo, effective ways to organize comprehensive topics and questions, and how to address common objections.
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