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Client Rules of Engagement.

February 5, 2009 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

I have Rules of Engagement for clients: for their conduct around the court-house, in the court-room, and on the witness stand. If you've done a case with me you have the ROE. They need it, and typically the more senior the client the more the need for ROE. So, it's timely of Angus to talk about:

Jim McElhaney, On Good Behavior: A witness who speaks simply and directly looks pretty good to a jury, ABA Magazine, February 2009.

Does this sound familiar?

Emails.

February 2, 2009 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

As a defense counsel you can learn a lot from the prosecutors.

Here is a APRI monograph which explains emails and how to maybe identify who has been sending them. This type of information is as equally useful to the defense counsel as to the prosecutor. The reverse of course works for prosecutors. Make Sun Tzu proud; study the ways of your enemy.

Understanding E-mail.