I've had a bunch of questions lately about what kind of lawyers I work with and the different ways to work with me, so I thought it might be a good time to send out this summary. Who do I work with? criminal defense lawyers civil plaintiffs lawyers family law attorneys in states where cases are tried to juries I do not work with lawyers who work for governments, insurance companies, or large corporations. What do I help lawyers do? I help lawyers use creative and compelling stories to...

As a young lawyer, I received plenty of bad advice. I learned many bad trial habits that I ultimately had to unlearn. I've spent a lot of time wishing that I'd had better resources and better mentors early on in my career. So when I see bad advice being given to other lawyers, it gets under my skin a bit. There's one piece of bad advice that I see given often that really grates on me: Cross examination is about "poking holes" in your opponent's story. If you're a lawyer and you're reading...

Let’s rewind 2 decades to one of my early trials. My client is accused of trying to run his estranged wife over with his truck. A major pretrial issue is whether the prosecutor will be able to get my client’s criminal history into the trial. I file a motion in limine to exclude it, which the judge hears on the morning of trial. We spend 30+ minutes arguing about the issue, and the judge rules in my favor. My client is watching the show, and I assume that he understands the judge’s ruling -...