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The last installment of top contributors to the Trial Lawyers College yielded two complaints about naming names. Once contributor demanded that her name be removed. No one from the college itself has raised an issue about publication of the list.
I am unaware of any legal principle that is...

Trial lawyers speak of wins and losses. Sometimes the outcome of a case is less clear. I am reeling this morning after yesterday's verdict in a murder case I tried for the past four weeks in Hartford.
There was no disputing that my client shot one woman point blank in the head in the the...

The jury has been out for the better part of two days now. They are considering four charges: murder, attempted murder, assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a firearm. My client was involved in an argument that turned deadly in the kitchen of his home with his common-law wife and...

Once upon a time, a mighty man lived atop a windswept mountain. He was feared throughout the land. His words flew on death-dealing wings.
But he was alone when darkness fell. He filled his days with warring words and the press of combat. He lived by day, but at night he cowered. There were no...

New Haven Public Defender Thomas Ullman has never been one to pull a punch, but he did last week. He wants an investigation of who was leaking material about the murder of Annie Le to the press. But he’s asking that the investigation stop at the door of the local police station. Ullman...

I still can't tell whether I just heard one of the best closing arguments of my career or whether it was one of the worst arguments conceivable. The jury is, literally, still out.
My client was accused of murder, attempted murder and assault. He shot two women in his kitchen one night. The...

The news hit me like a bullet, stopping me cold and numbing me.
"Are you still there?" my secretary asked.
She had just finished telling me a long-time client killed himself today. His blood had hardly dried before the press calls started. He walked out onto the grounds of his property, put...

Closing argument is one reason people go to law school. The fantasy has it as follows: A client's life hangs in the balance. Through eloquence, wit and penetrating intellect, you save the client's life with words that will echo through the ages. Realty is a sleepless night and stubborn...

Who are the top ten donors at the Trial Lawyer's College? As of June 2, 2009, the leaders of the charitable pack are as follows:
1. Paul Luvera, a lifetime grand total of $205,250, with $25,000 contributed thus far this year.
2. Morris Dees, a lifetime total of $125,000. Dees last...

Once upon a time, a princess's beauty bewitched a king. He broke a spell to win her as a bride, but fell upon a curse all his own. The king and his betrothed would have a son. But the son would not find happiness until the son learned a painful truth: his nose was too long.
In due course, a son...