Are You a Teacher or a Storyteller?
People have different communication styles. But what’s better for courtroom, the teacher or the storyteller?
People have different communication styles. But what’s better for courtroom, the teacher or the storyteller?
Check out this updated version of our popular “Trade Secrets 101” memo.
Don’t miss my short holiday video A Very Special Five Minute Law Thanksgiving.
Florida Supreme Court holds that Facebook friendship with lawyer did not require disqualification of judge.
It’s Franken-steen First let’s get something out of the way. The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) is a Frankenstein’s monster that the legislature created and now needs to reign in (not that they listen to me). As I explained in a three-part series back in the summer of 2017, the TCPA grants defendants in certain cases the unusual right to require the plaintiff to prove its case before taking any discovery. In litigator jargon, it effectively lets the defendant file a “no-evidence” motion for summary judgment without first requiring an adequate time for discovery. The statute was intended to curtail […]
The second-best book ever written about American politics can teach us a lot about how to prevent the degradation of democracy
“Just answer the question” is standard deposition advice. But is that always the best advice? And can people actually follow it?
If every customer list was a trade secret, that would impose a de facto non-compete on every sales person. But not every customer list is a trade secret.
What real lessons can we learn from those “most successful people I’ve met” memes and tweets?
Five key issues in departing employee litigation in five minutes. From a Texas perspective.