How Do You Practice Oral Advocacy?
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind continues his discussion of the fundamentals of oral advocacy in court, rhetoric, baiting the hook for the fish – not the fisherman, strategies for crafting an argument that will resonate with the judge, and tips for using oral advocacy to swing the court in your favor, client control, trust, and prepare a proposed […]
Read More»Keeping the Judge Engaged During Oral Arguments
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
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Steven Peskind presents strategies to help lawyers not bore the judge, trim down courtroom arguments, don’t drone, don’t beg, use tactical pauses, implement rhetorical tropes to keep their argument compelling for the judge, alliteration, trilogies, antithesis, rhetorical questions, and demonstrative exhibits. https://youtu.be/vYluNiNvxus?si=O7mdKivIohhtmv80Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Keeping the Judge Engaged During Oral […]
Read More»Oral Advocacy: Authenticity, Language and Professionalism
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind breaks down the importance of authenticity, language, and professionalism in the courtroom including Gerry Spence, “eat the frog,” ethos, logos, pathos, don’t be a pretentious phony, play to your strengths, using your eyes, transition aids, scowling, Churchill, David Boies, use of voice, self-control, reacting to bad events in court, be courteous, wardrobe, gravitas, […]
Read More»Peskind’s Structure of an Oral Argument for Lawyers
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind discusses the importance of the primacy & recency principle before walking through the structure of a motion: cognitive bias, pathos, finish with the ask, what’s a “kill,” tell the story, and point/counterpoint. https://youtu.be/RSek_2xPkYs?si=U7gS-cIe5BDRI_DhVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Peskind's Structure of an Oral Argument for Lawyers (https://youtu.be/RSek_2xPkYs?si=U7gS-cIe5BDRI_Dh) Steven’s courtroom advocacy skills […]
Read More»Calming Courtroom Jitters, for Attorneys
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind discusses cognitive behavioral therapy methods that can reframe your mindset to conquer courtroom nerves. https://youtu.be/no3nD7fj610?si=rzL8GR1UmRH9pKB7Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Calming Courtroom Jitters, for Attorneys (https://youtu.be/no3nD7fj610?si=rzL8GR1UmRH9pKB7) Steven’s courtroom advocacy skills are unmatched; so much so that he is trusted by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy to teach its students, who […]
Read More»No Automatic Continuance After Showing Up For Trial High on Meth
- At March 13, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on the divorce process. Christopher Gray Wallace v. Jessica Tomlin Wallace The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married for about ten years before they both filed cross-complaints for divorce. After the trial court granted the divorce and divided the property, the husband appealed to the Tennessee Court […]
Read More»Adverse rulings are not grounds for judicial recusal.
- At December 30, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Sarah Edge Woodward v. Geoffrey Hamilton Woodward The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2001 and had three children. In 2021, the mother filed for divorce, alleging irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct. At one of the first hearings in the […]
Read More»TN Statute Does Not Allow Attorney’s Fees for Divorce Property Division Issues
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees for property division enforcement after divorce. Virgil Lee Parker v. Paul J. Parker The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. The parties executed a marital dissolution agreement dividing their property. The husband came back to court […]
Read More»Wife Violated Discovery Orders Not Allowed to Present Evidence
- At December 28, 2023
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee case summary on discovery sanctions in divorce. This is a memorandum opinion. Under the rules of this Court, as a memorandum opinion, this opinion may not be published, “cited[,] or relied on for any reason in any unrelated case.” TENN. CT. APP. R. 10. Thomas Joseph Nedumthottathil v. Siby John Thomas The husband and […]
Read More»Mom Guilty of Contempt for Discussing Custody With Kids
- At December 19, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on divorce process. Dustin Balch v. Brittanie Cilley The two children in this Fentress County, Tennessee, juvenile court case were born in 2007 and 2009, and had most recently lived in Cumberland County. In February 2022, the Circuit Court heard an appeal of a Juvenile Court case involving a petition for dependency […]
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