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»Mom Retains Power to Make Medical Decisions in Hotly Contested Case
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Ashleigh Suarez Smallman v. William H. Smallman The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019, and they agreed to a permanent parenting plan for their two children, who were seven and twelve at the time. The mother was a stay-at-home homemaker during the […]
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