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JEFFERSON COUNTY LAWYER MENTORING PROGRAM Eugene R. Verin, Circuit Judge – Program Director

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WORKSHEET 35 INTRODUCTION TO DEALING WITH OTHERS

Worksheet 35 is intended to facilitate a discussion about appropriate ways (including ethical concerns, etiquette, etc.) for dealing with others on behalf of your client.

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Discuss a lawyer’s particular ethical obligations in dealing with: • Opposing party and counsel. See Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 3.4; The Lawyer’s Creed. • The tribunal. See Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3, 3.5, and 8.2: The Lawyer’s Creed. • The media. See Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 3.6. • A legislative body or administrative agency in a non-adjudicative hearing. See Alabama Rule of

Professional Conduct 3.9. • A person represented by counsel. See Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2. • A person unrepresented by counsel. See Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 4.3. •

Discuss a lawyer’s duty to be honest with other parties and the court in all dealings with them. See Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 4.1. Discuss the importance of dignified, honest, and considerate transactions. Discuss the importance of reputation and how a lawyer’s conduct dealing with others in a case affects his or her reputation. See The Lawyer’s Creed. Discuss what to do if you receive a document relating to the representation of other counsel that you should not have received. MIKE ERMERT, The Basics of Electronic Discovery, Alabama Association of Jutice Journal (Winter 2008); JOHN CORD, Minding Your Ps and Qs … and your @s and *s. TRIAL (January 2009); HOPE T. CANNON, Don’t Let This Happen To You – What We Can Learn From The E-Discovery “Opps” Made in Victory Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., Birmingham Bar Journal (Fall 2008) Share “best practices” with the new lawyer on how to appropriately deal with others on behalf of your client. Talk about the importance of civility in communications with others. David J. Abeshouse, Civility and Negotiations, GPSOLO MAGAZINE, Oct./Nov. 2005. Share with the new lawyer “war” stories of attorneys who have ultimately harmed their client because of their incivility and lack of consideration in dealing with opposing counsel, the judge or the jury. If the new lawyer spends time in court, discuss the attached excerpt from KIMM ALAYNE WALTON, WHAT LAW SCHOOL DOESN’T TEACH YOU…BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW at 411 - 427 (2000).



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______________________________________________________________________________________ ALABAMA STATE BAR’S LAWYERS CREED To my clients, I offer faithfulness, competence, diligence and good judgment. I will strive to represent you as I would want to be represented and to be worthy of your trust. To the opposing parties and their counsel, I offer fairness, integrity and civility. I will seek reconciliation and if, we fail, I will strive to make our dispute a dignified one. To the courts, and other tribunals, and to those who assist them, I offer respect, candor and courtesy. I will strive to do honor to the search for justice. To my colleagues in the practice of law, I offer concern for your welfare. I will strive to make our association a professional friendship. To the profession, I offer assistance. I will strive to keep our business a profession and our profession a calling in the spirit of public service. To the public and our systems of justice, I offer service. I will strive to improve the law and our legal system, to make the law and our legal system available to all, and to seek the common good through the representation of my clients.

(Approved by the Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners 4/10/92)

ALABAMA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Rule 3.3 Candor Toward the Tribunal

(a) A lawyer shall not knowingly:

(1) make a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal;

(2) fail to disclose a material fact to a tribunal when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by the client; or

(3) offer evidence that the lawyer knows to be false. If a lawyer has offered material evidence and comes to know of its falsity, the lawyer shall take reasonable remedial measures.

(b) The duties stated in paragraph (a) continue to the conclusion of the proceeding, and apply even if compliance requires disclosure of information otherwise protected by Rule 1.6.

(c) A lawyer may refuse to offer evidence that the lawyer reasonably believes is false.

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(d) In an ex parte proceeding other than a grand jury proceeding, a lawyer shall inform the tribunal of all material facts known to the lawyer which will enable the tribunal to make an informed decision, whether or not the facts are adverse.

Rule 3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel

A lawyer shall not:

(a) unlawfully obstruct another party’s access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy or conceal a document or other material having potential evidentiary value. A lawyer shall not counsel or assist another person to do any such act;

(b) falsify evidence, counsel or assist a witness to testify falsely, or offer an inducement to a witness that is prohibited by law;

(c) knowingly disobey an obligation under the rules of a tribunal except for an open refusal based on an assertion that no valid obligation exists; or

(d) request a person other than a client to refrain from voluntarily giving relevant information to another party, unless:

(1) the person is a relative or an employee or other agent of a client and the lawyer reasonably believes that the person’s interests will not be adversely affected by refraining from giving such information;

(2) the person may be required by law to refrain from disclosing the information; or

(3) the information pertains to covert law enforcement investigations in process, such as the use of undercover law enforcement agents.

Rule 3.5 Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal

A lawyer shall not:

(a) seek to influence a judge, juror, prospective juror or other official by means prohibited by law;

(b) communicate ex parte with such a person except as permitted by law; or

(c) engage in conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal.

Rule 8.2 Judicial and Legal Officials

(a) A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer, or of a candidate for election or appointment to judicial or legal office.

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(b) A lawyer who is a candidate for judicial office shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics, and failure to so comply with the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics shall constitute a violation of this disciplinary rule.

Rule 3.6 Trial Publicity

(a) A lawyer shall not make an extrajudicial statement that a reasonable person would expect to be disseminated by means of public communication if the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that it will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding.

(b) A statement referred to in paragraph (a) ordinarily is likely to have such an effect when it refers to a civil matter triable to a jury, a criminal matter, or any other proceeding that could result in incarceration, and the statement relates to:

(1) the character, credibility, reputation or criminal record of a party, suspect in a criminal investigation or witness, or the identity of a witness, or the expected testimony of a party or witness;

(2) in a criminal case or proceeding that could result in incarceration, the possibility of a plea of guilty to the offense or the existence or contents of any confession, admission, or statement given by a defendant or suspect or that person’s refusal or failure to make a statement;

(3) the performance or results of any examination or test or the refusal or failure of a person to submit to an examination or test, or the identity or nature of physical evidence expected to be presented;

(4) any opinion as to the guilt or innocence of a defendant or suspect in a criminal case or proceeding that could result in incarceration;

(5) information the lawyer knows or reasonably should know iis likely to be inadmissible as evidence in a trial and would if disclosed create a substantial risk of prejudicing an impartial trial; or

(6) the fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime, unless there is included therein a statement explaining that the charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b)(1-5), a lawyer involved in the investigation or litigation of a matter may state without elaboration:

(1) the general nature of the claim or defense;

(2) the information contained in a public record;

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(3) that an investigation of the matter is in progress, including the general scope of the investigation, the offense or claim or defense involved and, except when prohibited by law, the identity of the persons involved;

(4) the scheduling or result of any step in litigation;

(5) a request for assistance in obtaining evidence and information necessary thereto;

(6) a warning of danger concerning the behavior of a person involved, when there is reason to believe that there exists the likelihood of substantial harm to an individual or to the public interest; and

(7) in a criminal case:

(i) the identity, residence, occupation and family status of the accused;

(ii) if the accused has not been apprehended, information necessary to aid in apprehension of that person;

(iii) the fact, time and place of arrest; and

(iv) the identity of investigating and arresting officers or agencies and the length of the investigation.

Rule 3.9 Advocate in Nonadjudicative Proceedings

A lawyer representing a client before a legislative or administrative tribunal in a nonadjudicative proceeding shall disclose that the appearance is in a representative capacity and shall conform to the provisions of Rules 3.3(a) through (c), 3.4(a) through (c), and 3.5.

Rule 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others

In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:

(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or

(b) fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client, unless disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6.

Rule 4.2 Communication with Person Represented by Counsel

In representing a client, a lawyer shall not communicate about the subject of the representation with a party the lawyer knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized by law to do so.

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Rule 4.3 Dealing with Unrepresented Person

In dealing on behalf of a client with a person who is not represented by counsel, a lawyer shall not state or imply that the lawyer is disinterested. When the lawyer knows or reasonably should knowthat the unrepresented person misunderstands the lawyer’s role in the matter, the lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to correct the misunderstanding.

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Civility Is-and should be-a core negotiation issue. Thedegree to which one employs ordinary civility in negotiationsoften has a marked effect on the bottom-line result. It also canmake life more pleasant, even In fundamentally adversarialsituations, essentially the norm for business litigators andtransactional lawyers. An example of what not to do is theopposing counsel who-Instead of working together to resolvea dispute or problem In customized, mutually acceptablefashion-prematurely blurts out, "I'll see you in court." Thisknee-jerk reaction usually falls as a negotiation tactic, for manyreasons:

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• It renects a lack of analytic forethought and a tendencyfor emotional outbursts, two aspects that make this lawyer a less-thanformidable adversary.

• It essentially obliterates the possibility of counsel working together for themutual benent of the clients, who likely could achieve through a tailoredsettlement a result far better for both sides than any court would order.Because the vast majority of business litigations settle before trial, it is a fairbet that the parties will end up In some sort of settlement negotiations,regardless.

• Over time, this lawyer will develop a reputation as a loose cannon and atemperamental, petulant, unprofessional person to whom others would notrefer clients. Opposing counsel often serve as a good referral source for futurebusiness because they have seen firsthand what the lawyer can do In thetrenches.

• Finally, to the extent that this lawyer's own client learns of his reaction, thedlAnt m::ty hp.r.nm~ disS8ti!;fi~d wIth ;1. !B\.~l'Jer \!'!ho seems out of control andwilling to put his own emotional needs ahead of the client's best interests.

In a hearing before an arbitrator, the less civil party often merely is endeavoring toovercompensate for unfavorable facts or law, whereas the more civil party in adispute often feels no need to descend into Incivility. Indeed, obstreperous counselthus inadvertently acknowledges Implicitly that he or she likely has a less than whollylegitimate case on the facts and/or law-not something a lawyer seeks tocommunicate to the one who is judging the case and will issue the final determination.

Don't lose your temper. Rather, lose the temper, yelling, and foul language. Although

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-,"venting" might Improve your mood, It rarely works to your advantage In negotlatlons_Yes, occasionally It may tend to intimidate; however, the same result likely could beachieved In those Instances without the expletive-laden, high-decibel diatribe. Mostoften, it will cause a diminution In credibility and respect. And that's a price not worthpaying for the occasional negotiation advantage It arguably might afford. Indeed, aprompt apology for an emotional outburst might gain more ground toward a goodworking relationship and achieving the negotiated goal.

Employ common courtesy and civility as a maller of routlne.Make it a part of yournatural way of dealing with others, and you will see how effective it is, both In terms ofresulls and In your quality of life. Sure, there are times when the need for some moreforceful language and volume may be Indicated, but this should be the exceptionrather than the rule. (The rarity of your outbursts will also Increase their impact.) Andby refusing to respond In kind when someone personally offends you by words oractions, you refrain from lowering yourself to their level, and that in itself Is a laudablegoal. Even the maller of responding to e-mails and telephone voice mall messagesencompasses these tenets of common courtesy and ciVility-prompt response by youencourages similar treatment by your counterpart. The more the enlightened usethese means of conducting legal and business negotiations, the more likely their usewill spread. How much better things would be If this became the usual mode for themajority.

David J. Abeshouse practices business litigation and alternative disputeresolution In Uniondale, Long Island, New York. He Is an arbitrator andmediator as well as an advocate. Visit his website at www,blzlawnv.com orcontact him at [email protected].

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nW

ithth

ree

grue

ling

year

sof

law

scho

olun

der y

our b

elt,

you

don'

t kno

who

wto

bea

law

yer

yet,

even

ifyo

u've

part

idpa

ted

incl

inic

alpr

ogra

ms,

com

pete

din

moo

tco

urt c

ompe

titio

ns, a

ndta

ken

trial

prac

tice

cour

ses.

"R

elax

! As

the

old

sayi

nggo

es, "

This

too

shaI

1pa

ss."

Hof

stra's

Car

olin

eLe

vypo

ints

out t

hat

"It c

anbe

toug

han

dtir

ing,

but p

retty

quic

kly

you

find

that

case

sre

peat

them

selv

es."

Law

yers

atth

eFe

dera

l Def

ende

r'sO

ffice

inC

hica

gosa

y,"Y

ou'll

ne

verk

now

asm

uch

asyo

uw

ish

you

did,

but W

ithtln

le, i

t all

gets

easi

eran

dle

ssne

rve-

wra

ckin

g!"

Inth

em

eant

ime,

fii1c

eit N

obod

ykno

ws

how

nerv

ous y

oure

ally

are.

Ifyo

urvo

ice

isste

ady,

you'

repr

epar

ed, a

ndyo

usp

eak

with

conf

iden

cew

hile

look

ing

peop

lein

the

eye,

they

'llne

ver r

ealiz

eyo

u're

quak

ing

onth

ein

side

. As

Min

neso

ta's

Nor

aK

laph

ake

says

, "R

emem

ber c

onfid

ence

befo

reco

mpe

tenc

e!If

you

look

prof

essi

onal

, you

rcl

ient

san

dop

posi

ngco

unse

lw

illtr

eat y

ouas

com

pete

nt,

even

ifyo

udo

n't

feel

that

way

.N

ever

let t

hem

see

you

swea

t!"

Litig

ator

, sm

all f

irm:

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rived

atm

yfir

stco

urt t

rial t

ofin

dth

atth

ear

rest

ing

offic

erw

how

asm

yke

yw

itnes

sha

dne

ver t

estif

ied

inco

urt

befo

re. N

eedl

ess

tosa

y,Id

idn'

t tel

lhi

mth

atI h

adne

ver

tri"

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befo

re!

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edas

ifI h

addo

neth

isa

mill

ion

times

.H

ega

ined

conf

ide

nce

from

my

attit

ude,

I put

him

onth

est

and,

and

we

wo

n:

5.Be

Dic

eto

cour

t pu

son

ne

L

Bei

nga

nice

pers

onis

good

advi

cein

ever

yas

pect

ofyo

urlif

e.It'

sju

sta

muc

hha

ppie

rlif

eif

you

smile

atpe

ople

and

they

smile

back

toyo

u.W

hen

itco

mes

tode

alin

gw

ithco

urt p

erso

nnel

, it's

cruc

ial t

obe

plea

sant

Beca

use,

let's

face

it--D

rc, y

ou'v

ego

t ala

wde

gree

. Con

grat

ulat

ions

. But

whe

nyo

u'red~;

with

cour

t per

sonn

el, t

hey

may

not h

ave

your

edu·

·ca

tion,

but t

hey'

ve:~ot

alo

tof p

ower

, and

ifyo

udo

n't t

reat

them

with

resp

ect,

you'

lldi

scov

erth

atin

ahu

rry.

One

litig

ator

poin

tsou

t tha

t"P

eopl

eat

the

COUl

thOUS

ew

on't

dow

hat y

ouw

ant

them

todo

just

beca

use

you'

rea

laVly

er. T

hey

can

mak

eyo

urlif

ea

livin

ghe

ll."

Ifyo

u're

atth

eco

urth

ouse

for

the

first

lime,

don'

t be

afra

idto

say

toco

urt p

erso

nnel

, "T

nsis

my

first

lime

here

. Can

you

help

me

out?

"As

one

law

yer

poin

tsou

t,"I

f you

'rede

fere

ntia

lto

them

, the

y'll

help

you.

The

yhe

lpge

t you

rca

seth

roug

hth

esy

stem

!"A

noth

erla

wye

rpo

ints

out t

hat "

Ifyo

u're

itth

eco

urth

ouse

freq

uent

ly, y

ouge

t are

puta

tion

fast

You

don'

t get

ase

cond

chan

ceto

mak

ea

first

impr

essi

onon

cour

tde

rks,

dock

etcl

erks

, cou

rtre

porte

rs. Y

ouca

nge

t alo

t of b

reak

sfro

mth

emif

you'

reni

ce:"

One

litig

ator

said

that

"Ial

way

sm

ake

apo

int o

fbe

ing

nice

tofo

lks

atco

urt.

Itre

ally

does

pay

you

back

;I g

otst

uck

intra

ffic

, and

I was

ra::i

n.g

toco

urt b

ecau

seI w

ante

da

mot

ion

hear

dth

efo

llow

ing

wee

k.I m

isse

dth

ede

adlin

e.I

expl

aine

dth

etra

ffic

situa

tion

toth

ecl

erk,

and

she

put i

t on

the

cale

ndar

for

me

anyw

ay. S

hedi

dn't

Mve

to.

Ifyo

u're

nast

yto

cler

ks, t

hing

sca

nea

sily

goth

eot

her w

ay. I

fyo

ufil

eyo

urdo

cun:

ent o

ntim

e,yo

ufin

dou

t tha

t oop

s,it

got d

ropp

ed;

and

itdi

dn't

get f

iled

until

two

days

late

ran

dyo

um

isse

dyo

urSt

atut

eof

Lim

itatio

ns."

6.P

repa

rati

onbe

ats

skill

. Do

your

hom

ewor

k!A

sLo

yola

'sPa

mO

ccl1

ipin

tipo

ints

out,

"Rem

embe

r tha

t whe

nyo

urP

toco

urt,

prep

arat

ion

beat

ssk

ill90

out o

f 100

times

. You

can'

t get

too

'co

nfid

ent B

eco

nsci

JUS

oftr

ying

togi

veyo

urbe

st!"

Cov

erau

your

base

S.

As

Jolle

yU

rga's

Bria

nTa

nko

says

, "T

hequ

icke

stw

ayto

earn

resp

ect i

sre

adin

gth

eR

ules

ofC

ivil

Proc

edur

e."

. You

may

not b

eth

em

ost e

xper

ienc

edla

wye

ron

the

plan

et, b

utgo

odpr

epar

atio

nca

nm

ake

upfo

rth

atLa

wye

rsat

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ttT

arra

ntpo

int o

utth

at"P

repa

ratio

nw

illpu

t ane

wat

torn

eyon

the

sam

epl

ayin

gfie

ldas

ase

ason

edat

torn

ey. F

urth

erm

ore,

it'll

goa

long

way

tow

ard

alle

viat

ing

the

butte

rflie

syo

uge

t app

earin

gin

cour

t!"

Bei

ngpr

epar

edal

soim

pres

ses

judg

es. A

son

epr

osec

utor

com

men

ts, "

Ifyo

u're

right

onth

ela

wan

dth

eju

dge

sees

that

you

know

wha

t you

'redo

ing,

they

won

'tqu

estio

nyo

uas

muc

h.It

mak

esyo

urlif

eea

sier

"If

you'

reco

nsci

ous

ofbe

ing

wel

l'pre

pare

d,yo

u'll

thin

kof

cont

inge

n·ci

esth

atot

her

peop

lem

ight

over

look

.O

nene

wlit

igat

orta

lked

abou

tpr

epar

ing

for c

ourt

the

way

she'

dpr

eppe

dfo

r int

ervi

ews

and

final

exam

s."W

hen

I cam

eto

my

firm

, apa

rtner

gave

me

aca

seto

hand

lean

dsa

id,

'It's

very

unlik

ely

you'

llw

inth

is, b

utit'

sa

good

way

for y

outo

get e

xpe

rienc

e.' I

thou

ght b

ack

onho

wI'd

wor

ked

onpr

epar

ing

for i

nter

view

s,tr

ying

toth

ink

ofev

ery

ques

tion

anin

terv

iew

erco

uld

ask

me.

I tho

ught

abou

t fin

alex

ams,

whe

reI t

houg

htab

out e

very

issu

eth

epr

ofes

sor c

ould

ask

abou

t Ire

ally

bust

edm

ybu

ttto

cove

r my

base

s.A

ndw

ew

on!"

.7.

Bea

lert

totim

esw

he

nit

'sbe

stto

shu

t up!

Man

yIit

igat

ors

poin

ted

out

tom

eth

atit'

sea

syto

get i

nto

cour

t and

have

'you

rco

mm

onse

nse

jum

prig

htou

t of y

our

head

.N

om

atte

rho

wpr

eocc

upie

dyo

Uar

ew

ithth

epo

ints

you

wan

t to

mak

e,be

aler

t to

wha

t'sgo

ing

on.

Rem

embe

ryo

urgo

alis

topu

ton

your

best

case

, and

som

etim

esth

atm

eans

shut

ting

up. A

sD

icks

tein

Shap

iro's

Paul

Bra

npo

ints

out,

"If a

jUdg

esa

ysto

you,

'I'm

incl

ined

toru

lein

your

favo

ur. D

oyo

uw

ant t

oad

dan

ythi

ng?'

the

answ

eris

'No!

' Don

'tm

ess

itup

!"

8.Y

ou'll

stum

ble.

It's

your

reco

veIY

that

coun

ts.

As

Dic

kins

on's

Elai

neB

ourn

epo

ints

out,

"Lea

rnto

laug

hat

your

self.

You

'llst

umbl

eov

era

ques

tion.

Itha

ppen

s.T

here

cove

ryis

impo

rtan

t"M

aint

ain

your

com

posu

rean

dge

t ove

r it!

I rem

embe

rw

atcl

1ing

ESPN

late

one

nigh

tTh

ean

noun

cer w

asgi

ving

anin

jury

repo

rton

colle

gefo

otba

llpl

ayer

s.H

e'sru

nnin

gdo

wn

this

list,

416

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ACH

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lITYo

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eO

ffice

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and

hege

tsto

this

one

quar

terb

ack.

He

mea

nsto

say

that

this

guy

had

been

unab

leto

play

be:a

use

ofa

slip

ped

disk

inhi

sne

ck.B

utin

stea

dof

saY

ing

"dis

k,"

hele

ave;

outt

he"S

."H

eim

med

iate

lyre

aliz

eshi

sm

istak

e,an

dsa

ys,"

Tha

tis

toS'l

y,sl

ippe

ddi

sk."

You

coul

dhe

arth

ecr

ewin

the

back

grou

ndju

stco

llaps

ing

with

laug

hter

,an

dth

elo

okon

the

anno

unce

r'sfa

cesu

gge:

;ted

that

heju

stw

ante

dto

expl

ode.

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hedi

dn't

He

calm

lyga

veth

ere

,tof

the

inju

ryre

port

Idon

'tkn

owho

w,m

ind

you,

buth

edi

dit

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ilarly

,whe

nId

alce

insh

ows,

it's

very

easy

tom

ake

am

istak

ean

dgr

imac

e.M

yte

ache

r,}J

dyFo

ster,

alw

ays

says

,"N

obod

yin

the

audi

ence

know

syo

um

ade

ani

ll;ta

ke.

You'

reth

eon

lyon

ew

hokn

ows.

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ifyo

um

ake

afa

ce,

ever

ybO

£fYw

illkn

owso

met

hing

'sw

rbng

."H

e'sab

solu

tely

right

.And

the

sam

ego

esw

hen

you'

rein

cour

tIfy

oum

ake

am

istak

e,la

ugh

brie

flyif

it's

funn

y,an

dth

enm

ove

on.P

eopi

ew

ill

take

thei

rcue

from

you.

Nob

ody

else

will

mak

ea

big

deal

outo

fiti

fyou

don'

t!

9.Y

ouca

n'tc

ontr

olw

haty

ouca

n'tc

ontr

ol.R

emem

bert

hatt

hela

w

isun

pred

icta

ble.

No

mat

ter

how

wel

lyou

prep

are,

nom

atte

rho

wgo

odyo

ur.c

ase

is,

som

etim

esyo

uw

on't

win

.A

sLi

saLe

sage

says

,"Y

oune

ver

know

how

case

sw

illco

me

out"

Jurie

s,w

itnes

ses,

and

judg

esar

eun

pred

icta

ble.

Ason

epr

osec

utor

poin

tsou

t,"S

ome

judg

esar

epr

ost

ate,

som

ear

epr

ode

fens

e,so

me

are

clue

iess

.You

just

have

tom

ake

your

best

case

.·So

doyo

urbe

st,a

ndre

mem

ter

the

sere

nity

pray

er:h

ave

the

sere

nity

toac

cept

the

thin

gsyo

uca

n'tc

h,m

ge.

Sim

ilarly

,whe

nyO

llw

in,

begr

acio

us.

Save

your

vict

ory

danc

efor

late

r.A

sB

artS

chor

sch

wri

tes

inTh

eSt

uden

tLaw

yer,

"In

ever

ysin

gle·

.la

wsu

it,so

meb

ody

eats

itan

dso

meb

ody

feed

sit.

Ifyo

uar

efe

edin

git

toda

y,yo

um

ight

beea

ting

itto

mor

row

.Be

grac

ious

invi

ctor

yas

wel

las

defe

at."

to.

Mor

etip

sfo

ryou

ifyo

u're

apr

osec

utor

Ifyo

u're

star

ting

yO:Jl

'car

eera

sa

pros

ecut

or,y

ou're

ina

uniq

uepo

sitio

n.U

nlik

ela

wye

rsfo

::la

wIir

ms,

you

don'

thav

eto

wor

ryab

outb

illab

le·ho

urs

orso

liciti

ngbu

sine

ss.A

ndun

like

new

asso

ciat

esat

larg

efir

ms,

.~.

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don'

thav

eto

doan

yW

ritin

g.A

son

epr

osec

utor

poin

tsou

t,"I

nad

voca

com

petit

ions

insc

hool

,you

have

todo

abr

ief.

You

don'

thav

etomemo~

a1ize

anyt

hing

inpr

osec

utor

s'of

fices

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ella

tete

aIllS

doth

atYo

udo

n't

have

todo

any

long

brie

fsth

ew

ayyo

udo

inm

ootc

ourt

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utth

ere

are

othe

ris

sues

you

face

,lik

eha

ndlin

gde

fens

ela

wye

rsan

dvi

ctim

skn

ow

ing

how

toch

arge

aca

se.L

et's

see

wha

tyou

need

tokn

ow..

.'

a.Le

arn

by

obse

IVat

ion!

Whe

nyo

ube

com

ea

pros

ecut

or,

bea

spon

gean

dso

akup

asm

uch

expe

rtise

asyo

uca

nfro

myo

urco

lleag

ues.

Go

toth

eco

urt

hous

ebe

fore

you

even

star

tw

ork,

ifyo

uha

veth

ech

ance

,an

dw

atch

.you

rs~on.to-be-colleagues

pres

entin

gca

ses.

See

how

they

deal

Wlth

the

JUdg

e,w

ithju

ries,

with

defe

ndan

ts.T

here

'sno

bette

rw

ayto

gety

ourf

eetw

et!

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nyo

ust

artw

ork,

you

wil

lge

tsom

etra

inin

g.Y

ou'll

goto

"bab

ypr

osec

utor

scho

ol,"

and

you'

llha

vese

min

ars

ondi

ffer

ent

kind

sof

crim

esan

ddi

ffer

ente

letn

ents

ofyo

urjo

b.A

ndth

ere

are

b~oks

you

can

turn

to,i

nclU

ding

the

"pro

secu

tor's

book

,"w

hich

gIVe

syou

,am

ong

othe

rthi

ngs,

elem

ents

ofcr

imes

.Also

,dep

endi

ngon

whe

reyo

uw

ork,

you

have

acce

ssto

data

base

s;fo

rin

stan

ce,

U.S

.Atto

rney

sha

veth

eiro

wn

data

base

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reth

eysw

apin

form

atio

n.A

ndw

hen

you

star

tto

wor

k,th

eyw

on't

thro

wyo

uto

the

wol

ves.

As

Ass

ista

ntSt

ate's

Atto

rney

Ric

hC

olan

gelo

says

,"T

hey

I~ko~

your

shou

lder

.The

yw

anty

outo

gety

ourd

ispo

sitio

nsin

line

Wlth

ever

ybod

yel

sein

the

offic

e.Th

eydo

n'tw

anty

outo

beth

e'w

eak

!ink

'-th

eon

ede

fens

eat

torn

eys

perc

eive

as'so

fter'

than

ever

ybod

yel

se:"

But

the

fact

rem

ains

,muc

hof

wha

tyou

lear

nis

thro

ug

hob

ser

vatio

n.R

imC

olan

gelo

poin

tsou

ttha

t"It'

sal

labo

utde

alin

gw

ithpe

ople

.W

atch

.See

wha

taca

seis

wor

th.L

awsc

hool

does

n'tt

ell

you

the

elem

ents

you

need

topr

ove.

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don'

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eou

tknO

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gth

ePO

ssib

ledi

spos

ition

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ses.

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only

lear

nth

atby

wat

chin

g."

b.A

sklo

tsof

ques

tion

s.Y

ou're

nota

lone

!

As

one

pros

ecut

orsa

ys,

"Nev

erle

tyou

rsel

ffee

lis

olat

ed.

You

don'

tkno

wev

eryt

hing

."A

noth

erpr

osec

utor

poin

tsou

ttha

tsin

ce

419

som

eone

inth

eof

fice

will

rese

arch

itan

dpr

esen

t it t

oev

eryb

ody

else

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n'to

pof

that

, eve

ryst

ate

has

ale

gal p

ublic

atio

nth

atou

t·lin

esne

wca

ses.

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hC

olan

gelo

reco

mm

ends

that

you

"Sca

nth

at,

and

look

for

crim

ina

l cas

espe

rtai

ning

tow

hat y

ou're

doin

g.Fl

agth

eca

se. S

earc

hfo

ris

sues

. For

inst

ance

, ify

ou're

hand

ling

sexu

alas

saul

t cas

es; y

oum

ight

find

one

that

invo

lves

prov

ing

the

risk

ofin

jury

. The

nke

epa

smal

l not

eboo

kin

whi

chyo

uci

teth

eca

sean

dw

hyit'

sim

porta

ntto

you.

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atri

ckth

atI l

earn

edfr

omm

ybo

ss,

and

itcr

eate

sa

grea

t ref

eren

ceto

ol:

e.B

eaw

are

that

inso

me

very

poli

tica

l off

ices

, the

reca

nb

ea

lot o

fpre

ssur

eon

you

tow

inyo

urca

ses.

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dn't

talk

toan

ypr

osec

utor

sw

hofe

ltth

atth

eyw

ere

unde

rse

rious

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in,

alth

ough

som

eof

them

said

that

they

'dhe

ard

from

othe

r pro

secu

tors

abou

t tha

t kin

dof

pres

sure

. No

mat

te

rW

here

you

are,

reso

lve

topu

ton

the

best

case

you

can,

and

igno

rean

yot

her p

ress

ure.

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epr

osec

utor

poin

tsou

t,"F

rank

ly,

once

aca

sem

akes

itth

roug

hth

egr

and

jury

proc

ess,

it's

apr

etty

good

case

for

the

pros

ecut

ion.

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re's

nopr

essu

reto

'win

atal

lco

sts,

' but

you

know

that

you'

vego

t ago

odca

se."

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ther

adds

that

"Tria

lsar

eco

mpe

titiv

e,it'

sju

stth

ew

ayth

eyar

e.B

utyo

ucr

eat

eyo

urow

npr

essu

re!"

f.W

hen

you

mak

ear

gum

ents

ina

case

,ha

vea

list

of c

ases

wri

tten

upin

adva

nce

toha

ndto

the

jUdg

ein

supp

ort

of

your

argu

men

ts.

g.G

etfa

mili

arw

ith

the

styl

esof

diff

eren

t jud

ges,

and

chan

geyo

urst

rate

gyac

cord

ingl

y.B

efor

eyo

uar

gue

aca

sebe

fore

aju

dge,

get w

ithyo

urco

lleag

ues

tole

arn

the

judg

e'sst

yle.

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epr

osec

utor

expl

ains

it,"A

llju

dges

are

diff

eren

t Som

eof

them

wan

t to

'split

the

baby

.'So

you

offe

r alo

nger

sent

ence

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win

gth

atth

eju

dge

will

knoc

kit

dow

nto

wha

tyo

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igin

ally

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ted.

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hth

eir o

wn

left

field

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sab

outw

hat t

hepe

nalty

shou

ldbe

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for t

hose

judg

es,

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man

ipul

ate

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char

ges

with

am

anda

tory

sent

ence

soth

atth

eir

Han

dlin

gEv

eryb

ody

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side

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ow

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lling

pres

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asa

pros

ecut

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ou'v

ego

t mor

e'

leew

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rour

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urco

lleag

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eed

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km

ore

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rien

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rney

sto

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man

ytl:

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you

don'

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rnin

scho

ol. F

orin

stan

ce, i

na

drug

case

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agu

yw

itha

prio

r con

vict

ion,

hese

lls~

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unde

rcov

ercc

p--w

hat's

itw

orth

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eep

inm

ind

that

whe

nyo

uas

kqu

estio

ns, "

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sure

toha

vea

stra

tegy

inm

ind

befo

reyo

uas

k,"

head

ds.

"If y

ouas

ka

pros

ecut

or, '

I'mno

t too

fam

iliar

with

this

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t wou

ldyc

udo

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ey're

like

lyto

say,

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l,w

hat d

oyo

u,

thin

k?' D

on't

beca

ught

off-g

uard

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y're

test

ing

you!

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ea

strat

egyr

eady

."

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peak

wit

hcoDfid,~ce!

jW

hen

you

star

t cut

inan

ynew

job,

you'

reun

li1ce

lyto

feel

very

conf

iden

t.As

you

s:lo

uld

inan

yot

her

jOb-

fake

it.N

obod

yse

esho

wyo

ufe

el. T

hey

only

hear

how

you

soun

d,se

eho

wyo

ulo

ok.

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'llde

velo

pre

alco

nfid

ence

soon

enou

gh, b

utin

the

mea

ntim

e,do

n't l

etpe

ople

see

your

nerv

es!

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epr

osec

utor

poin

tSou

t,"I

t'

getS

alo

t eas

ier

pret

tyqu

ickl

y.B

utth

efir

sttim

eyo

ust

and

upin

cour

t,as

king

for

eyen

som

ethi

ngas

sim

ple

asa

cont

inua

nce

isin

timid

atin

g!"

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'tle

t you

rvo

ice

quav

er. S

peak

calm

1yan

dfir

mly

. Sta

ndup

.'st

raig

ht. L

ook

peop

lein

the

eye.

AsR

ich

Col

ange

losa

ys, "

You

'reon

cent

ersta

ge!

You

have

tosp

eak

with

conf

iden

ce. Y

oudo

li't w

ant

beth

esm

all

fish.

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don'

tw

ant p

eopl

eto

push

you

arou

nd:

Ano

ther

pros

ecut

orpo

intS

out

that

"If

you

feel

anxi

ous

whe

nyo

u're

inco

urt,

teli'

your

self

'I'm

smar

t,I

can

thin

kan

dta

lkm

y"':';,

way

out o

f any

thin

g.' B

ecau

seyo

uca

n."

';:'<

d.K

eep

upw

ith

neVI

Ica

ses.

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easy

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ou'v

eon

lygo

t one

sub-

j&::'

ject

: Cri

min

alLa

w.

.' '\"As

istr

uefo

rev

e ry

othe

rla

wye

r,yo

u've

got

toke

epup

with

',;:de

velo

pmen

tsin

the

law

. In

aInl

ost e

very

pros

ecut

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offic

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ther

ear

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gne

wca

ses

that

com

edo

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they

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cirCu1ated'/.~

arou

nd. Y

ou'll

see

thm

!.As

one

pros

ecut

orex

plai

ns, "

Ifso

met

hing

:::' ··h

huge

cam

eou

t,lik

ea

chan

gein

the

stan

dard

for

prob

able

caus

e,"

"

418

deve

lop

repu

tatio

ns.W

eha

veon

egu

yw

eca

llth

edr

ip.W

orki

ngw

ithhi

mis

like

wat

chin

gw

ater

drip

onto

ast

one.

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,drip

,drip

.H

etri

esto

wea

ryo

udo

wn.

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'repr

epar

edfo

rit,

soit

does

n't

affe

ctyo

u.O

ther

s,th

ey'll

doa

little

danc

e,'M

ygu

y's

nota

bad

guy,

'yo

u've

hear

dhi

msa

yth

esa

me

thin

gab

out

his

last

fifty

clie

nts.

Soyo

uca

npu

titi

npe

rspe

ctiv

e.Y

oule

arn

thei

rta

ctic

san

dyo

uha

ndle

them

acco

rdin

gly.

"

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ays

bepr

epar

edw

hen

you.

deal

with

defe

nse

atto

rney

s.R

ead

the

filel

As

one

pros

ecut

orpo

ints

out,

"Def

ense

atto

rney

sw

ill

chal

ieng

eyo

u.T

hey

won

'tev

enkn

oww

hatt

hepe

rson

isch

arge

dw

ith,b

utth

ey'll

chal

leng

eyo

u,fig

urin

gyo

uar

en't

fam

iliar

with

the

file.

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wth

epo

tent

ialp

enal

ty,t

heel

emen

ts,b

ea

step

ahea

d!A

law

yer

will

say

toyo

u,'I'

mre

pres

entin

gJo

eG

azat

z.Y

ouca

n't

prov

eth

eca

se.'

You

need

tobe

able

tosa

y,'O

h,re

al!y

?"

k.D

eali

ngw

ith

wit

ness

es.

One

pros

ecut

orad

vise

sth

at"W

hen

you

deal

with

witn

esse

s,be

Ye1

Ybu

sines

slike

.It'

sdi

ffic

ult,

atbe

st.Y

oune

edto

goov

erev

ery

deta

ilth

ey're

goin

gto

say.

Som

ethi

ngca

nha

ppen

,yo

uca

nha

vetw

ow

itnes

ses

thre

efe

etaw

ayfro

mea

chot

herw

hose

eit,

and

they

tell

tota

llydi

ffer

ents

tori

es-b

utth

eybo

thbe

lieve

they

'rete

lling

the

truth

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ople

filte

rth

ings

sodi

ffere

ntly

.Wha

tyou

have

todo

is

toas

k&

ae

tiyth

esa

me

ques

tion

toev

ery

witn

ess.

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eth

equ

es

tions

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ten

dow

n,an

dre

peat

them

wor

dfo

rw

ord

toea

chW

itne

ss.I

fyou

say

toon

e,'H

owfa

stwa

sth

eca

rgoi

ngw

hen

ithi

tthe

tree

?'th

enth

at's

wha

tyou

've

gott

osa

yto

the

othe

rw

itnes

s,as

wel

l.If

you

say,

'How

fast

was

itgo

ing

whe

nit

smas

hed

into

the

tree

?'yo

u'll

geta

spee

dth

at's

alo

tfas

ter,

beca

use

ofth

ose

wor

ds'sm

ashe

din

to.'

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uas

kth

esa

me

ques

tions

and

the

witn

esse

sco

me

upW

ithdi

ffer

enta

nsw

ers,

and

they

'rebo

thsa

ying

the

defe

nda

ntdi

dn't

doit

,you

can

say,

"The

yco

uldn

'tbo

thha

vese

enit

The

y're

telli

ngtw

odi

ffer

ents

torie

s.'"

1.H

andl

ing

vict

ims.

One

pros

ecut

orpo

ints

outt

hat"

even

thou

ghyo

ure

ally

don'

tha

vecl

ient

sw

hen

you'

rea

pros

ecut

or,v

ictim

sar

eki

nd

ofyo

ur

420

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LD

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u..

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rYou

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IYNE

EDTO

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disc

retio

nis

rem

cved

.Som

etim

esyo

u'll

lind

judg

esw

hoha

tem

anda

to

ryse

nten

ces,

they

hate

havi

ngth

eir

hand

stie

d.Fo

rth

em:~u

ne

vert

alk

abou

tman

dato

ryse

nten

ces;

they

don'

twan

tto

hear

It

h.'

Don

'tov

erch

arge

the

case

just

beca

use

the

defe

ndan

tis

are

alcr

eep.

One

pros

ecu'

:or

war

nsyo

uag

ains

t"o

verc

harg

ing

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case

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aybe

the

gu

ys

asc

umba

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aybe

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ould

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ayfo

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irty

year

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mpt

atio

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ry·-

whi

chis

getti

nga

few

buck

sa

day,

soth

ey're

alre

a4V

notv

erI'

happ

y."

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hen

you

star

tout

,rem

embe

rtha

tyou

rDM

Vvi

olat

orto

day

mig

htb

ein

YO

llrju

rypo

olto

mor

row

.

As

one

pros

ecut

orex

piai

nsit,

"Whe

nyo

ust

arto

utas

apr

osec

uto

r,yo

uha

ndle

smal

lthi

ngs,

DM

V-ty

pew

ork.

You

gett

wo

min

utes

perp

erso

n.So

me

ofth

emco

pan

attit

ude,

andYO~'re.temp~ed

III

cop

one

right

ba::k

.Idi

d.T

hen

one

day

Irea

lized

,W

alta

~ute.

The

sepe

ople

,the

y're

just

spee

ders

.T

hey'

reju

stlik

em

yfrien~

and

me.

Juro

rsco

me

from

the

DM

Vdo

cket

'So

Idro

pped

the

atti·

tude

.It's

poss

ible

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ilean

dst

illdo

the

job.

Tre

atpe

ople

.niC~,

and

they

'lllik

eyo

u,ev

enif

you'

rete

chni

cally

onth

eot

herS

Ide.

j.D

ealin

gw

ith

d·ef

ense

atto

rney

s.

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pros

ecut

orpo

ints

outt

hat"

It's

easy

tode

velo

pan

'us'

and

'them

'mentali~;'

but"

You

alw

ays

have

tore

mem

ber:

,the

defe

nse

atto

rney

you

hate

toda

ym

ight

repr

esen

tyou

rwife

'sdi

vorc

eto

mor

·ro

w.A

ndif

you'

rein

asm

all

tow

n,yo

um

ight

have

kids

onth

esa

me

socc

erte

ams.

Just

deal

with

them

prof

essi

onal

ly.'

Just

asyo

udo

with

judg

es,l

earn

the

diff

eren

tsty

les

ofde

fens

eat

torn

eys.

You'l

lse

eth

emov

er:m

dov

erag

ain.

One

pros

ecut

orsa

ysth

at·S

ome

defe

nse

atto

rney

are

trust

wor

thy.

Ifth

eyte

llyo

u'T

here

'sapr

ob~e

m,

with

this

case

,':ro

ube

lieve

them

.Oth

ers,

ifth

eysa

id,'

It's

dayl

ight

outs

ide'

you'

dlo

okan

yway

.You

can'

ttru

stth

em.

But

you

learn

that

,an'd

you

ask

othe

rpr

osec

utor

sab

outl

ocal

pers

onal

ities

.The

y

HiiT

ldling

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yboti

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side

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423

clie

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ictim

and

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ess

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di

nato

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whe

reth

eca

sest

ands

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inst

ance

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e've

subm

itted

this

and

we'

reas

king

for

aco

urtd

ate.

"In

othe

rof

fices

,you

have

mor

eco

ntac

tWith

Vic

tims.

Whe

nyo

udo

deal

With

them

,be

sure

that

you

spea

kca

lmly

and

With

delib

erat

ion,

soth

atth

eype

rcei

ve:y

ou're

inco

ntro

l.O

nefe

mal

epro~ecutor

says

that

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yw

omen

say

'mm

-hm

m'w

hen

peop

leta

lk.

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don'

tw

antt

odo

that

with

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tims

orev

enW

itnes

ses,

for

that

mat

ter.

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akes

them

thin

kyo

u're

agre

eing

With

them

whe

nw

haty

ou're

real

lysa

ying

is,'

j'mlis

teni

ng.G

oon

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ouw

antt

oge

taU

the

facts

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Ictim

sso

met

ime:

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tole

ave

outr

elev

antf

acts

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ryin

gth

atif

they

tell

you

even

thin

g,th

ere

won

'tbe

aco

nVic

tion.

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awar

e.t

hati

fthe

case

do~n't

getr

esol

ved

toth

eir

satis

fact

ion,

"VIc

tims

will

com

plai

n,bu

tyou

unde

rsta

ndit

They

need

tove

nt,"

says

one

pros

ecut

or.

Dep

endi

ngon

the

crim

e,de

alin

gW

ithW

itnes

ses

can

bea

terrt

bly

gut·w

renc

hing

proc

ess.

As

one

pros

ecut

orsa

ys,

"Whe

nyo

ude

alW

ithV

ictim

sof

child

abus

e,yo

ule

arn

abou

tthi

ngs

you

shou

ldn'

tha

veto

know

.You

lear

nho

wto

dist

ingu

ish

asp

lash

scal

dfro

man

imm

ersi

onsc

ald,

'md

the

diff

eren

cebe

twee

na

twis

ting

fract

ure

and

acl

ean

snap

.You

lear

nth

ete

lltal

esi

gns

ofab

use.

You

have

anim

mer

sion

scal

d,a

twis

ting

frac

ture

-no

kid

gets

thos

efro

man

acci

dent

You

do

ntw

antt

okn

owth

isst

uff.

But

ifyo

ube

lieve

inw

haty

ou're

doin

g,yo

uca

nde

alw

ithit

Just

focu

son

wha

tyou

'redo

ing:

you'

rebu

ndng

aca

se."

m.

Out

side

ofw

ork,

rem

embe

ryou

rjob

!

One

pros

ecut

orla

ughi

ngly

said

that

"Whe

nyo

u're

outo

nth

efr

eew

ay,y

ou're

spee

ding

,it's

easy

toth

ink,

'Hey

lI'v

ego

tafre

epa

ss!

I'ma

pros

ecut

or!'

You

have

tofig

htth

atat

titud

e!A

pros

ecu·

tor

does

repr

esen

tthe

publ

ic.Y

ouw

antt

ore

pres

entt

hebe

stof

it"

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ther

pros

ecut

orad

ded

that

"Whe

ther

you'

rea

pros

ecut

oror

not,

ther

ear

eso

me

nigh

tclU

bs,

YOU'

dju

stbe

stup

idto

goth

ere.

You

don'

tt.a

veto

chan

geyo

urlif

eou

tsid

eof

wor

kju

stbe

caus

eof

your

job.

But

whe

nyo

use

epe

ople

ina

stor

e,an

dyo

u

know

that

they

wer

ein

ona

spee

ding

ticke

tlas

twee

k,an

dth

eylo

okat

you

and

say,

'Hm

m-w

here

doIk

now

you

from

?'do

n't

take

the

bait.

Tell

them

abou

tsom

ethi

ngel

sein

your

life,

'Oh,

may

beth

eY

MC

A,'

or'I

teac

hat

so-a

nd-s

oco

llege

.'"

n.L

ight

s!C

amer

a!H

andl

ing

the

med

ia.

As

one

pros

ecut

orex

plai

ns,

·Som

ere

port

ers

are

good

,so

me

aren

'tW

hen

aca

seis

pend

ing,

you

c.an

'tsa

yan

ythi

ngab

outi

t.O

nce

you

geti

nto

cour

t,yo

une

edto

know

that

ever

ythi

ngyo

usa

yn:~

ourt

isfa

irga

me.

Ifyo

ugo

into

the

fact

son

the

reco

rd,y

ou're

gM

ng

them

wha

tthe

yw

antt

okn

Ow

.But

ifth

ere

porte

ris

aje

rk,i

fyo

u've

had

troub

leW

ithth

embe

fore

,you

can

just

stip

ulat

eto

the

fact

san

dre

porte

rsca

n'tg

etan

ythi

ng.A

nddo

n'tb

Uy

that

'off

the

reco

rd' l

ine.

I've

been

burn

eda

few

times

With

that

Ifyo

udo

n't

wan

tthe

mto

prin

tit,

don'

tsay

it"

II.

Mor

eti

psfo

ryou

ifyo

ure

pres

entc

lien

ts

a.R

ely

onot

herp

eopl

ein

lear

ning

the

rope

s.Y

ou're

neye

ralo

ne!

Whe

nyo

ust

arto

utas

alit

igat

or,t

here

'sa

lott

ole

arn.

AsS

usan

neA

rono

witz

says

,"Y

oudo

n't

know

how

thin

gsge

tfile

dw

ithth

eco

urt Y

oudo

n'tk

now

wha

tple

adin

gslo

oklik

e.'M

eeta

ndco

nfer

With

oppo

sing

coun

sel'-

wha

tdoe

sth

atm

ean?

Clin

ics

insc

hool

help

,but

ifyo

udi

dn't

doth

at,m

aybe

you

won

'tkn

oww

hatl

ocal

rule

sar

eon

stap

ling

docu

men

tsfo

rco

urtW

hat's

apr

oofo

fser

vice

?W

hich

dead

lines

are

'har

d'an

dW

hich

are

'soft'

?H

owdo

you

coun

ttim

eon

dead

lines

?Th

eFe

dera

lRul

esof

Civ

ilPr

oced

ure

aren

'tth

eon

lyru

les

you

need

tokn

ow!"

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nbe

over

whe

lmin

g!M

ake

thin

gsea

sier

onyo

urse

lfby

rely

ing

onot

hers

.Sta

rtw

ithpe

ople

inyo

urow

nof

fice,

Who

are

just

asve

sted

inyo

urcl

ient

s'su

cces

sas

you

are.

As

Ore

gon'

sJa

neSt

eckb

eck

says

,·Y

ou'll

beas

ked

todo

abu

nch

ofth

ings

you'

vene

verd

one

befo

re.M

aybe

you

have

n't,

buts

omeb

ody

else

has.

"O

nela

wye

rta

lked

abou

thow

Whe

nhe

first

star

ted

with

his

firm

,his

part

ners

aid,

"You

've

gott

odo

e~ert

witn

ess

depo

sitio

nsin

two

days

."H

esa

id,"

Ihad

neve

rdo

neIt

befo

rean

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adT

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geta

muc

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tterd

ealf

oryo

urcl

ient

ifyo

utr

eatt

heot

herl

awye

rw

ithco

urte

syan

dre

spec

t.Y

ou'll

get

abe

tter

outc

ome.

"W

hat

. sho

uld

you

do?

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emem

ber

that

you

can

acco

mpl

ish

mor

equ

letly

than

you

can

yeIlin

g.

As

Geo

rget

own'

sA

nna

Dav

issa

ys,"

Inde

posi

tion

train

ing,

you

lear

nth

atyo

uca

nbe

real

lyfr

iend

lybu

task

som

ere

ally

dead

iyqu

estio

ns."

Perh

aps

you

saw

the

depo

sitio

nin

the

Mic

roso

ftca

se,w

here

Dav

idB

oies

,by

mos

test

imat

ions

,too

kap

artB

illG

ates

.He

didn

'tdo

itw

ithbl

uste

r.If

you

read

any

thin

gab

out

Boi

es-a

ndyo

ush

ould

,he

'san

amaz

ing

iaw

yer-

hepr

epar

esbe

tter

than

anyb

ody,

wor

king

phen

ome

nalh

ours

.He

patie

ntly

draw

sou

tres

pons

esfro

mw

itnes

ses

oncr

oss-

exam

inat

ion

orin

depo

sitio

ns,

allo

win

gth

emto

pain

tthe

mse

lves

into

thei

row

nco

met

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isch

arm

ing,

polit

ean

dre

spec

tful.

His

oppo

nent

sha

veon

lygo

odth

ings

tosa

yab

outh

im.

2)R

emem

ber

that

nom

atte

rho

wbi

ga

city

you

wor

kin

,th

ew

orld

real

lyis

smal

l.Y

oune

eda

good

repu

tatio

n,be

caus

eyO

U'll

alw

ays

need

prof

essio

nalc

ourte

sies

.

As

Car

lton

Fiel

ds'K

evin

Nap

pers

ays,

"You

rrep

utat

ion

will

prec

ede

you.

Ifyo

u're

prof

essi

onal

and

your

wor

dis

your

bond

,ify

oudo

wha

tyou

say

you'

rego

ing

todo

orex

plai

nW

hyyo

uca

n't,

you'

llge

tpro

fess

iona

lcou

rtesi

es.E

very

oMkn

ows

who

'sdi

shon

esta

nda

jerk

and

who

prac

tices

clos

eto

the

edge

.The

yge

ttre

ated

acco

rdin

gly.

'Ano

ther

law

yera

dds,

"Som

epe

ople

are

apa

inin

ever

yca

se.T

hey

thro

wdi

scov

ery

atyo

u.T

hey'

reju

stje

rks

for

the

sake

ofbe

ing

jerk

s.Y

ouju

stw

ait,

knoW

ing

that

som

etim

e,yO

U'll

have

anop

portu

nity

toge

tthe

mba

ck."

Whe

nit

com

esto

prof

essi

onal

cour

tesi

es,r

emem

ber

that

ther

ear

elo

tsof

rule

sth

atar

en't

engr

aved

inst

one.

Whe

nyo

u're

invo

lved

ina

case

,for

inst

ance

,the

rear

em

any

times

whe

nde

adlin

esca

nbe

stre

tche

dw

ithth

eco

nsen

tof

the

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dlin

gEve

rybo

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HOOL

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You

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BUT

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REA

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ow

offic

e,A

noth

er<s

soci

ate

gave

me

abo

okca

lled

the

Dep

ositio

nsH

andb

ook,

and

t~ere

was

ach

apte

rin

ther

eon

expe

rtde

posit

ions

.Th

ank

God

!Th

efa

ctis

,yo

uca

n'tb

eco

wed

.Iha

da

colle

ague

who

.had

tota

keon

alo

tofr

espo

nsib

ility

fast,

and

she

sati

nhe

rof

fice,

cryi

ng.S

hedi

dn't

wan

tto

doit

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who

wsh

efe

It,bu

tit's

like

the

old

sayi

ng,'

Feel

the

fear

and

doit

anyw

ay.'

Turn

toot

herp

e0

ple

who

have

e:rp

ertis

eth

atyo

udo

n'th

ave.

The

y'll

help

you

thro

ugh!

"O

ther

than

your

colle

ague

s,th

ere

are

lots

ofre

sour

ces

atyo

urdi

spos

al.l

isa

Les'l

gere

com

men

dsth

atyo

ugo

toth

elo

calb

aras

s0

ciat

ion

and

find

hwye

rsW

hoha

ndle

the

kind

ofca

ses

you

just

got

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says

,"L

awye

rsID

lleto

talk

abou

tthe

mse

lves

and

wha

tthe

ykn

ow,a

ndth

eylo

veto

give

advi

ceab

outc

ases

!Th

em

agic

wor

dsar

e,'I'

vego

tthi

sca

se.C

anIt

ake

you

outt

olu

nch

tole

arn

abou

tcr

imin

alla

w?'

You

'llbe

amaz

ed.T

hey'

llte

llyo

uw

hatt

odo

,the

y'll

send

plea

ding

s.P~ople

are

real

lyhe

lpfu

l."Su

sann

eA

rono

witz

sugg

ests

cont

actin

gyo

urcl

inic

alpr

ofes

sora

tla

wsc

hool

,or

the

alum

nias

soci

atio

n,or

any

othe

rpro

fess

orwh

om

ight

behe

lpfu

l."G

radu

atio

nis

n'td

ivor

ce!

Stay

into

uch

with

your

prof

esso

rs.A

lway

sco

me

back

toas

kfo

rthi

ngs.

You

paid

alot

ofm

oney

fors

choo

l.St

ayin

touc

h!"

b.B

eni

ceto

sher

iffs

.

I've

told

you

befo

re,b

eni

ceto

ever

ybod

y.It'

sas

true

fors

herif

fs,/ ,>

;.

asit

isfo

rany

body

"els

e.A

son

elit

igat

orsu

gges

ts,"

Ifyo

uw

ants

um·'i

:: --)jm

onse

sse

rved

011

time,

beni

ceto

sher

iffs!

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esn'

tmat

teri

fyou

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bboS

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as d~PP

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om

e,'Ba

llsUthe

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conp

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ec

you.

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owca

nyo

ube

nice

tohi

m?'

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d,'T

hat's

asm

aybe

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getd

eliv

ered

ontim

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does

n'tt

ake

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yth

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nice

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hen

itco

mes

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alin

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oppo

sing

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sel,

beco

rdia

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uard

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eing

anad

voca

tedo

esn'

tmea

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ing

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tLou

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nive

rsity

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endy

Wer

ners

ays,

"Und

erst

and

whe

n.:'

,~ ,.".yo

u're

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gan

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and

whe

nyo

u're

bein

ga

jerk

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.me,

dem

andi

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ten-

thou

sand

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lar

cash

settl

emen

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his

clie

nt.T

his

guy

real

lypi

ssed

me

off,

and

Irea

llyw

ante

dto

fight

him

.T

hew

ifew

assp

ittin

gm

ad,

asw

ell.

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tth

eyw

ere

aski

ngfo

rcl

early

was

n'tf

air.

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prep

arin

gth

ew

ifefo

ra

trial

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utth

enI

took

ast

epba

ck,a

ndth

ough

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aita

min

ute:

ifw

ego

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al,

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fees

are

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gto

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ore

than

ten

thou

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t'sgo

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g.O

neof

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toug

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conv

ersa

tions

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rha

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ithhe

rw

asto

poin

tout

that

ifsh

edi

dn't

chal

leng

eth

ete

nth

ou

sand

dolla

rs,i

fshe

just

paid

it,sh

ew

asre

ally

goin

gto

win

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was

goin

gto

gett

his

ugly

divo

rce

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ndhe

ran

dco

me

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ithm

ore

mon

ey,t

obo

ot.N

eith

eron

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usw

asha

ppy

abou

titb

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clea

rlyth

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htth

ing

todo

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fine,

tedh

ni

cally

the

husb

and

'won

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ego

tmy

clie

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pay

up.

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my

clie

ntan

dI

both

knew

who

was

real

lyth

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inne

r.H

ean

dhi

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wye

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iots

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d.

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side

rta

king

an'A

ctin

gfo

rL

awye

rs'c

lass

.

Ela

ine

Bou

rne

says

that

"Tak

ing

an'A

ctin

gfo

rL

awye

rs'c

lass

give

syo

ugr

eate

rco

nfid

ence

whe

nyo

ugo

into

cour

t.Y

ou'll

find

cour

ses

like

itta

ught

thro

ugh

adul

ted

mos

teve

ryw

here

.It's

afu

n.

clas

s!Y

ou'll

lear

nth

ings

like

getti

ngyo

urpo

inta

cros

sW

ithm

ore

than

wor

ds,

moc

kop

enin

gsan

dcl

osin

gs.

It's

kind

oflik

em

ock

inte

rvie

ws

forl

awye

rs."

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EC

FR

AIR

YO

UR

DIR

T\

LA

UN

DR

YIN

THE

ME

DIA

!

"'.Q

uick

!If

you

had

toch

oose

betw

een

your

boss

likin

gyo

u,an

da

repo

rter

you

don'

tkno

wan

dW

hom

you'

llne

ver

talk

toag

ain

likin

gyo

u,w

hich

wou

ldyo

uch

oose

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mm

,let

me

gues

s.Id

on't

know

abou

tyou

,but

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nkth

eid

eaof

apa

yche

ckis

rath

eren

ticin

g.If

you

do,t

oo,t

hen

neve

reve

reve

rsay

any_

thing

unfla

tterin

gab

outy

our

empl

oyer

toan

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allS

tree

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rnal

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le,d

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grue

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ates

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mel

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ms,

incl

uded

the

follo

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gpa

ssag

e(I

've

chan

ged

the

nam

eof

the

fuman

dth

eas

soci

ate

nam

edin

the

artic

le):

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posi

tion,

whe

reyo

uca

nge

tmor

etim

efo

rdi

scov

ery

oran

adjo

urnm

emif

the

othe

rsid

eag

rees

.T

here

will

certa

inly

betim

esw

hen

it's

noti

nth

ebe

stin

ter

est

ofyo

urcl

ient

togr

ant

cour

tesi

es.

Ifth

at's

the

case

,ex

plai

nto

the

oppo

sing

coun

selw

hyyo

uca

n'td

ow

hatt

hey

aske

dyo

uto

do.I

fyou

tell

them

why

you

can'

tcom

ply,

you

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