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By Dan Ambrose, Trial Lawyers University
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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.
“I've always had a ‘presenter mode’… I’m ‘presenting’ to a jury,” says David Christensen. Then, he and his team at Christensen Law attended a TLU bootcamp about forming relationships instead.
They put the strategies – eye contact, slower speech, and other “micro-communication” techniques – to work at a recent trial. “It was palpable. I could feel the difference,” he tells host Dan Ambrose, founder of TLU.
Next month, it will be David’s turn to teach. At TLU Vegas, he’ll break down an unusual case in which he sued a gas station for not calling 9-1-1 fast enough when a mentally ill man was killed at the site by a homeless man. In this episode, David and Dan put their teaching skills to work as they role-play the cross-examination of a doctor as a paid expert witness. Dan guides the lesson into techniques like asking leading questions, “looping” – establishing a fact and repeating that fact in the next question – and refocusing: “Doctor, here’s my question…”
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ David Christensen | LinkedIn | Email
☑️ Christensen Law | LinkedIn | Instagram | X | YouTube
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After years of settling cases out of court, Mike Morse represented the parents of a college student who died at a friend’s house when he took a high dose of “molly,” or MDMA, that he was told was Adderall. The young man’s friends videotaped him and posted videos to Snapchat of him struggling under the effects of the drug, but they didn’t call for help until after he died.
Tearing up when the student’s parents told him the story, Mike agreed to take the case. But he hadn’t tried a case before a jury in 15 years, so he hired a jury consultant and coach and began listening to recordings, through Trial Lawyers University, of attorneys explaining how they won their cases.
Listen as Mike describes how he picked a jury, tried the case, and secured $75 million. He also reflects on a different case in which he secured the release of his client who had been wrongfully convicted.
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Mike Morse | LinkedIn | Email
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When Sean Claggett says that it’s rare for a lawyer armed with data to lose at trial, he has the data to back it up.
The evidence can be found in the pages of JuryBall: The Big Data Revolution is Here, the groundbreaking book that Sean wrote with Alicia Campbell and John Campbell. As Sean explains to host Dan Ambrose, their research made it clear that lawyers should reject the notion that jury trials are risky because “you never know what a jury is going to do… I think juried behavior is very predictable.” In this wide-ranging conversation, Sean recounts the genesis of JuryBall, his recent $24.6 million verdict in a med-mal case, and the tracks he’ll teach at TLU VEGAS.
Train and Connect with the Titans
☑️ Sean Claggett | LinkedIn | Email
☑️ Claggett & Sykes on LinkedIn | X | Facebook | Instagram
☑️ Sean’s book with Alicia Campbell and John Campbell: JuryBall: The Big Data Revolution is Here
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For Joe Fried of Fried Goldberg LLC, two upcoming cases offer a great opportunity to share his insight as a founder of truck accident law. That’s what he’ll do at TLU VEGAS.
In this detailed preview, Joe joins host Dan Ambrose to highlight the cases: one on behalf of a brain-injured client and another on behalf of a child run over by an Amazon delivery van. He’ll teach the “speed trial” technique that he plans to leverage in the TBI case, calling a summary witness to sum up the complicated medical testimony in about an hour. His session on the “Amazonation” of trucking will guide plaintiffs’ attorneys on the nuances of different Amazon cases. Tune in for more about his strategies, including a few that some may disagree with, like this one: “I've given up feeling the need to teach medical school every time I have an injury.”
Are you a truck accident attorney? The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, which Joe co-founded, could be a helpful resource.
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Joseph Fried | LinkedIn | Email
☑️ Fried Goldberg on LinkedIn | X | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
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The beginning jiu-jitsu student had signed a waiver to take lessons; that much was clear. Also clear, tragically so, was that the young man suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury while sparring with his jiu-jitsu instructor.
Plaintiffs’ attorney Rahul Ravipudi and his team moved, successfully, to get the waiver deemed unenforceable. That was one early strategy that Rahul describes to host Dan Ambrose. In voir dire, the team carefully deselected jurors who may have had biases about engaging in risky activities like martial arts. An expert witness proved powerful: A member of the founding family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he not only explained best practices to the jury but also demonstrated them – on Rahul. Tune in for more about Rahul’s $46 million verdict against the instructor and club.
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Email
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“It wasn't all so sunny and shiny early on, taking those hits,” Sach Oliver says about his early trial losses. To get back up, he broke down his failures to make sure he’d never repeat them.
The result is a methodology for success that Sach describes in Depositions Are Trial, his new book that he will teach at TLU Vegas. In a preview with host Dan Ambrose, Sach highlights foundational elements of his techniques – starting with the art of establishing the timeline in depositions because, as he’s learned, jurors find timelines influential. From physical strategies – like scouting out the courtroom before trial to prepare for setting up displays – to verbal strategies – like telling the client’s story so it sticks in jurors’ minds – Sach outlines the lessons he’s learned and is eager to share.
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Sach Oliver | Oliver Law Firm | Email | LinkedIn
☑️ Oliver Law Firm on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram
☑️ Sach’s book Depositions Are Trial
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When Michael Alder’s client goes to trial, she will face what Michael believes is the number one type of discrimination today: weight. She’s 5-foot-1, weighs about 235 pounds, and cannot have surgery to relieve pain from injuries suffered in a car accident until she loses weight.
In this dispute over liability, Michael will leverage the skills and strategies he’s developed as a top personal injury lawyer in California. With host Dan Ambrose, Michael describes how this challenging case demonstrates his trial strategies: attacking sensitive issues head-on, being honest, and turning a bad situation into a good one. Tune in to learn more about his philosophy, and be ready for a few bad jokes. After all, finding success in the courtroom is like telling a lot of bad jokes. If you keep telling the jokes – taking on the hard cases and pushing through the failures – at some point, you’ll hit the mark.
Need a financial scholarship to attend TLU Vegas? Email Michael to discuss how he can help.
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Michael Alder | LinkedIn | Email | Instagram | YouTube | Telephone
☑️ AlderLaw on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
☑️ TLU VEGAS
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Struck on an airport tarmac by a fueling vehicle, the United Airlines worker suffered catastrophic injuries. “The worst-hurt person I've ever seen in my life,” recalled his lawyer, Randall Sorrels.
When Randall sued the fueling vehicle company and its driver, he faced a high-powered defense firm, and a famous defense lawyer, that sought to keep the verdict low by using a so-called “nuclear verdict defense.” To host Dan Ambrose, Randall reveals how he and his law firm partner and wife, Alex, foiled the attack. Relying on a blend of strategy (putting the defendant’s corporate representative as the first witness), smart advice (listening to a jury consultant who advised him to keep a juror he wanted to strike), and a little luck (finding a mock juror who had sat through the defense’s mock trial), they transformed a lowball offer of $5 million into a jury verdict of $353 million.
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Randall Sorrels | Sorrels Law | Email | LinkedIn
☑️ Sorrels Law on Facebook | LinkedIn
☑️ TLU VEGAS
☑️ Trial Lawyers University Website
☑️ TLU On Demand Instant access to live lectures, case analysis, and skills training videos
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“Let me start at the beginning,” says Randi McGinn when asked about what became a $42 million judgment against a semi-trailer manufacturer, the largest ever against that industry. “If I'm going to tell the story right…”
A self-professed storyteller at heart, Randi tells host Dan Ambrose how trial lawyers can persuade jurors through effective storytelling techniques. For example, in the semi-trailer manufacturer case, she took jurors back in time some 50 years when a famous actress died in disturbingly similar circumstances as her client’s son. Tune in to hear the rest of that story – including her strategic use of an expert who did what the industry said couldn’t be done – and for a preview of her lectures at the upcoming TLU Vegas.
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Randi McGinn | McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers PA | Email | LinkedIn
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☑️ Randi’s book: Changing Laws, Saving Lives: How to Take on Corporate Giants & Win
☑️ TLU VEGAS
☑️ Trial Lawyers University Website
☑️ TLU On Demand Instant access to live lectures, case analysis, and skills training videos
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No matter the case, no matter the client, you need a compelling story to convince the jury to award damages.
“You want that million dollars?” asks jury trial consultant Jesse Wilson. “Tell me the ‘try’ story. Tell me how somebody is trying to overcome their pain.” In this conversation with host Dan Ambrose, Jesse describes how this approach yields results. In one case he consulted on, a plaintiff who had been injured in a car wreck – and even gone back to work – got a $2.5 million settlement, after initially only being offered $80,000.
Jesse calls his tactic the “victim-to-victor” approach, and he’ll teach it at the upcoming TLU Vegas. Those who sign up should be prepared for an interactive experience – Jesse’s a Juilliard-trained actor who borrows from his theater background so that participants will “understand and not intellectualize the process.”
Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Jesse Wilson | Tell The Winning Story | Email | X | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok
☑️ Jesse’s Book: Witness Preparation: How to Tell the Winning Story
☑️ TLU VEGAS
☑️ Trial Lawyers University Website
☑️ TLU On Demand Instant access to live lectures, case analysis, and skills training videos
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