The Litigator’s Playbook - Stewart Law Group

It’s a Make it Take It World After All

Here we come 2022: Becoming Momentum Makers In December, I had a fun lunch with my new buddy, Dallas attorney, Tom Barron, a “Rona” friend I met virtually during the…

Hardball Litigation

The Importance of Investigations

By: Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller, SLG’s investigation expert, details the importance of and how…

Secrets of Power Negotiation

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird All parties to a negotiation must agree to the final result; otherwise, no agreement is ever reached. But this does not mean that everyone “wins”…

Pre-trial Impact—Shaping and Winning

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird In litigation, as in life, relatively few things are really important. Conversely, the vast bulk of things are completely unimportant. As a lifelong student of…

The Fundamentals of Depositions

By: Founding Partner Amy M. Stewart “Get the fundamentals down and everything you do will rise.” – Michael Jordan Depositions are primetime because they can make or break your case.…

Deposing an Expert – Stakes, Tips, and Other Weapons

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird Experts, junk science, and life and death Experts play a special role in both civil and criminal trials. They can make or break your case.…

How to Depose an Adverse Police Officer

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird Here are some thoughts for deposing an adverse police officer. A typical case is one in which a police officer testifies for the Plaintiff in…