The National Law Journal 1996 Margaret Cronin Fisk - Abstracts

The National Law Journal 1996 Margaret Cronin Fisk
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10 top litigators tell war stories; employing widely differing strategies and ways of wooing the jury, they have all won big, complex cases.(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
$29B - for billion - verdict; the case involves the CIA, the Marcoses and the theft of buried treasure.LawDavid E. Rovella, Margaret Cronin Fisk
Belligerence is a valid defense tactic; this attorney espouses aggression: 'the defense has to leap right into it, slashing and smashing. (John W. Keker)(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Clients' defense victories beat odds; major wins for IBM and municipalities highlight NLJ's look at 1995's big saves.LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Complex subjects need simplifying; 'you don't need to turn over every single rock,' because that bogs down jurors.(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Corporate counsel post can lead to power seat.(The NLJ Client List)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Ford thinks it has a better idea: hardball; the automaker has thinned its outside counsel and adopted a tough pretrial settlement stance.LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Front-load effort and win your case; 'the voir dire is the most important part of the trial' because one bad juror can spoil your chance to win. (Willie E. Gary)(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Gentle handling gets to the truth; except when challenging expert witnesses, he plays it cool: 'My questions are just very logical and direct.' (Joseph A. Power, Jr.)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Help jurors feel for injured parties; 'I bring the decedent back alive in the courtroom,' so damages don't seem futile. (Aaron J. Broder)(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
In hostile territory, show you trust jury; 'in representing these large corporations, we're always the visiting team, he says.(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
It's looking good; all that timidity in the early '90s has created opportunities now.(Careers)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Make the courtroom yours; for a win, he says, 'I try to aturn the playing field from their turf to my turf.'(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Massive bonuses are the news of the hour.(What Lawyers Earn: 1995 Salaries and How They've Grown.)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Organize complex claims clearly; until he pared it down, the plaintiffs' case in Kodak 'was a shotgun complaint.' (Maxwell M. Blecher)(Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Skadden Arps leads in financial survey again; close ties with local law firms may become a thing of the past, as banks decentralize.(The NLJ Client List: Who Represents Corporate America)LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
Soft-pedal approach in injury cases; 'Spencer Hicks deserved a lot of sympathy,' she told the jury. 'But that doesn't mean he deserves money.LawMargaret Cronin Fisk
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