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Litigation

Sep. 9, 2003

The Top-Ten List of Things You Shouldn't Say in Court

Column - Courtroom Etiquette - By Douglas G. Carnahan - New lawyers need to know the rule against hearsay and what the grounds for a demurrer are. They also need to know how to state their appearances, how to make objections and myriad other positive things. Lawyers need to learn to say many things to judges.

        Column
        
        Courtroom Etiquette
        
        By Douglas G. Carnahan
        
         New lawyers need to kn...

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