Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 22, 2020
The nuts and bolts of jury instructions in California
You have marshalled your evidence, tagged your exhibits, scheduled your witnesses, and drafted your motions in limine. Now it is time to turn to the jury instructions and get them hammered out before the first day of trial, right? Think again.
Michelle G. Lee
Partner
Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe LLP
Univ of Michigan Law Sch; Ann Arbor MI
Michelle focuses on representing employees and workers in employment and civil rights cases. She will be speaking on practical trial tips on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the 15th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp from Pincus Professional Education.
You have marshalled your evidence, tagged your exhibits, scheduled your witnesses, and drafted your motions in limine. Now it is time to turn to the jury instructions and get them hammered out before the first day of trial, right? If you have waited this long to begin drafting your jury instructions, you may be lagging behind your opponent and doing yourself a disservice.
Jury instructions provide an opportunity for the jurors to he...
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