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Mar. 29, 2022

Some practical advice for using exhibits at trial

Using documents at trial is not difficult. However, not knowing the routine for marking and admitting documents into evidence can often detract from a smooth presentation and sometimes result in the failure to get a crucial piece of information into evidence.

Robert J. Moss

Judge (ret.), Neutral
Judicate West

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Guest Column

As my time on the bench is rapidly coming to an end I would like to share with trial lawyers some of the problems I’ve encountered over the last 20 years in the mechanics of conducting a trial.

One area that comes to mind is the considerable fumbling and bumbling with documents. Perhaps it is because as lawyers we are more focused on what questions we are going to ask live witnesses or what cogent a...

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