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Trial misconduct cited by judge in tossing $260K road-rage verdict against cop

Oct 4, 2016, 9:10 am CDT

A Message From Bloomberg Law

Privacy Laws Around the World

Aug 29, 2016, 1:35 pm CDT

Sorry, technology isn’t easy—you take the time to learn, or you lose

Oct 3, 2016, 8:30 am CDT

Lawyer denies brandishing his gun during a deposition; court reporter kept typing in tense situation

Oct 6, 2016, 11:06 am CDT

Lawyers will have to cut 1,000 words from their arguments in federal appeals briefs

Oct 4, 2016, 10:40 am CDT

A Message From Thomson Reuters Firm Central

Top Ten Reasons to Love Firm Central—A Small Law Firm’s Point of View

Oct 2, 2016, 2:57 pm CDT

California makes it a felony for prosecutors to withhold or alter exculpatory evidence

Oct 5, 2016, 3:00 pm CDT

Did publication of Donald Trump's tax return information violate the law?

Oct 3, 2016, 10:54 am CDT

Lawyer is ordered to pay $1.75M in punitive damages for alleged meritless suit

Oct 6, 2016, 8:00 am CDT

Judge is admonished for belittling potential jurors

Oct 5, 2016, 8:45 am CDT

Failed firm's leaders violated law by not giving proper notice before layoffs, federal judge says

Oct 3, 2016, 3:15 pm CDT

Federal judge is tossed from 2 cases for repeated failure to rule on pending motions

Oct 5, 2016, 10:59 am CDT

Suspect accepts plea deal in slaying of law prof Dan Markel; his help led to third person's arrest

Oct 4, 2016, 3:17 pm CDT

Which law school offers grads the best job prospects? Princeton Review issues its 2017 rankings

Oct 6, 2016, 12:55 pm CDT

News quiz in session: Will you prevail?

Oct 3, 2016, 5:00 pm CDT

Lawyer's 'free legal tips' for clueless defendants are based on experience

Oct 3, 2016, 7:00 am CDT

Question of the Week

What advice do you have for criminal defendants or civil litigants?

This week, we took note of a West Virginia lawyer’s Facebook page, L. Scott Briscoe’s Free Legal Tips.

Briscoe’s advice is usually something like Free Legal Tip of the Day #6: “Drinking ice water just before your drug test does not adequately explain why your urine sample is cold.”

So this week, we’d like to ask you: What advice do you have for criminal defendants? Or civil litigants? We welcome both serious suggestions and quirky ones that suggest you’ve had clients who have done some strange things.

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week’s question: In law school, did you get better scores on longer essay answers?

Featured answer:

Posted by Meshugginer: “I tell people that I finished first in law school. I didn’t have the best grades, but every exam, I finished first. My classmates would make book on how long it would be between start time and when I would turn in the blue book. My grades weren’t the best, but judges tended to like my brief briefs.”

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