Strategy fails most often at the handoff, when a strong case theory never becomes a day to day plan the team can execute. The fix is not more brainstorming, it is a repeatable way to translate theory into tasks, outputs, owners, and deadlines. This guide walks through a practical litigation
When a deposition goes sideways, it is rarely because counsel “didn’t know the case.” It is usually because the deposition documents were not controlled: the right exhibits were not marked, the right materials were not shared (or were shared incorrectly), and nobody left with a clean, usable summary. Below
Clean admissions win cases because they travel well. A crisp “Yes” in the transcript (and on video) can power summary judgment, drive mediation leverage, or undercut a witness at trial without a fight over what they “meant.” The goal of a strong deposition strategy is not more questions, it is
A good trial outline does two jobs at once: it tells a coherent story a jury can follow, and it maps every story beat to admissible proof. If either side is missing, openings drift into argument without evidence, or the proof arrives as a confusing pile of facts. Below is
When litigation work gets busy, the bottleneck is rarely legal knowledge. It is the time it takes to turn raw records, PDFs, and discovery into clean, usable drafts. A strong workflow makes that conversion repeatable, auditable, and fast, without sacrificing attorney judgment. Below are practical, litigation-ready workflows you can run
Discovery gets expensive and messy when every possible request looks “important.” A practical discovery strategy is less about asking for everything and more about sequencing the right requests so you prove liability, causation, and damages quickly, while staying proportional. Below is a simple framework you can reuse in almost any
The discovery phase is where most cases are won or lost. Before you ever reach pretrial, you need a defensible fact record, clean evidence, credible damages support, and a plan for what will and will not come into evidence. Below is a practical, litigation-focused walkthrough of what must be done
Case value rarely changes because of a single dramatic moment. More often, it shifts because someone spots, or misses, an early signal that changes how a judge, jury, carrier, or mediator will view litigation liability and damages. Below are the intake-stage indicators that most reliably move value, plus a practical
Depositions can feel like a sprawling conversation, but the best ones are engineered: you know exactly what you must prove, who must say it, and which documents will make the testimony stick. When you approach the deposition of case witnesses with clear goals, a deliberate order, and a tight exhibit
When a vendor touches your case file, they are not “just a tool.” They function as a litigation partner in the most literal sense: they can influence deadlines, strategy, discovery posture, and (if you get it wrong) privilege. This guide is a practical, time-efficient way to vet litigation support vendors,
“Discovery on discovery” happens when the real fight is not just what is being produced, but how the other side searched, collected, reviewed, and withheld information. Done right, targeted discovery into the discovery process can reveal gaps, prevent trial surprises, and move settlement. Done wrong, it burns budget and judicial
Trial litigation is rarely won on the courthouse steps. It is won in the weeks and months before trial, when you turn a messy fact pattern into a tight story, a provable damages model, and a clean evidentiary record. Below are the pretrial tasks that consistently “move the needle”, meaning