By: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm – Okay, that is a deliberately provocative title, but I mean it literally: words don’t have meaning any more than scissors have cut paper. Meaning isn’t an inherent or immutable attribute or possession of a word (something it “has”), but is rather an effect of the word when used in […]
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By: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm For the litigator preparing a witness or working up an opening statement, there is an important question of whether you should just make your own case, or identify and respond to the arguments likely to be offered by the other side. For the witness, should you cover in direct what you expect will be hit on cross,
With Eggs and Arguments, Keep the Sunny Side Up, But Cook Both Sides Read More »
by Dr. Ken Broda Bahm As counsel begins her oral argument to the judge, everything is going according to plan. She systematically previews her main points and begins developing the first of several layered arguments. Then… the judge interrupts with a question. Then another question. Then a counter-argument. Before she knows it, counsel is off-track
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by: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm So the company finally terminates the troublesome employee. “Problem solved,” right? In a litigious climate, the answer could be, “Wrong, the problem’s been replaced by a different problem” because what follows could be months or years of discovery, deposition, and developing strategy before you find yourself explaining that decision to
In Employment Cases (and All Cases), Keeping it Simple is Smart Read More »