Where the law and the arts meet – whether in the courtroom, the boardroom, on...
I am very pleased and excited to be announcing our new blog. It places us squarely in the 21st Century. Along with our monthly eblasts/newsletter, our Twitter account, our Facebook Page and now the...
View ArticleCostuming for the Courtroom
Katherine James of ACT of Communication continues publish excellent articles to educate attorneys on the live communication skills. One of my favorites is her article titled “Costuming for the...
View ArticlePreparing The Parents Of The Child Client
In dealing with a case that is focused around child, whether the child is hurt or killed by a doctor, defective product or any number of ways we have all seen over the years, the parents of a child...
View ArticleTHE RISING INFLECTION. From the mouths of babes to the mouths of lawyers!
Katherine: When we teach lawyers how to ask questions using the rising inflection, they sometimes tell us that they “can’t hear it”. Listen to this conversation between twin baby brothers — can you...
View ArticleCLE Video Conference Workshop with Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Over the course of the next five weeks, Katherine is holding the first ACT of COMMUNICATION CLE Video Conference. Each week, she will be working with small group of lawyers from the Oregon Trial...
View ArticleTrial Practice, Practice, Practice
Tips on exercises to prepare for you performance in and out of the courtroom — they really work! There is an old show business fable about the famous violinist, Jascha Heifitz. He is briskly walking...
View ArticleWelcome To The Followers of Lawyerist.com
From Alan: Katherine and I are delighted that Legal Stage was named one of the 10 Practice Blogs to follow by Lawyerist.com. We have tried to create something different here. As different and as...
View ArticleWhat’s Not Bull About Bull – Episode Four “Callisto”
By Katherine James CBS announced this week that they are “picking up” BULL for another season. So…that means that in the court of public opinion, in which BULL is the most watched new series of this...
View ArticleWhat’s Not Bull About Bull – Episode Five “Just Tell The Truth”
By Katherine James This week’s episode of Bull involves another criminal case – with Dr. Bull and his crack trial consulting team working on the side of the defense once more. This week I was really...
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