Whether you are getting married or divorced, it is helpful to understand what will happen to the assets and liabilities that you have or had at the time of marriage. This is because assets and liabilities that you have before
Family & Divorce
Reconciliation Agreement Scrutinized in Chattanooga, Tennessee Divorce: Burks v. Burks
When can a unilateral reconciliation agreement be enforced in a Tennessee divorce?
Sweet Home Alabama? Not So Much
Occasionally in the law, the irresistible force meets the unmovable object.
The post Sweet Home Alabama? Not So Much first appeared on Loeb & Herman.
Are You Being “Taken” Out at the Ball Game?
If you happened to be out and about this weekend chances are good that you drove past neighborhood athletic fields which are starting to fill with student athletes and their middle aged coaches. In one sense, this is part of…
How Do You Practice Oral Advocacy?
Steven Peskind continues his discussion of the fundamentals of oral advocacy in court, rhetoric, baiting the hook for the fish – not the fisherman, strategies for crafting an argument that will resonate with the judge, and tips for using oral…
Keeping the Judge Engaged During Oral Arguments
Steven Peskind presents strategies to help lawyers not bore the judge, trim down courtroom arguments, don’t drone, don’t beg, use tactical pauses, implement rhetorical tropes to keep their argument compelling for the judge, alliteration, trilogies, antithesis, rhetorical questions, and demonstrative…
Oral Advocacy: Authenticity, Language and Professionalism
Steven Peskind breaks down the importance of authenticity, language, and professionalism in the courtroom including Gerry Spence, “eat the frog,” ethos, logos, pathos, don’t be a pretentious phony, play to your strengths, using your eyes, transition aids, scowling, Churchill, David…
Peskind’s Structure of an Oral Argument for Lawyers
Steven Peskind discusses the importance of the primacy & recency principle before walking through the structure of a motion: cognitive bias, pathos, finish with the ask, what’s a “kill,” tell the story, and point/counterpoint.
https://youtu.be/RSek_2xPkYs?si=U7gS-cIe5BDRI_DhVideo can’t be loaded because…
Calming Courtroom Jitters, for Attorneys
Steven Peskind discusses cognitive behavioral therapy methods that can reframe your mindset to conquer courtroom nerves.
https://youtu.be/no3nD7fj610?si=rzL8GR1UmRH9pKB7Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Calming Courtroom Jitters, for Attorneys (https://youtu.be/no3nD7fj610?si=rzL8GR1UmRH9pKB7)
Steven’s courtroom advocacy skills are unmatched; so much so…
An Early Nominee for 2024’s Most Bizarre Child (Non) Support Case
The phrase “Truth is stranger than fiction” is attributed to Mark Twain. There are occasions when an appellate case presents a conundrum. And while it might seem fitting to criticize the trial or appellate courts in case like these, the…