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Trial Guides™ is a publishing company featuring educational books, video, audio, and live seminars from the nation's leading trial lawyers, jury consultants and legal experts.

New Live Webinar! Trial Tactics You’re Not Using, But Should Be with Rick Friedman. Join this program to learn practical...
01/05/2026

New Live Webinar! Trial Tactics You’re Not Using, But Should Be with Rick Friedman. Join this program to learn practical trial techniques Friedman relies on in his own cases, designed to help plaintiff lawyers improve their results in the courtroom. Sign up today: https://tr.ee/3oQoyp

Friedman will teach you how to:
– Use Evidence Rule 806—a rule most lawyers have never read and even fewer have ever used.
– Respond when the defense engages in improper conduct during trial—drafting, and getting the court to give, meaningful curative jury instructions.
– Make effective offers of proof to get the court to admit your evidence before trial, during trial, or after the court has excluded it.

01/05/2026

The tip of the day for January 5th, 2026, comes from Edward Capozzi's book “The Domino Theory, Second Edition”. Use Edward Capozzi’s step‑by‑step “domino” system to build every part of a personal injury case, from intake through verdict, into a clear cause‑and‑effect story that maximizes settlements and verdicts in everything from soft‑tissue to wrongful death cases: https://tr.ee/ARdC2j

“Just because your client has not missed a day of work does not mean you cannot have a future lost earnings claim."

01/02/2026

The tip of the day for January 2nd, 2026, comes from Mark Kosieradzki's book “30(b)(6): Deposing Corporations, Organizations & the Government, Third Edition”. Learn how to design 30(b)(6) discovery that proves your case, shows motive, and undercuts defenses in "30(b)(6): Deposing Corporations, Organizations & the Government, Third Edition": https://tr.ee/RWhqND

“With a clear understanding of the legal framework of the litigation, you can develop a discovery plan to not only lock down the facts necessary to prove your case, but also establish motive and neutralize the anticipated defenses."

New Free Webinar! Re-Thinking How to Use Qualified Settlement Funds: Changes in Law & Opportunities with tax attorney Je...
12/31/2025

New Free Webinar! Re-Thinking How to Use Qualified Settlement Funds: Changes in Law & Opportunities with tax attorney Jeremy Babener & Rachel McCrocklin.

Join us on January 15, 2026, at 3:30 PM ET to get updated on recent legal developments and new planning opportunities involving Qualified Settlement Funds (QSFs). Sign up today: https://tr.ee/oWtSIb

Learning Objectives:
– Review recent changes in law affecting Qualified Settlement Funds
– Understand new opportunities for using QSFs in plaintiff-side litigation
– Learn practical considerations for implementing QSFs in your settlements
– Clarify when QSFs may (and may not) be the right tool for your cases

12/31/2025

The tip of the day for December 31st, 2025, comes from David R. Bossart, Gregory Cusimano, Edward H. Lazarus & David A. Wenner's book “Winning Case Preparation: Understanding Jury Bias”. Learn how to identify jury biases and build case stories that overcome status‑quo thinking in "Winning Case Preparation: Understanding Jury Bias": https://tr.ee/O7loAv

“In the end, it is the story about how the facts come together that determines the ordering of the facts, and the sweep of the story introducing the human element that results in jurors rejecting a status quo that favors the defendant and, instead, taking action for the plaintiff."

“Brain Injuries: A Multidisciplinary, Illustrated Guide” from Galina Nikolskaya, MD & Nicholas Rowley, JD, is now availa...
12/30/2025

“Brain Injuries: A Multidisciplinary, Illustrated Guide” from Galina Nikolskaya, MD & Nicholas Rowley, JD, is now available for preorder: https://tr.ee/vxTXuZ

This new resource combines expertise from multiple disciplines with powerful, full-color illustrations so you can explain complex injuries in a way decision-makers actually understand. Use it to evaluate your cases, work with experts better, and tell a persuasive damages story from intake through trial.

– Multidisciplinary roadmap to understanding brain injuries from both medical and legal perspectives, with contributions from multiple specialties.

– Packed with detailed, full-color illustrations that make complex brain structures and mechanisms of injury easy to explain to adjusters, judges, and juries.

– Designed as a practical tool for plaintiff lawyers to evaluate cases better, work with experts, and communicate damages.

– Ideal reference during client meetings, mediation, and trial to show precisely what happened to your client’s brain.

– Created to bridge the gap between medicine and advocacy so your entire team can speak confidently about brain injury cases.

12/30/2025

The tip of the day for December 30th, 2025, comes from Lisa Blue & Robert Hirschhorn's book “Conducting Voir Dire”. Learn practical voir dire strategies for understanding jurors and their community in Conducting Voir Dire: https://tr.ee/6DZjIx

“Be mindful of the political and social climates of the community in which you're trying your case."

12/29/2025

The tip of the day for December 29th, 2025, comes from Joe Fried’s chapter “Re-defining Your Win" in the book “Winning Settlements, Revised Edition”. Explore practical advice on negotiations, settlement strategy, and long‑term reputation in "Winning Settlements, Revised Edition": https://tr.ee/vySYhZ

“Your credibility is more important than any specific case. Trying to fool the other side does more harm than good, both in the short term and the long term. It will cause you to lose credibility and weaken your case."

12/22/2025

The tip of the day for December 22th, 2025, comes from Elden Rosenthal's book “The Plaintiff Lawyer's Playbook: Insights and Recommendations on How to Prepare for Success in Settling and Trying Cases, Revised Edition”. Learn practical systems for preparing clients so they testify calmly, clearly, and credibly in "The Plaintiff Lawyer's Playbook": https://tr.ee/SFvsux

“Have you ever heard a lawyer lament that a client did a poor job at a deposition? Odds are the complaining lawyer did a poor job of preparing the client. Good lawyering requires careful work with your client to ensure your client's best possible performance."

12/19/2025

The tip of the day for December 19, 2025, features Michael Cowen sharing a quote from his book, "Big Rig Justice: A Comprehensive Guide to Maximizing Value in Truck Accident Cases”. Learn how to use safety rules, industry standards, and economic incentives to maximize the value of truck cases in Big Rig Justice: https://tr.ee/iZb7qI

“You need to know the safety rules to hold unsafe companies accountable. The economic pressure to break the rules is great. Your case needs to impose a cost that eclipses the benefit companies receive from breaking safety rules. You make the world safer by forcing the company to fully compensate your client."

12/18/2025

The tip of the day for December 18th, 2025, comes from Michael Neff's book “Premises Liability: A Guide to Success”. Learn how to turn safety manuals, policies, and documentation questions into powerful liability tools in "Premises Liability: A Guide to Success": https://tr.ee/9jJoNc

“A very good cross-examination question to ask in deposition is, 'Do you agree that what gets documented gets done?' In my experience, most safety people-even those employed by defendants—agree with that premise. Frankly, it is even better if they don't agree; jurors will not believe it."

12/17/2025

The tip of the day for December 17th, 2025, comes from Courtney Rowley & Theresa Bowen Hatch's book “Trial by Woman”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/yTMpXA

“Victory comes when you focus on your own path, not when you are constantly comparing yourself to others. Investing in yourself yields the highest returns."

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Trial Guides is the leader in continuing education for civil plaintiff and criminal defense trial lawyers, with over 125 different skill-specific books, DVDs, CLEs and live webinars online and around the world.

Trial Guides was established in 2004 as a legal media company that helps civil plaintiff's lawyers win. We provide professional educational materials and continuing education seminars, with a wide variety of books and media on the practice of law. Our print, digital, audio, and video titles are known for their accessibility, clarity, and unique focus on the practical aspects of legal practice, with proven tactics and strategy from many of the top lawyers and legal consultants from around the country.

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