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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.

12/01/2025

The tip of the day for December 1st, 2025, comes from Courtney Rowley & Nick Rowley's chapter "A Running with the Bulls Mini Update” in the book “Winning Settlements, Revised Edition”. Explore proven strategies for winning case value, real-world demand letters, mediation readiness, and trial leverage—all in "Winning Settlements, Revised Edition": https://tr.ee/4Vad4d

“Mediation can be appropriate in some cases, at the right time, and the right conditions. However, if your go-to is mediation, and you don't have your sights set on trial, you won't get the most money and your opponents will use mediation as a way to demoralize your client."

11/26/2025

The tip of the day for November 11th, 2025, comes from the on-demand video “The Power of Presence” from Sari de la Motte and Rick Friedman. Start watching now: https://tr.ee/XDExZs

“Charisma has very little to do with you, it is about how people feel when they are with you."

11/25/2025

The tip of the day for November 25th, 2025, comes from Randi McGinn's book “Changing Laws, Saving Lives: How to Take on Corporate Giants & Win”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/azbuR5

“Being a trial lawyer is storytelling on steroids. As a trial lawyer, not only do I write the script for my opening and closing, but I get to direct the production and play one of the starring roles. If I tell my client's story truly and well, through a miraculous kind of verbal alchemy, I can convince a jury of real people to turn that story into justice."

11/24/2025

The tip of the day for November 24th, 2025, comes from Jim Perdue's book “Courtroom Storytelling”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/azbuR5

“Avoid the evidence will show or we will call as a witness. Instead, tell the story of the case— what happened to whom, who the defendant is, and why you've sued them."

11/21/2025

The tip of the day for November 21, 2025, features Bill Barton sharing a quote from his book, “Recovering for Psychological Injuries.” Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/JXgcts

“If the defendant is a large corporation, explain that it is only a creature of paper, a money thing, an investment. It has no heartbeat and no body temperature. Its only vital signs are a profit-and-loss statement. This paper creature knows no tears. It is neither inherently moral nor immoral. It understands only profit; it exists only for profit."

11/20/2025

The tip of the day for November 20th, 2025, comes from Keith Mitnik's book “Deeper Cuts: Systems that Simply Work from Winning Workups to Thumbs-Up Verdicts”. See how to avoid common pitfalls, protect your clients, and use proven deposition systems to win—get Keith Mitnik’s Deeper Cuts: https://tr.ee/gGBK7Y

“While defense witness depositions are about gathering soundbites and intel, depositions of your witnesses are about helping them put their best foot forward and not step in pitfalls. It's about mapping out safe passage to a successful outcome."

11/19/2025

The tip of the day for November 19th, 2025, comes from Courtney Rowley & Theresa Bowen Hatch's book “Trial by Woman”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/gGBK7Y

“It takes too much energy to be anyone other than ourselves. And people can tell when we're not being ourselves. When we're not being authentic and true to who we really are and what we value, we are not trustworthy."

11/18/2025

The tip of the day for November 18th, 2025, comes from Michael Neff's book “Advanced Premises Liability: A Guide Through Trial”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/6XfDfC

“Assessing Foreseeability means looking at more than the incident. It means you have to look at what happened and what didn't happen before the incident. And that leads to why the incident occurred in the first place."

The 3rd edition of Mark Kosieradzki’s “30(b)(6): Deposing Corporations, Organizations & the Government” is officially av...
11/17/2025

The 3rd edition of Mark Kosieradzki’s “30(b)(6): Deposing Corporations, Organizations & the Government” is officially available for preorder! Preorder your copy now: https://tr.ee/oi54mr

This release features a complete rewrite of the section on using 30(b)(6) testimony at trial and updates on how FRCP 30(b)(6) has been adopted across all 50 states. This new edition provides the strategies, analysis, and case law you need to navigate from deposition to verdict.

Whether you’re a seasoned attorney or just starting out, get the evidence your cases need with the essential guide trusted by legal leaders nationwide. Don’t settle for outdated resources; equip yourself with the latest insights and take your litigation skills to the next level!

11/17/2025

The tip of the day for November 17th, 2025, comes from Edward Capozzi's book “The Domino Theory Second Edition”. Master every phase from discovery through trial, including decisive strategies for handling medical experts—find actionable tips in "The Domino Theory": https://tr.ee/K7Lgyl

“Discovery deposition of defense medical experts give you a preview of a doctor you may have to cross-examine in a courtroom someday. It doesn't hurt to see him and question him [...] even just to learn his demeanor, whether he is evasive, or whether he will even answer the questions you ask. A discovery deposition is an extra weapon you will have when you get to trial."

11/14/2025

The tip of the day for November 14th, 2025, comes from James McComas's book “Dynamic Cross-Examination: A Whole New Way to Create Opportunities to Win”. Get your copy today: https://tr.ee/6jX05w

“Although jurors play a low-profile role prior to deliberations and verdict, we'll notice, if we pay attention to them, that they are nevertheless communicating actively and frequently. Their degree of focus, facial expressions, and body language toward the witness speak silent volumes."

11/13/2025

The tip of the day for November 13th, 2025, features Rick Friedman sharing a quote from his book “Becoming a Trial Lawyer: A Guide for the Lifelong Advocate”. Find practical advice for career growth, personal happiness, and courtroom success. "Becoming a Trial Lawyer" offers insights for advocates at any stage: https://tr.ee/JXgcts

“Reading books and articles, attending CLE workshops, and watching videos will expose you to more trial technique options than a busy lawyer could ever encounter in court during a lifetime of practicing law."

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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.

In addition to the nation’s leading trial lawyers, Trial Guides products are used by the U.S. Department of Justice, the ACLU, the Global 100 (largest law firms in the world), the American Association for Justice, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and multiple law schools including Stetson’s LL.M. degree in Advocacy (ranked #1 in U.S. News & World Report for Advocacy 19 times).

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