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REPTILE© AUTOPSY: REPTILE© SUPERSTAR MIKE HAIGHT
By: MICHAEL PETERSON, KEENAN LAW FIRM This month’s Reptile Superstar is Mike Haight. Mike has been practicing law for over 20 years in Las Vegas, NV. He and his partner’s firm focuses solely on...
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THE OBSTRUCTIONIST’S DEPONENT [Three Key Steps to Follow]
By Don Keenan Have you ever had a deponent in the face of a very simple question, ask you: “I don’t understand what you’re asking counselor?” “I’ve answered that question before. How many times do you...
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SYSTEMS FAILURES: MAGNIFYING X 100 – The Macro Systems Violation
By David Ball Note from Papa Don: It’s time to hear from our good friend David Ball. Read it, and then read it again. It’s a big one. Behind almost every systems failure is a macro systems failure, too...
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BLACK HAT RAT HOLE NO. 4: YOUR CLIENT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY
By Don Keenan We’ve traveled over the first three important parts of witness preparation: Getting to the true self-awareness/authenticity, Removing the guilt, and Embedding the Major Truths of the...
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REPTILE© AUTOPSY: REPTILE© SUPERSTAR ANDREW GARZA
By: MICHAEL PETERSON, KEENAN LAW FIRM This month’s Reptile© Superstar is Andrew Garza. Attorney Garza is a Connecticut native. Andrew currently works at the Law Offices of Andrew P. Garza, L.L.C, where...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day Weekend!
The blog will resume as usual next week, July 8th. The topic for next week is slated to be, “Judges Have Hearts Also (at least, some of them do)” by Don Keenan. See additional updates for this week...
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WHAT TO DO ABOUT A “MISGUIDED” JUDGE
By Don Keenan ATTENTION: The Keenan Law Firm’s fellowship program will soon go into month 4. Our first fellow has already been in two trials. She has another 8 months to go. We are now ready to accept...
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REPTILE© KBC GRADUATING CLASS OF 2016: TARA MILLIFF INTERVIEW
By: MICHAEL PETERSON, KEENAN LAW FIRM ATTENTION: The Keenan Law Firms fellowship program will soon go into month 4. Our first fellow has already been in two trials. She has another 8 months to go. We...
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SWEET TASTE OF VICTORY PRECEDED BY THE AGONY OF DEFEAT
By Don Keenan My last blog chronicled the first no-recovery jury trial that I’ve suffered since 1989, after two-and-a-half weeks in Kentucky on a case that will surely be reversed. I’ve had two defense...
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REPTILE© AUTOPSY: REPTILE© SUPERSTAR GLENN McGOVERN
By Michael Peterson ATTENTION: The Keenan Law Firms fellowship program will soon go into month 4. Our first fellow has already been in two trials. She has another 8 months to go. We are now ready to...
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IS IT TIME TO BE A TRIAL LAWYER AGAIN?
By Don Keenan ATTENTION: The Keenan Law Firms fellowship program will soon go into month 4. Our first fellow has already been in two trials. She has another 8 months to go. We are now ready to accept...
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LIVE VS. VIDEO WITNESS: YOU DECIDE
By Michael Peterson All of us have taken video deposition of a witness with the defense. Afterwards, we have someone gather and edit our clips so we can present them to focus groups. During our focus...
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RAT KILLING PART 2: REAL CASE, REAL QUESTIONS
By Don Keenan Several years ago I wrote a blog on the topic of rat killing, which still gets a lot of traction. It’s a must-read in the Keenan Ball College (KBC) Voir Dire class. That class always...
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REPTILE© AUTOPSY: SUPERSTARS RICHARD HALL & ANTHONY TANTILLO
By Michael Peterson, Keenan Law Firm Richard Hall and Anthony Tantillo return as Reptile© superstars of the Keenan Trial Blog. Richard and Anthony practice plaintiff’s personal injury law at their New...
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CONSULT: WHAT IS IT?
By Don Keenan Disclaimer: This article is not so much an infomercial for the consult as it is recognition of a cutting edge trend in trial practice that you need to be aware of, either as a future...
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THE GENIUS OF PAT MALONEY, SR.
Opening by Don Keenan / Closing Argument by Pat Maloney Sr. This week’s guest blog is a real treat – it’s a closing argument given 30 years ago – and I’d encourage you, please don’t read this one in a...
View ArticlePERFECT OPENING STATEMENT
By Don Keenan When I was a puppy lawyer, I was told for the opening statement you simply stood up and talked about what you thought you were going to prove during the trial. I was instructed to tell...
View ArticleREPTILE© AUTOPSY: REPTILE© SUPERSTARS STEVE SHOULTZ & RUSSELL BUTTON
By Michael Peterson, Keenan Law Firm This month’s Reptile© autopsy looks at superstars Steve Shoultz and Russell Button. Steve Shoultz has been a plaintiff’s lawyer for more than 35 years. His firm,...
View ArticleTHE TRUMP LESSONS FOR US
By Don Keenan With every fiber in me I have resisted writing about this subject, hoping that “the Donald” would simply go away. Since that clearly ain’t going to happen, and seeing as how there’s been...
View ArticleSTIPULATED LIABILITY
By Michael Peterson, Keenan Law Firm On the issue of stipulated liability, author John Thornton states, “Some often repent yet never reform; they resemble a man travelling a dangerous path that...
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