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REASONS FOR THE VERDICT 1-2-3
By Papa Don Keenan It is important to understand that Bubba doesn’t have a clue about how to figure out money damages. So, woodpeckers, you must provide clear direction. For years, I don’t think I’ve...
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EDGE© AUTOPSY – EDGE© SUPERSTAR TRACY W. CARY ($110,000 VERDICT)
By Janeil Morgan, KLF Tracy Cary is board-certified by the American Board of Trial Advocacy and a graduate of the Keenan Trial Institute. He has been an Edge student for 11 years in more than 10...
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TRUST THE JURY CONCEPT
By Papa Don Keenan After a recent focus group on a case I was consulting on, I have been thinking about the profound results we got in the first hour of the focus group – especially the anger that most...
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POWER OF LISTENING
By Papa Don Keenan As I’ve written before, the topic of non-verbal persuasion does not come naturally to the trial lawyer. We want to believe it’s our eloquent advocacy, our powerful analogies, that...
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KNOW YOUR POWER
By Papa Don Keenan Know that you’re the eye of the tiger, the tip of the spear, the gladiator, the righter of wrongs. That’s your power and claim it. It’s yours. You deserve it. THE REALITY It is...
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BUYER BEWARE: FOCUS GROUPS & MAJOR TRUTHS
By Papa Don Keenan We have a saying in the South, “It’s a sorry ass dog who don’t wag his tail,” so without hesitation I tell you this: There isn’t any lawyer or so-called jury expert with more...
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EDGE© AUTOPSY – EDGE© SUPERSTARS MATT LATHROP & BRUCE TOENJES ($800K VERDICT)
By Janeil Morgan, Keenan Law Firm This month’s Edge© superstars are Matt Lathrop, KTI faculty member, and Bruce Toenjes, KTI member. Matt and Bruce both attended their first Welcome to the Edge two-day...
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EDGE© AUTOPSY – EDGE© SUPERSTAR FIDEL RODRIGUEZ
By Janeil Morgan, Keenan Law Firm Fidel Rodriguez is a senior partner at Rodriguez Trial Law in San Antonio, Texas. He is a respected trial attorney serving victims of personal injury and wrongful...
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IMPEACHMENT: WHAT WE CAN LEARN
By Papa Don Keenan Disclaimer: This is not a political or partisan article. I encourage everyone to please read it. You need to know about the trends covered here. As you know from past articles, I...
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Accuracy & Completeness of Record Summaries
Via the Med Mal Listserv Note from Papa Don: This week, I’d like to highlight a discussion from the Med Mal listserv, which pertains to the issue of accuracy and completeness of records in med mal...
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VENGEANCE AND RETRIBUTION
By Papa Don Keenan This week I want to talk about vengeance and retribution, which are two powerful Edge forces you need to work with. These two nouns come naturally to an Irishman like me. You’ve all...
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EDGE© AUTOPSY – EDGE© SUPERSTAR CLIFF MARCEK
By Janeil Morgan Cliff Marcek has been an Edge student for roughly a decade. Having taken over six (6) Keenan Trial Institute classes to-date, including the rules seminar, jury selection, damages,...
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MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS
By Papa Don Keenan Minimum federal safety standards are the 800-pound gorilla issue in any case where the standards apply. It goes without saying that the defense will hide behind these standards and...
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THE EDGE: A LAW STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE (POV)
By Janeil Morgan, Keenan Law Firm Janeil joined the Keenan Law Firm in July 2021. She has served as the current Listserv Manager, monitoring all the discussions that take place, and sends out the blog...
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TIMELINE: LINEAR VS. A CLOCK
By Papa Don Keenan Note from Papa Don: You may have previously read this blog in one of the Keenan Edge publications; however, it never posted formally here on the blogsite. Today, we’re including it...
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EDGE© AUTOPSY – EDGE© SUPERSTAR JORDAN R. PINE ($1.5 MILLION VERDICT)
By Janeil Morgan, Keenan Law Firm Jordan R. Pine is an experienced New York dental malpractice attorney at Jordan R. Pine and Associates. He is a personal injury attorney and a licensed dentist who...
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RAT HOLES; WHERE THE DEFENSE WINS
BY Papa Don Keenan Probably the most frequent question that’s asked of me is, “How is the defense countering the Edge practices these days?” Well, we’ve had many years’ worth of experience now, and I...
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BODY LANGUAGE: LISTSERV COMMENTARY
From J. David Stradley By Janeil Morgan, Keenan Law Firm Earlier this summer, Papa Don’s blog post “Power of Listening” was published. In the blog, he shared valuable suggestions on non-verbal...
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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: THE POSION
By Papa Don Keenan There is not even one of us, either personally or somewhere on our family tree, who has not experienced the stain and pain of discriminatory conduct. This may have been based on...
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