How Leading Lawyers Think Expert Insights Into Judgment and Advocacy [Paperback]

In this book, 78 leading attorneys in California and New York describe how they evaluate, negotiate and resolve litigation cases. Selected for their demonstrated skill in predicting trial outcomes and knowing when cases should be settled or taken to trial, these attorneys identify the key factors in case evaluation and share successful strategies in pre-trial discovery, negotiation, mediation, and trials. Integrating law and psychology, the book shows how skilled attorneys mentally frame cases, understand jurors perspectives, develop persuasive themes and arguments and achieve exceptional results for clients.

In this book, 78 leading attorneys in California and New York describe how they evaluate, negotiate and resolve litigation cases. These attorneys identify the key factors in case evaluation and share successful strategies.

Introduction.- Part I Roles and Responsibilities.- Part II Frameworks and Connections.- Part III Feelings and Traits.- Part IV Techniques and Strategies.- Part V Learning and Advice.- Conclusion.

Randall Kiser, in his new book How Leading Lawyers Think, provides us with an intriguing insight into the accomplished minds of lawyers at the top of their game. Kiser has interviewed 78 attorneys, all with a broad range of experience, to bring us a unique and revealing account of the world of advocating, negotiation, mediation, prediction and litigation from those who know it best. [&] Kiser successfully accomplishes a thorough and insightful look into the real lives and pressures of being a practicing lawyer. (Lisa Cherkassky, International Journal of Law and Management, 2012, Vol. 54 Iss: 3, pp. 243  245)

How Leading Lawyers Think is a rare inside look at decision making, mediation, negotiation and case evaluation from the perspectives of leading attorneys who have successfully taken thousands of cases to trial. The insights, experiences and values of these attorlÓ3