Get to know the courtoom with your client

"Jackson & Wilson came highly recommended to us from a Superior Court Judge who is a good friend of ours. We were pleased with both the high level of professionalism and the constant concern for our best interest. We were always kept well informed of the status of our case. We feel highly confident in referring Jackson & Wilson to others."

-- Mr. Chris B (Local contractor and Laguna Niguel family man)

"Your firm helped me through one of the most difficult time of my life. You were all so gracious about any questions I had. The speed with which you brought my legal case to a fair and fast conclusion was so appreciated and I am sure I would not be in the position I am in if you hadn’t resolved it and got the monetary help for me."

-- Ms. Elaine A. (Retired and active senior citizen)

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Most of our new clients are referred to us by past clients and other attorneys in our community. Why? Because they know we "walk the talk" and have the experience and expertise to get solid results. Here are a few examples...

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$1,000,000- Wrongful death

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Before Trial, Get To Know The Courtroom With Your Client

Several weeks before the scheduled start of your trial, contact the clerk of your particular courtroom or department to make arrangements for a visit with your client. When you arrive, introduce your client to the clerk and bailiff and walk the client around the courtroom. Explain the jury box, counsel table, witness stand, lectern, well and bench.

Discuss (and show) your client where to sit, stand and how to walk from one area of the courtroom to another. Don’t take anything for granted. Chances are, this is the first time your client has ever stepped foot in to a courtroom.

Take the witness stand and let the witness see, from the jury box, what it looks like when he sits up straight in the witness chair and more importantly, what it looks like when he slouches. Have someone else ask you several questions while you are on the stand and while your client is in the jury box, respond in the fashion that you would like him to (for example, looking at the attorney asking the question while occasionally looking at the jury). Next let your client take the witness stand and run through this drill again.

If there is a chance that your case will get transferred to another courtroom, discuss this with the clerk and if possible, visit the other courtrooms. You'll be amazed of all the questions your client will ask (and which you assumed he already knew) and everyone will feel much more comfortable at time of trial.

Also find out what that particular courtroom's policy is on setting up equipment (Elmo, projectors, screens...) and whether or not the court's equipment can be used and/or reserved. Ask whether you or your assistant can have access to the courtroom 30 minutes early to setup and test your equipment. There is nothing worse than trying to get your laptop to connect to your projector while the jury is taking their seats in the box. This should all be done outside of the presence of the jury.

One final note, because I use this approach, I noticed the lights dim slightly during a Power Point presentation to a jury. I looked over and noticed that without asking, the clerk had taken the time to walk over to adjust the lights so that my presentation would be easier to see by the jury. In another unrelated case, the clerk went out of her way to located an Elmo (projector) system from another courtroom before I even had a chance to ask for one. Because of the rapport with the clerk and court staff established during my earlier tour of the courtroom with my clients, courtesies took place that did make a difference in the presentation of evidence and outcome of the case.

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