Knowing one's audience, not distorting the facts or exaggerating the merits of the caseare keys to credibility and this lessonapplies to both counsel and defendant/plaintiff. If one speaks second one must first address the opposite argument first…Abandon the least defensible terrain pre-emptively-Great insight!Scalia proves once again thatheis a fearless intellectual giant with the good naturedhumor of a grandfatherly figure. And clarity in writing, what I've always believed to be most important, comesfrom reading timelessly respected prose. Fiction bleeds into good legalwriting! I am also glad that Scalia addressed empty filler words that plague so much conversation: "ummm, uh, errr..you know, like…etc". Eye contact too establishes human connection, but only the authentic kind engages, always!
Scalia = Whining Bitch
Knowing one's audience, not distorting the facts or exaggerating the merits of the caseare keys to credibility and this lessonapplies to both counsel and defendant/plaintiff. If one speaks second one must first address the opposite argument first…Abandon the least defensible terrain pre-emptively-Great insight!Scalia proves once again thatheis a fearless intellectual giant with the good naturedhumor of a grandfatherly figure. And clarity in writing, what I've always believed to be most important, comesfrom reading timelessly respected prose. Fiction bleeds into good legalwriting! I am also glad that Scalia addressed empty filler words that plague so much conversation: "ummm, uh, errr..you know, like…etc". Eye contact too establishes human connection, but only the authentic kind engages, always!