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Hon. Ron Spears
Lawyers, Doctors and Matryoshka Dolls
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2012
Column
, Page 106
Fee contests over physician testimony reflect the tension between lawyers and doctors.
Contagion and the Courts
By Hon. Ron Spears
November
2011
Column
, Page 588
Health care providers aren't the only ones who have to respond to public health emergencies.
A Visit to the Academy
By Hon. Ron Spears
August
2011
Column
, Page 420
Dispatches from a four-day seminar on the impact of poverty and wealth on justice.
What Price Justice? The County Board Wants to Know
By Hon. Ron Spears
May
2011
Column
, Page 260
How much process is due a criminal defendant? It's a dollars-and-cents question.
Character on Trial
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2011
Column
, Page 102
Judge Justice and his colleagues express their misgivings about character evidence.
Humpty Dumpty Child
By Hon. Ron Spears
November
2010
Column
, Page 588
Healing broken children is hard but essential work.
Foreseeing the “Four C’s” (Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions)
By Hon. Ron Spears
August
2010
Column
, Page 432
The collateral consequences of conviction are often the gravest.
Recipe or Disaster? Checklists Can Help
By Hon. Ron Spears
May
2010
Column
, Page 268
Checklists can help us reduce avoidable errors.
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Looking for “facts” in all the Wrong Places
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2010
Column
, Page 102
Social networking sites are great - unless jurors are using them in ways that threaten a fair trial.
Make Settlement Agreements a Centerpiece, not an Afterthought
By Hon. Ron Spears
August
2009
Column
, Page 422
Careful planning for settlements can prevent bad results.
A Snipe-Hunter’s guide to Coaxing Answers from Hostile Witnesses
By Hon. Ron Spears
May
2009
Column
, Page 260
Preparation and skillful questioning can help you bag your quarry.
Lincoln’s Teams of Legal Rivals
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2009
Column
, Page 100
Before he was President, Lawyer Lincoln drew on the strength of rivals.
The Five People You Meet in Wal-Mart
By Hon. Ron Spears
November
2008
Column
, Page 586
Judge Justice learns how he has affected the lives of litigants.
Eyewitnesses and the Rashomon Effect
By Hon. Ron Spears
August
2008
Column
, Page 424
Research indicates that eyewitness testimony is less reliable than people think.
Are Civility and Zealous Advocacy Compatible?
By Hon. Ron Spears
May
2008
Column
, Page 260
Reason can change minds when rudeness won't.
Diogenes and the Testimonial Whopper
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2008
Column
, Page 104
What can we do to improve the accuracy and honesty of witness testimony? Not enough.
Burdens of Proof
By Hon. Ron Spears
November
2007
Column
, Page 604
Defining burdens of proof can be hard. But they're easier to understand than to define.
If the Gloves Don’t Fit…
By Hon. Ron Spears
August
2007
Column
, Page 436
Physical evidence can have a huge impact, but know whether it will help or hurt your client.
Attorney Independence? Remember the Alamo!
By Hon. Ron Spears
May
2007
Column
, Page 272
Let's stand up for lawyers who represent unpopular clients.
Opening Statements: Soup for the Jury’s Soul
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2007
Column
, Page 102
A good opening statement will shape jurors' perception of the case.
Impaired Lawyers: Helping Before the Bell Tolls
By Hon. Ron Spears
November
2006
Column
, Page 626
Don't take advantage of impaired judges and adversaries; help them
“You Have the Right to Avoid Litigation…”
By Hon. Ron Spears
August
2006
Column
, Page 438
Should judges advise clients of their right to resolve their dispute before trial?
Throwing Stones at Cyclops
By Hon. Ron Spears
May
2006
Column
, Page 260
Lawyers, who do battle with words, should strive to be warrior poets.
Serving a Litigation Banquet
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2006
Column
, Page 92
Make sure your preparation and presentation are first rate for your juror guests.
Thinking Outside the Roasting Pan About Peremptories
By Hon. Ron Spears
November
2005
Column
, Page 594
Are you relying on stereotypes about jury behavior when you exercise peremptory challenges?
Jury Deselection
By Hon. Ron Spears
August
2005
Column
, Page 420
You don't pick who serves on your jury – you pick who doesn't.
Giving Jurors What They Want
By Hon. Ron Spears
May
2005
Column
, Page 260
Jurors want to do a good job. Let's help them.
Tee Ball and Trial Advocacy
By Hon. Ron Spears
February
2005
Column
, Page 92
All you really need to know about trial practice you learned in tee ball.
Larry the Lizard’s Near-Death Experience
By Hon. Ron Spears
November
2004
Column
, Page 600
The search for justice yields a solution worthy of Solomon.
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