Legal Education

1. Jury Openings: Persuading Without Advocating

   From a presentation at the Trial Lawyers of British Columbia conference, Jury Trials, 2009 in Vancouver. (published in the October 2009 edition of The Verdict)
   How do you maintain the interest of the jury in the age of Google, Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook?
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2. The (Once Presumed Dead) Three Day Jury Trial

   From an article to be published in a forthcoming 2009 edition of the Verdict.
   A behavioural study commissioned by Lloyds TSB Insurance reveals that the average attention span is now just five minutes and seven seconds, compared to more than twelve minutes a decade ago.

3. Jury Trials 2009: Skills and Tips to Demystify the Trial by Jury

   From a presentation at the Trial Lawyers of British Columbia conference, Jury Trials, 2009
   Jury research shows that by the time of closing submissions, the vast majority of jurors believe they have already made up their minds.

4. Talking to Juries in Brain Injury Trials

   From a presentation at the Trial Lawyers of British Columbia conference, Tramautic Brain Injury Litigation: Medical and Legal Issues, 2008
   A wise man once told me that there is no real difference between how you put together and present a big case, and how you put together and present a small case, except for the number of zeros after the result.

5. Following up on your examination for discovery: Where do we go from here?

   From a presentation at the Trial Lawyers of British Columbia conference, Successful Trial Tactics, 2007
   For years, in my practice, the weeks and months following my client's examination for discovery were a key time frame in my personal injury cases.

6. The Insurer's Duty of Good Faith And Fair Dealing

   From an article published in the October 2002 edition of The Verdict
   "...The insurer's exclusive power to settle can entice the insurer to gamble with the assets of its insured. Can the insurer gamble with impunity or does the law impose an affirmative duty on the insurer to settle for the policy limits where an excess judgment is likely?"
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7. Vicarious Liability of a Lessor Under The Motor Vehicle Act

   From an article published in the December 2001 edition of The Verdict
   "In motor vehicle accident cases where the plaintiff has suffered serious injuries, the damages will often exceed the third party insurance coverage..."