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May 29, 2002 |

Outside Counsel

T he criminal lawyer, particularly one operating in the pit, comes off to many a client as his prosecutor if not, indeed, his persecutor. Depending on his style or approach, he may literally say, or at least, communicate (in tone), the following to the defendant who absolutely should plead guilty. And assume it is all true, (because accuracy is key to a client`s claim of "coercion"):
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March 03, 2000 |

President Lawyer, President Outlaw

When it's not being dominated by gossips, Washington is dominated by lawyers. Congress, lobbyists, the permanent governments in alternating exile are all filled with overacheivers who have bar admission certificates gathering dust in their attics. Although presidents in the modern era seem surrounded by phalanxes of counsel who guard their boss with a vigilance matched only by the Secret Service, the chief executives themselves are lawyers less and less. Clinton has always been more politico than lawyer.
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September 06, 2004 |

New Deals

National Oilwell acquires Varco International. Anadarko sale of Gulf shallow-water oil and gas properties to Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc., Apache Corp.
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March 06, 2013 |

People in the News

Dilworth Paxson partner Nelson Diaz is being honored at the "10th Anniversary Annual Campeones de la Justicia Banquet" by ALIANZA, the Latino law student association at Rutgers School of Law-Camden.
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May 03, 2000 |

Two of Chicago's Best Join Inner Circle

The Inner Circle of Advocates, an elite group of 100 prominent trial lawyers from the plaintiffs' bar, elected Chicago's Joseph A. Power Jr. and Eugene I. Pavalon as its newest members. Even to qualify for being considered for membership, a candidate must have notched at least one million-dollar jury verdict and have seen at least 50 personal injury cases through to completion.
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September 19, 2011 |

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Caseload

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June 20, 2005 |

Past winners

One hundred seventy-seven lawyers have appeared in Winning special reports. Here are their names and the years in which they appeared.
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May 01, 2005 |

High-Tech, Low Tech

he CASE against American Tobacco Company, Inc., was built on hard work and clever legal argument, but, as is so often true, it also was held together with technology that helped the lawyers both with preparation and presentation. Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar created two databases prior to trial to house discovery, relied on both PowerPoint and Sanction software to present exhibits in court, and maintained a team of paralegals to edit video depositions and index transcripts. Russ Herman even hired a con
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November 23, 2009 |

Inadmissible

"Hail to the New Chief," "Precedent Overturned," "Double Duty" and "Field of Dreams"
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May 17, 2005 |

High-Tech, Low-Tech

When it comes to trial technology, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Two of the top five jury verdicts nationwide in 2004 resulted from trials that used tools that could not have been more different. At its best, technology can dramatize dull evidence, like a spreadsheet, or bring human suffering into the courtroom -- in the form of, say, an animated re-creation of a car crash. But the use of technology depends on the complexity of a case, the courtroom and even a lawyer's personality.
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