Signal to Noise

Here is an older article from the Beyond Bullet Points blog that makes a good point about the titles we put on PowerPoint slides.  Cliff Atkinson  suggests that instead of a one word heading or a phrase use a complete sentence.  Instead of showing a slide entitled "Injuries" which then lists your client's injuries, use a sentence like "Injuries that Mr. Plaintiff sustained as a result of being run over by Mr. Defendant."  The sentence aids in the retention of the information and has been proven to work.

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Where have all the jury trials gone?

I suppose this shouldn't surprise me but it did.  I live in Yakima, Washington the population of which is approximately 70,000.  The county, Yakima, has a population of 200,000+.  We have seven Superior Court judges and several available courtrooms on any given day.  Last year, 2006, there was a total of 11 civil jury trials.  Eleven!  On the other hand there were dozens of criminal jury trials.  I guess the moral of the story is that if you are a young attorney and want to get some jury trials under your belt try criminal law.

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