Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2014, Volume 27, Number 3
Content
- A New Aggregate Litigation Model Emerges - Technology-Driven Mass Actions
- Court Filings: Time to Sign Out of the Signature Requirement?
- Court Reporters Transcripts in a Digital World: Yesterday's Rules Don't Fit Today's Technology
- Editor's Foreword Show and Tell: Food Fight in the Courtroom
- Experiences of a New Lawyer
- From the Section Chair
- Have a Voice! Weighing In On Prospective California Judges Through the Jne Commission
- Letters to the Editor
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Masthead
- McDermott On Demand: the Rules of Procedure or the Rule of Law?
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Recent Activity in Frivolous Appeals
- Summary Contempt and Due Process: England, 1631, California, 1888
- Table of Contents
- To Demur or Not in Slapp Cases: Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot
- Confidence Before the Court: How to Find It
Confidence Before the Court: How to Find It
By William H.D. Fernholz
For the past 14 years, I’ve taught bright law students the magic of standing up and speaking the truth as they see it. I say "magic," and I mean that literally. To the untrained, confident public speaking is fascinating and compelling, the seeming result of some undiscovered natural force. In truth, it’s a practiced skill.
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American lawyers as a group are the best-paid motivational writers and speakers in the world. We use our words to change people’s opinions and actions. It behooves each of us, no matter how far into our career, to improve those skills as much as we can.