Connect With Your Inner Trial Goddess Joy Bertrand

My former legal assistant and right-hand-man, Jeff Seward, was called for jury duty in a Washington State criminal case. (And -- gentle warning -- there's a short deviation to discuss jury selection in the Trump criminal trial. And a couple of swear words littered within that discussion. . .)Biggest take away -- LISTEN to the answers your jurors give you! Ignore them at your own risk!And -- for the lawyers -- juror research is the standard of practice. And so, so few ...

Hey, Friends! We're back and getting down to the nitty gritty -- trials! The best firsthand juror experience most trial lawyers will get is *maybe* sitting on a venire panel before being struck. Often, trial lawyers do not have the ability to talk in-depth with jurors at the end of their trials, because jurors just want to go home or because court rules prohibit lawyers from contacting jurors about the trial. Imagine my delight when my friends and family were cal...

Hello! We're back! This episode talks about the three big lessons learned for Athenas after a year of . . . well. . . a lot:How brutal this industry can be. The new, developing medicine to treat brain injuries. How the Athena Shield quadrants worked in real life this past year. As my dear friend, Charlotte Benson, says, "Onward and Upward!"

Athena in the Well is back! We return with this Facebook Live event last year, during the Chauvin trial. Which Athena Shield quadrant does witness preparation fall? Creative Goddess. Yep. You read that correctly. The Creative Goddess quadrant includes preparation, discipline, and practice. Imagine the jury instructions, the rules of procedure, and the rules of evidence are the framework of your trial. The evidence is the threads you ...

Faith Kohler is a fiercely independent, multi-faceted powerhouse.Attorney, former federal agent, Fortune 500 company alum, visual artist, and documentary film maker, Faith embodies the term “renaissance woman.” With confidence, humility and grace, Faith tells her story (and those of others) – strategically, convincingly, and with the gift of hindsight about making purposeful, courageous choices. Find Faith and her multi-faceted strength online at www.faithkohler.us, www.faithkohle...

How can the practice of yoga help us in the practice of law? Andrea Griego, yoga studio owner and body work specialist shares her perspective. First, the confidence and the humility gained by getting really good at something really hard cannot be overstated. Next, 80% of all doctor visits are stress-related. Your body trying to tell you something. But most of all? We are students of our clients and of the law at exactly the same time: the most dangerous stu...