– Hello, my name is Mike Tanner. I’ve spent my entire career as a trial attorney and an active member in Bar Leadership and I’m passionate about promoting professionalism and civility in the practice of law. And what I’d like to do in the next few minutes is have you think about professionalism in a […]
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– Hey Adam, thanks for offering to help me out with this. I have a really interesting new case that you can help me with. You’re gonna get some really good experience. It’s gonna help your career path. So we represent Charles Cooke, and his company, Cooke Enterprises. He’s a great guy, and you’re gonna […]
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– This is Aaron, how may I help you? – Hi, Aaron, this is Dorothy. You represent my mom in a lawsuit and I don’t really even know how to say this, but my mom unexpectedly passed away last night. – I’m so sorry to hear that, Dorothy. My condolences to you and to your […]
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– Good morning, everybody. We are here today for the sentencing of defendant, John Smith. As you know, Mr. Smith is charged with one count of possession of controlled substance. A third degree felony in the state of Florida. I have reviewed all written mitigation and aggravation that was provided by both parties in this […]
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– I think the deposition went well, but I have a few questions. When opposing counsel asked you about the value of your assets, including your properties, your answers seemed a little less thorough than the rest of your testimony. Do you really not know how much your property’s worth and how many you own? […]
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– Look! – Hey, Teri, how are you? Let’s take a step back. What are all these documents? – A gold mine for my dissolution of marriage case. That’s what these are. Remember when you took on my case, how I told you how my husband’s company owns an office building? – Yeah, I remember […]
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