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Nov. 20, 2010

True Tales from a Career Trial Attorney

Step into the colorful world of being a trial lawyer, from sidebars to diet books. By Kurt W. Melchior of Nossaman.

By Kurt W. Melchior

Kurt Melchior, who is a partner and general counsel at Nossaman in San Francisco, is a member of the California Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. The 100-plus anecdotes in the book are true and share lessons learned from his almost 60 years of practice, providing an inside look at the sometimes humorous twists and turns of our legal system.

Side Bars Can Be Fun

The witness, English name and all, looked like a storm trooper....

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