Perspective
Sep. 7, 2010
Thank You, Your Honor
When the judge has made your case, adding more layers to the discussion will only complicate things, by Nathaniel Bruno of Sheppard Mullin.
By Nathaniel Bruno
The best oral argument will always be, "Thank you, Your Honor." That phrase is the one used by deft counsel who realize the judge has made their case for them, and that adding more layers to the discussion will only complicate things.
As lawyers, resisting the urge to rattle off carefully-practiced "winning" material is contrary to our very nature, and to the prevailing notion that the best talkers mak...
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