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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice

Oct. 22, 2018

The Art of Litigation

Part I: The Art of Rhetoric

Gary E. Gans

Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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The Art of Litigation
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(Part II, Part III)

Litigation requires a certain duality in attorneys. Litigators have to be "rhetoricians" and "warriors." We must be eloquent writers and orators -- in a courtroom, we generally aspire to be polite, sincere and reasonable to persuade a judge or jury of the ju...

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