Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Jun. 19, 2019
Civility in the courtroom is critical to trial lawyer success
As trial lawyers we see ourselves as warriors for our clients’ cause. Gladiators fighting for justice. The courtroom is our battle field. Advocates in an adversarial system. Even simple courtesy to opposing counsel presents challenges for some.
Gary A. Dordick
Dordick Law CorporationPhone: (310) 551-0949
Fax: (855) 299-4444
Email: gary@dordicklaw.com
University of West Los Angeles; Los Angeles CA
Gary A. Dordick is a trial attorney in Beverly Hills with over 125 jury trials in his career. He won CAALA's Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2001, and CAOC's (Consumer Attorneys of California) Trial Attorney of the Year in 2009. He was one of the Daily Journal's Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2017, as well as one of the Daily Journal's Top 30 Plaintiff Lawyers in California for 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. He is also a Diplomat with The Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA and an Emeritus Board Member with CAALA. Mr. Dordick frequently lectures trial practice, ethics and civility in the courtroom.
As trial lawyers we see ourselves as warriors for our clients' cause. Gladiators fighting for justice. The courtroom is our battle field. Advocates in an adversarial system. Even simple courtesy to opposing counsel presents challenges for some. It is not illogical to believe that winning is inconsistent with acts of kindness and cooperation during trial. The stakes are always high, even when the actual dollars in dispute are not. Every trial has a winner and a loser. ...
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