A year ago I was at a trial site helping develop presentations for the opening and key expert witness. The hours and pressure were intense, but there was also a fair share of fun and camaraderie. One thing that never ceased to amaze me was how hard it was to locate a specific document or [...]
Archive for March 6th, 2008
The Difference One Year Can Make
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The Perception of Authority
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It’s hard to underestimate the impact technology has on trial preparation because of the leveling that has happened to traditional ideas of what constitutes an “authority”. No longer are supposedly unassailable sources unassailable. The Drudge Report and The New York Times are the same. Encyclopedia Brittanica and Wikipedia are the same. Patients [...]