Defense Strategy Posts

“I pissed off one of my team members,” our client said (we’ll call her Claire). She and I were working on a case that was sizeable and required a substantial team. She pulled me aside for advice and to blow …

This article by Tsongas Consultant Theodore O. Prosise, Ph.D. and Peter Ehrlichman, Esq. originally appeared on the Inside Counsel website on October 9, 2015. You can access the original here. Additionally, if your firm is interested, Tsongas conducts seminars and CLEs on this and …

Even if you’re not a football, Seahawk, or Super Bowl fan (and if you’re not, we’re still accepting new12th fans!) you couldn’t possibly have missed the brouhaha created by Richard Sherman’s interview with Erin Andrews following the Seahawks’ win over …

The dilemma for civil defendants is simple. Although the plaintiff has the burden of proof, the plaintiff frames the issues of the case first. They establish the initial narrative structure they want the jurors to adopt. Second, the plaintiffs, in …