“Victory belongs to the most tenacious.” That quote is ubiquitous at Roland Garros, and as r the second week of the French Open begins today, it is a useful reminder of why the tournament is different. On red clay, the surface rewards patience, discipline, adaptation, and the ability to stay in the point longer than the person across the net. Trial lawyers, does this sound familiar? Contrary to popular culture, trials are rarely won because of a singular dramatic moment. A gr

To shuffle, or not to shuffle. In Texas courts, that is often a very real question in jury selection. For most trial teams, the decision gets made under time pressure. Counsel looks at the panel order, scans the first few rows, compares that impression to what they know about the case, and makes a judgment call. Sometimes that judgment is sound. Sometimes it is just a feeling created by a few visible jurors at the front of the panel. The problem is that the shuffle decision i

In litigation, the side that sees the terrain most clearly and formulates the most effective strategy based on that insight usually wins. That conviction is why I named my firm High Ground Litigation Consulting, and the name carries three meanings for me. The first is strategic. Perspective decides cases. A trial team that understands not only the evidence but also how jurors are likely to hear, interpret, resist, or use it to make sense of the case is better positioned to an