First Court Blog

Bismarck, ND A new chapter began for the families of a June 27, 2015, drunk driving incident that took the lives of two young women and dramatically injured another. Four years and four months later a jury awarded the families a combined $1,157,000,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.  The ...

Attorney at Law Magazine’s Recommended Mock Trial Company is First Court, Inc. which begs the question: What is a “Mock Trial?”

The first impression that a trial lawyer gives the jurors in the selection process will last throughout the duration of the trial. What impression are you giving to the jurors as you stand to introduce yourself and your client to the venire? Is that impression the most helpful to your client’s ...

We recently conducted a mock trial on a significant case. The jurors were very typical for what we expect to see in a Manhattan jury. After each argument or witness, each juror answered a handful of excellent feedback questions—and all their answers flowed across our monitors, in real time.

You have a case on negligence. You successfully laid the understanding of that definition with your jurors. What now?  Are you going to let them meander around the country side hoping they find your cabin in the woods? I don’t think so. You need to lead them home; you need to establish leadership ...