Negotiating Trials: Treasure Hunting and Trials Have Many Parallels
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Like treasure hunting, litigation is local. Venue matters and so does knowing the local rules. Having appeared before a certain judge previously can be a great advantage for a litigator. Knowing how and when to utilize local procedure and insights into the personality of a jurist is knowledge that takes a career to develop. Thankfully, I am fortunate enough to work with seasoned litigators who impart their wisdom and experience on a daily basis. Their presence and insight make deciphering the matrix of litigation within which we wrestle every day a more navigable journey. Another part of my good fortune lies in the team that surrounds me. As has been noted by wiser minds than mine, litigation is a team sport. Our firm has procedures in place to deal with the most complex of issues, and those processes makes the marathon of intellect that litigation demands more feasible and, quite frankly, fun. Surely, if the individuals seeking Fenn’s treasure teamed-up their efforts, the chest would have been discovered by now. After all, humans have landed themselves on the moon. Finding a piece of luggage in a mountain range is a comparatively small feat.
This spring promises to be a busy one for the firm, with several matters on the verge of trial. The right mix of experience, grit, determination, effort, and will shall carry us to the proverbial box of Fenn’s gold and gems. Of course, there is no penultimate promised land in a career of law, and the whole thing is an exercise in a daily pursuit of betterment and enjoying the process. But that’s a topic for another day.
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