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Certain things in life are predictable. A kid tilts the gumball machine when the candy does not roll out. A soda machine is kicked when the pop gets stuck. A baseball manager is fired when a team fails to make the playoffs. And, oh yes, don’t forget this one: politicians threaten to give away government […]
Emory University Law School is behind an innovative trial advocacy course equipping law students with trial expertise. ATLANTA, GA – On a Saturday morning in early May, a second year Emory University Law School Law student from Southern China stands at her place in the school’s mock trial courtroom and announces that she is ready […]
Trade Union general counsel Maria Ludkin tells Reuben Guttman about the connections between life as an art lawyer and her current role as general counsel of the GMB. This blog written by Reuben Guttman who practices at of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC and was published in the Global Legal Post on May 12, 2014. […]
How should law schools be judged? Reuben Guttman questions the current law school rankings and urges law school professors to follow suit. In the United States, law school deans have now had more than a few weeks to digest the latest rankings by US News and World Report. Setting aside whatever specific criteria US News […]
Cosying up to NGOs is just one of the corporate tricks used by big business to distract from problems. The Washington Capitals recently faced off in a National Hockey League contest against the New York Rangers. Amidst the fanfare of a stadium packed with more than 20,000 fans, during breaks in the action the jumbotron […]
A few years back, a colleague from Beijing made his first journey to the United States to present a paper we wrote together for an academic conference in San Francisco. I frankly do not remember much about the paper or the conference – what I do remember is our lunch break. We took that time […]
An unattractive jury and a stirring tale of conflict, emotion, sex and violence are some of the essential ingredients for success in a trial, according to seasoned US trial lawyer Dick Harpootlian. He shares some tips with Reuben Guttman. South Carolina has sandy beaches, Fort Sumter, where the shot that began the Civil War was […]
The right tactics are the starting point for good litigators. Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC talks to a master tactician. Every good trial lawyer knows that advocacy is a two way street. The message and its content are half the story; understanding how the jury, judge, arbitrator or mediator will receive the information […]
A wide range of speakers with a wide range of views characterises the IBA. Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC reflects on the week that was. BOSTON, MASS – From Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Stephen G. Breyer to Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, there was no shortage of legal […]
Lawyers need to be very careful they don’t become embroiled in money laundering, says Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC. BOSTON, MASS — At the melting pot of nation and culture that is the 2013 International Bar Association Convention, participants at a panel on money laundering debated the obligation of lawyers to make […]