"Opposing counsel" refers to the lawyer or legal team that represents the other side in a legal case or dispute. They are responsible for advocating for the opposing party's interests and presenting arguments against your side.
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Finding the top worst types of opposing lawyers has taken me 7 years of litigation, over 300 court hearings and hundreds
of opposing counsel dealt with.
That would entail a set of documents all of which were brought up
by opposing counsel in deposition.
He called
opposing counsel in a deposition «disgusting» for wanting to break to pump milk for her 3 - month - old daughter.
You're usually on a roll, whether it be working with
opposing counsel on a settlement or knocking out an appellate memo and you get the dreaded phone call.
For the most part, I kill»em with kindness, so
when opposing counsel asks me to not schedule event X during a certain week, I avoid that week.
So, even
if opposing counsel has been making your life hell for the last eight months and you hate them with a deep, burning passion, play host right.
Someone always knows something
about opposing counsel, and they are usually willing to share that information.
The more clients, judges, or
even opposing counsel contribute to a dialog, the more ammunition you have to build a rapport and make your case.
Although her confidence and skills have grown noticeably, she routinely faces
opposing counsel who treat her differently because she's a woman.
None of these methods are complete or would come close to surviving scrutiny — you certainly wouldn't let
opposing counsel get away with it, would you?
Obviously,
opposing counsel wants to have your contact information at their fingertips, and that includes your email and fax number along with your telephone number.
Attorneys can be at a big disadvantage coming up
against opposing counsel without the proper knowledge, workflow and tools for e-discovery.
Admittedly, I spend the two weeks prior to vacation dealing with everything possible and even
telling opposing counsel I will be gone.
That doesn't mean you should ignore what
opposing counsel says or double down at the first sight of trouble.
If there is something I need to reconsider, I am not going to
let opposing counsel know that I have doubts about my case.
If you are new to a local legal community, you can make excellent connections simply by
treating opposing counsel with courtesy and respect.
If
opposing counsel sends you a emotionally charged rant, sending a similarly charged e-mail might end up as part of a motion down the road.
I then
asked opposing counsel to explain to the court why they intended to bring a motion to dismiss based on lack of jurisdiction.
After a few calls, however, I realized that it helped me get a much better feel for
what opposing counsel was like, which made working with them a whole lot easier.
Instead of a debate on the contested issues (which may come later) you can get a real feel for
where opposing counsel and, more importantly, her client is coming from.
Let's define «relevant» in this case as those documents put in front of a witness by
opposing counsel during a deposition.
And if you run
into opposing counsel on another case in the hallway, you can immediately enter that billable time using your mobile device.
Our firm is also fortunate to have earned the trust of the larger community,
including opposing counsel, judges, insurance companies and medical personnel throughout the state.
But lawyers are expected to deliver a win regardless of the lack of control a lawyer has
over opposing counsel, their client, the judge, and the jury.
Between the non-stop deadlines,
contentious opposing counsel, and the pressures of bringing in business, it can sometimes get the best of you.
When lawyers think of jury trial objections as an opportunity to
school opposing counsel on the Rules of Evidence, they do their clients a very serious disservice.
One of the most daunting challenges is facing
senior opposing counsel whether in court, mediation, negotiation or even in the same office.
It does mean that you should always
take opposing counsel's comments with a grain of salt and believe it when you see it or hear it.
He is also apparently an international man of mystery who thought it would be okay to
photograph opposing counsel's documents in the courtroom.
I have two daughters, 9 and 12, and I've spent ample time in the courtroom before hostile judges and against
nasty opposing counsel.