Comments on: Avvo III http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/06/avvo-iii.html the art and science of criminal defense trial lawyering Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:04:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David Tarrell http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/06/avvo-iii.html/comment-page-1#comment-131 David Tarrell Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:39:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=155#comment-131 I heard Angelina Jolie say something amazing today about the way she prepped to play Danny Pearl's wife. She said she couldn't ask her how she handled the news of Danny's death as it was too personal. But, she said she felt a responsibility to portray it so that if the child Mrs. Pearl was carrying at the time saw it one day, it would be authentic enough so the child would have a true picture of what his father meant to his mother and how hard it was for her to hear this. <br/><br/>In other words, she felt a deep responsibility to portray the event truthfully, so the child could understand what his mother probably could never put into words. <br/><br/>If I can prep for an uncoming trial the same way, feeling the responsibility to reenact the event fully and authentically, the judge will see how my client's actions were justified, and we can win. <br/><br/>(But I should be working on it instead of blogging...) I heard Angelina Jolie say something amazing today about the way she prepped to play Danny Pearl’s wife. She said she couldn’t ask her how she handled the news of Danny’s death as it was too personal. But, she said she felt a responsibility to portray it so that if the child Mrs. Pearl was carrying at the time saw it one day, it would be authentic enough so the child would have a true picture of what his father meant to his mother and how hard it was for her to hear this.

In other words, she felt a deep responsibility to portray the event truthfully, so the child could understand what his mother probably could never put into words.

If I can prep for an uncoming trial the same way, feeling the responsibility to reenact the event fully and authentically, the judge will see how my client’s actions were justified, and we can win.

(But I should be working on it instead of blogging…)

]]> By: Albany Lawyer http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/06/avvo-iii.html/comment-page-1#comment-130 Albany Lawyer Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:33:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=155#comment-130 I reviewed the Avvo site myself and did my own <a HREF="http://albany-lawyer.blogspot.com/2007/06/avvo-lawsuit-over-attorney-rating.html" REL="nofollow">Avvo analysis</a> based on looking at lawyers here in Albany and then the effect of registering myself. I was not impressed. Their system is garbage. I reviewed the Avvo site myself and did my own Avvo analysis based on looking at lawyers here in Albany and then the effect of registering myself. I was not impressed. Their system is garbage.

]]> By: Scott Greenfield http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/06/avvo-iii.html/comment-page-1#comment-129 Scott Greenfield Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:19:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=155#comment-129 <i>You can't change your facts or your luck; the only factor under your control is who you hire.</i><br/><br/>Bingo. You can’t change your facts or your luck; the only factor under your control is who you hire.

Bingo.

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