5 Things NOT to Do or You’ll Lose Your Court Case. #lawyer

Everyone wants to know how to WIN in Court, but unfortunately you’re going to lose your court case. Nobody WANTS to go to Court and lose, but that’s what happens to 50% of the parties in cases. (that was easy math) Every case has a winner and every case has a loser. We’ve put together a list of the 5 Reasons You’ll Lose Your Court Case. If you want to win your case, then you definitely don’t want to do what’s on this list of don’ evidence to your attorney - 1. Tips to hiring the right attorney - 2. How to testify to win in Court - 3. Paying your attorney – 4. Getting evidence admitted at Trial - Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:24 – You don’t get evidence to your attorney 01:11 – You don’t tell your attorney the whole story 02:15 – You don’t testify very well 03:20 – You don’t pay your attorney 04:50 – You don’t get your evidence admitted at trial Also find our content on: Instagram - @Matthew_Harris_Law Google Maps – Website - 1. You don’t get evidence to your attorney Most cases involve a significant amount of evidence. Whether it’s emails, text messages, videos, contracts, or pictures, you will likely need this evidence to win your case. In most cases, you’re required to exchange all documents that you will use to support or defend your case within the first 30 days after the Answer is filed. –See Initial Disclosures – Tex. R. Civ. P. 194.2(a) Also, as your case progresses, you’ll have to turn over additional evidence that you discover, or that is created throughout the case. –See Amending or Supplementing Written Discovery – Tex. R. Civ. P. 193.5 All of the evidence in the world is useless though if you don’t get it into the hands of your attorney. With technology these days, there are countless ways you can send documents and files. We’ve created a great video on how to use Dropbox to organize and send your evidence to your attorney. –See Using Dropbox to Save Money on Attorney’s Fees If you don’t want to lose your court case, then make sure that you get all of your evidence to your attorney. 2. You don’t tell your attorney the whole story At the beginning of your court case, your attorney will give an opening statement and tell the Judge or Jury what the evidence is going to show. It’s kind of like a preview. Since the attorney knows the case evidence really well, then they should be in the best position to give a preview. Now, imagine the attorney telling the Judge or Jury that the evidence will prove one thing, but in the back of your mind you know something they don’t know. You see, you have a secret that directly affects your case. You didn’t tell your attorney because you were afraid of what they might say or were afraid of them not taking your case if they knew this secret. Before you know it, you’re under oath and being forced to admit to this secret in front of the entire courtroom. Your attorney sits there with their mouth wide open because you would have been advised NOT to take this case to trial if that tidbit of information had been known. Why would someone hide information from their attorney? Because they chose the wrong attorney in the first place. We’ve created a great video on how to choose the best attorney for you and any court case you have. If you don’t want to lose your court case, then make sure that you tell your attorney the “whole” story. 3. You don’t testify very well Trial testimony is one-part evidence, one-part procedure, and one-part theater. A lot of witnesses want to simply “tell their story” when they testify. If it was as simple as just getting your story told, then that could be accomplished solely on written pleadings. However, we all know that trials don’t work like that. Trials involve live testimony. There’s a human element to courtroom testimony that simply can’t be matched with written pleadings. However, if you don’t testify very well, a winnable case can be lost in an instant. I’ve seen witnesses get into arguments with the Judge, get into arguments with opposing counsel, and even get into arguments with their own attorney. There are 3 steps to providing great trial testimony. 1. Listen to the Question 2. Understand the Question 3. Answer the Question Your attorney will ask the questions that are intended to prove the essential elements of your case. Notice how “telling your story” isn’t one of the steps for great trial testimony? We’ve put together some tips on giving the type of testimony that wins trials, and how to answer the 7-deadly questions. Source - Music: Demon by JVNA & Dulce Reggaeton by An Jone Music provided via YouTube Studio Audio Library