“War Stories” – A Wealth of Experience
Rob Kozloski’s “War Story” – “Expect the Unexpected”
Commercial litigator Robert J. Kozloski, III, shared this "SynerG War Story" about the value of being forewarned by his mentor of the possibility of a strategic (and baseless) objection during his first opening statement just to unsettle him at the start of a trial: Jury trials can be one of…
Read moreEllen Malow’s “War Story”: Principles can be very expensive.
A successful trial lawyer for over ten years, Ellen Malow decided over a decade and a half ago to instead use her skill set to help parties create win/win scenarios rather than win/lose results. One of the many lessons Ellen has learned as a seasoned mediator is that principles can…
Read moreJason Graham’s “War Story”: A tale of two mentors.
Commercial litigator and member, founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of the SynerG Law Complex, Jason W. Graham shared this "SynerG War Story" about two of his mentors who passed within a few days of each other – seven years apart – and shares some of their war…
Read moreVinnie Lauria’s “War Story”: Truth is often stranger than fiction
Plaintiffs’ personal injury attorney and SynerG member Vincent a/k/a “Vinnie” Lauria shared this “SynerG War Story” about what he learned about sometimes just letting witnesses be themselves and giving them plenty of rope to hang themselves: About 15 years ago, Bob, an old high school friend, called me about a…
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