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Mis(Understanding)Judging, Philip M. Pro Mar 2007

Mis(Understanding)Judging, Philip M. Pro

Nevada Law Journal

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Evidentiary Wisdom And Blinders In Perspective: Thoughts On Misjudging, Elaine W. Shoben Mar 2007

Evidentiary Wisdom And Blinders In Perspective: Thoughts On Misjudging, Elaine W. Shoben

Nevada Law Journal

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Misjudging: Implications For Dispute Resolution, Donna Shestowsky Mar 2007

Misjudging: Implications For Dispute Resolution, Donna Shestowsky

Nevada Law Journal

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Misjudging, Chris Guthrie Mar 2007

Misjudging, Chris Guthrie

Nevada Law Journal

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Judging Judges And Dispute Resolution Processes, John Lande Mar 2007

Judging Judges And Dispute Resolution Processes, John Lande

Nevada Law Journal

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Thoughts On Misjudging Misjudging, Stephen N. Subrin Mar 2007

Thoughts On Misjudging Misjudging, Stephen N. Subrin

Nevada Law Journal

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On Misjudging And Its Implications For Criminal Defendants, Their Lawyers And The Criminal Justice System, Rodney J. Uphoff Mar 2007

On Misjudging And Its Implications For Criminal Defendants, Their Lawyers And The Criminal Justice System, Rodney J. Uphoff

Nevada Law Journal

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Nobody's Perfect, Stephan Landsman Mar 2007

Nobody's Perfect, Stephan Landsman

Nevada Law Journal

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Lawyer Professional Responsibility In Litigation, Jeffrey W. Stempel Jan 2007

Lawyer Professional Responsibility In Litigation, Jeffrey W. Stempel

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A perennially-vexing litigation issue concerns the limits of permissible attorney argument. More than a few lawyers have been tripped up by the occasional fuzziness of the line between aggressive advocacy and improper appeals to passion or prejudice. See Craig Lee Montz, Why Lawyers Continue to Cross the Line in Closing Argument: An Examination of Federal and State Cases, 28 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 67 (2001-2002)(problem of violations results from lack of uniformity and clarity of ground rules as well as errors of counsel). In Cohen v. Lioce, 149 P.3d 916 (Nev. 2006) the Nevada Supreme Court both provided significant guidance …


Evidentiary Wisdom And Blinders In Perspective: Thoughts On Misjudging, Elaine W. Shoben Jan 2007

Evidentiary Wisdom And Blinders In Perspective: Thoughts On Misjudging, Elaine W. Shoben

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Empirical studies serve to enlighten the law, even when they simply confirm the wisdom of existing rules. Chris Guthrie's article, Misjudging, primarily serves that useful function—confirming the wisdom of existing rules—even though the author sought to establish something different. Guthrie's article applies insights from cognitive psychology to the resolution of legal disputes and presents some empirical proof of the effect of the application. He concludes that three sets of “blinders”—informational, cognitive, and attitudinal—affect the ability of judges to reach correct resolutions of disputes. He therefore recommends further appreciation of the ability of arbitration and mediation to avoid some of the …