Trial tips they don’t teach in law school

I thought this might be a fun discussion topic.

My first trial was second chair on a homicide. It was a three week trial, and every day the partner went to the same restaurant for lunch, and ordered the same thing for lunch. By the end of the three weeks, I had sampled everything on the menu.

Finally, I asked the partner, “Why do you eat that same bland thing for lunch every day?”

He said, “because I know exactly how this food will affect me. I don’t want to risk eating something and feeling groggy in the afternoon when our client’s life is on the line.”

My trial tip they don’t teach on law school: - plan your lunch accordingly.