KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE, BUT YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER
No advice may be as
difficult to heed than the caution to keep your enemies or adversaries close.
One way to deal with such "enemies," or all adversaries for that
matter, is to keep them close by knowing the
facts and the law of the case better than your adversary does.
By having a full understanding of the facts and knowing the applicable law and
rules of procedure at the commencement of a case, one can more effectively
control a vexatious opposing counsel and move the case forward to its
inevitable conclusion, whatever that may be. It is important to also remember
that a case can only move forward by keeping opposing counsel close through continued communication.
As aggravating as opposing counsel may become in such dealings, it is best to
remain in control of your own emotions, ignore their shenanigans, and hit them with kindness, good humor
and rational explanations supporting your position.
Always confirm everything
in writing with these types of attorneys as a further method to keep them under
control. Again, a positive way to view such a situation of having to deal with a needlessly difficult opposing counsel is to
remember that each communication will move the parties one step closer to the
eventual resolution of the case, at which point you will no longer have to deal
with that attorney.
Friday, September 1, 2017
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