Hard to believe but trial courts are populated with people just doing their job. They aren’t actors in a TV drama – they have actual jobs to do. Most are terrific. Some, not so much. Three people a lawyer should be friendly with are the clerk of the court, the court reporter, and the bailiff. If a lawyer is a jerk to any of them, that attorney’s life will get markedly harder. I’ve witnessed lots of lawyers who seem intent on believing that they, the lawyer are in charge. They distinctly are not.Read More