The book offers a critical psychosocial examination of the legal profession, highlighting a mental health crisis affecting both lawyers and judges. It connects this crisis to the dysfunctions within the legal system that these professionals perpetuate. By exploring the interplay between mental health and legal practice, the work sheds light on the challenges faced by those within the justice system and critiques the structures that contribute to their distress.
In this book, 78 leading attorneys in California and New York describe how they evaluate, negotiate and resolve litigation cases. Selected for their demonstrated skill in predicting trial outcomes and knowing when cases should be settled or taken to trial, these attorneys identify the key factors in case evaluation and share successful strategies in pre-trial discovery, negotiation, mediation, and trials. Integrating law and psychology, the book shows how skilled attorneys mentally frame cases, understand jurors’ perspectives, develop persuasive themes and arguments and achieve exceptional results for clients.