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Front MatterSource: Litigation, Vol. 28, No. 1, CHANCE (Fall 2001)Published by: American Bar AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/29760244 .
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Table of Contents Litigation Fall 2001 Volume 28 Number 1
Opening Statement:-Robert A. Clifford-1 The Impact of Popular Culture on the Perception of Lawyers
From the Bench:-Warren D. Wolfson-3
Evidence Advocacy: The Judge's Perspective
CHANCE
Litigating History-Barry Richard-8
Chance by Choice:-Richard E. Moot-14
Looking Back on 50 Years of Litigation
Qui Tarn Litigation-Robin Page West-21
Contingency Fees: Weigh the Odds-Kenneth P. Nolan-26
Taking Chances at Depositions-Laurin H. Mills-30
Settle or Roll the Dice?-Mark R. Anderson-37
Forensic DNA Case Evaluation and Litigation -Gregory W. O'Reilly-43 and Allan Sincox
Pro Bono Practice-Barbara K. Kagan-51
Legal Lore: Schumann v. Wieck-Robert and Marilyn Aitken ? 55 The Battle for Clara
Trial Notebook: Cross-Examination Choices-James W. McElhaney-57
Advance Sheet-Robert E. Shapiro-59
Literary Trials: Othello-William Shakespeare-72
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IN MKMOKIAM
It is with some irony that we publish this issue, Chance, in the wake of the tragic events of September 11,2001.
Our fellow Americans, along with friends from other countries, who were killed or injured did nothing to pro?
voke or deserve their fate. They were innocent victims of chance and the brutal purpose of zealots who wish to
destroy this great nation. By striking indiscriminately at some of us, our attackers have struck at each and every
one of us.
The editors and staff of this publication express our most profound sense of sorrow, respect, and fellowship for
those who lost their lives or were injured in these tragic events, and for their loved ones. We also wish to rec?
ognize and acknowledge the many Americans who responded selflessly to this crisis in the best tradition of our
great country, some at the cost of their own lives. We will thrive as a nation because we are strong as a people,
even in the darkest times; because we subscribe to the rule of law, not a demented fanaticism; and because we
stand united in freedom.
Chance
Litigation is a game of chance. From the moment your client walks in the door, every choice you make involves risk. You might not like to see it that way, but you cannot
escape it. Whether to sue, when to sue, where to sue, who to sue, how to sue, etc., etc. Or, when you are on the receiv?
ing end, answer or move to dismiss, remove or stay and defend? And that's only the beginning. Sometimes your client will say, "I don't know if you should ask that ques? tion. It's risky." But not asking that question is also risky. So we get the best information we can, maybe the best
advice, and we call upon our experience, judgment, and instincts and play the percentages. We take our best shot and move on. In this spirit: ? Barry Richard recounts the gambles that both sides
took, and the strategies that he pursued on behalf of
George W. Bush, in the extraordinary 2000 presidential election litigation.
? Richard Moot looks back on a career of taking chances, gutsy moves that paid off in spades for clients in trouble.
? Robin Page West offers advice, from experience, on how to play high-stakes poker for whistleblowers, in a tenuous partnership with the U.S. government, bringing
qui tarn lawsuits against corrupt government contractors. ? Ken Nolan writes about how to size up a contingency
case, making sure you don't grab a tiger by the tail. ? Laurin Mills discusses the chances we must take in
depositions, facing off across the table in a battle of wits with somebody who may be no friend of our client.
? Mark Anderson argues that we need to look at settle? ment options early and often, before the dice come to rest at trial.
? Gregory O'Reilly and Allan Sincox discuss the ulti? mate gamble that can make or break a criminal case: DNA testing.
? Barbara Kagan appeals to busy litigators everywhere to
accept the personal and business risks of taking on pro bono cases, which can offer payoffs well worth the time and trouble.
As these articles show, the fact that you face risk every? where you turn can be either paralyzing or liberating. The truth of the matter is, if you are too afraid to lose, you can? not win.
Gary L. Sasso
Litigation Fall 2001 Volume 28 Number 1
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