by Patty Shewmaker | Sep 10, 2021 | Case Studies, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Litigation, Strategy and Preparation
What is “Evidence” in a Family Law or Criminal Case? It takes four forms. It can be Real evidence, so called demonstrative evidence, documentary evidence ad testimonial evidence. They carry different weight in a trial. For instance, real evidence may be...
by Steve Shewmaker | Aug 25, 2021 | Case Studies, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Litigation, Strategy and Preparation
What is “Evidence” in a Family Law or Criminal Case? It takes four forms. It can be Real evidence, so called demonstrative evidence, documentary evidence ad testimonial evidence. They carry different weight in a trial. For instance, real evidence may be...
by Patty Shewmaker | Aug 5, 2021 | Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information
Whether it’s a jury trial or a “judge alone” bench trial, clients or witnesses for clients should be thoroughly prepared to testify. However, there are differences in how we prepare clients for a jury trial. We may be more concerned with appearance...
by Steve Shewmaker | Mar 26, 2021 | General Court Martial, Military Separation Hearing
From a litigation standpoint, an administrative separation hearing is very similar to a contested court-martial. The Respondent is entitled to have an attorney, call witnesses, cross examine witnesses, and present opening and closing statements. There are some stark...
by Steve Shewmaker | Sep 24, 2020 | Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Judge and Jury Selection
So you’re going to trial and you know it’s critically important who sits on the jury. Your future is in the hands of these strangers. How much control does your attorney have over who get chosen and who doesn’t? What’s the process for picking a...
