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i think when you’re giving advice to

clients

it’s primarily to advise them of their

situation

to make sure they understand that it’s

their issue it’s their legal issue they

have to make the decisions

uh we’re not in the business of making

decisions for you our

purpose is to provide you with the most

accurate up-to-date information to make

you the most informed decision

so the role of a lawyer is not to

replace the client or to make the client

or to encourage the client to do one

thing or another our

job is to provide information provide

input

so that the client can make the most

informed decision

the most important thing to be

successful in the courtroom is to be

yourself

trial lawyers have a lot of different

styles and a lot of them are successful

with different personalities and

different approaches but you can’t

imagine

you can’t manufacture anything juries

see that

as do judges so you’ve got to be natural

and you’ve got to be yourself

and the best way to do that is to be

thoroughly prepared

if you’re confident in your preparation

then you don’t have to manufacture

some other bravado or create some

character that you’ve seen on television

that you think might be more effective

all of us are different unique

personalities so

accept who you are maximize those

abilities but be yourself

i think very early in my career from

senior lawyers of the firm i joined i

got two pieces of advice

that have proven to be very effective

that i

pass on with every lawyer that comes

here when we’re doing an

interview process to see if they’ll fit

the first is

return your phone calls you have to have

effective communication with your client

return a phone call every day if you’re

in trial there’s some reason you can’t

have your secretary advise a client he

can’t get back to you today he’ll call

you in the morning

but respond to every client every day

that you hear from them

and the second piece of information i

got from one of our senior trial lawyers

was

close a file as quickly as you can do

not

take a file that’s going to be a quote

money maker for a long period of time

string it out for your personal benefit

you’re better served as a lawyer to

close a file as quickly as you can that

makes for happy clients

and that makes for repeat clients so

don’t think about

what a particular matter will do to your

year in terms of the hours it can

generate

think of how can i get this result over

a good result for my client as quickly

as possible

close files as fast as you can

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Dallas, TX lawyer Troy Phillips shares his most common piece of advice to clients, discusses his mentors in the practice and what it takes to be successful in the courtroom. He explains that when advising clients, the primary goal is to provide them with a clear understanding of their situation and the legal issues involved. The decisions ultimately belong to the client; lawyers are not in the business of making choices on their behalf. Their role is to deliver accurate, up-to-date information to ensure clients can make the most informed decisions.

In the courtroom, he emphasizes the importance of being authentic. Trial lawyers have different styles, and juries and judges can detect anything that is manufactured or insincere. Confidence comes from thorough preparation, not from imitating characters seen on television. Lawyers should embrace their unique personalities, maximize their abilities, and always remain true to themselves.

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