The Advocate's Advantage
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Advocacy is both an art and a science. It can be taught, studied, practiced, and written about. To us, advocacy is a passion – something inside a litigator’s heart and their brain. To us, advocacy is our advantage. Through this blog, we aim to educate ourselves while also sharing resources and helping others through an online community. Here, at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, the Advocacy Program is always looking for ways to further our skills and understanding of the law.
And so, The Advocate’s Advantage was born…
IF THEY SNOOZE YOU LOSE: KEEPING JURORS ENGAGED DURING TRIAL
Trials do not always live up to the dramatic portrayals seen on television, and not all jurors are enthusiastic about their courtroom duties. On the other hand, serving as a juror could offer the unique opportunity to unwind and take a break from the usual work...
Competing in the 2023 ABA Arbitration Competition
On November 18, 2023, Derek Romberg, Marc Bisogno, Steven Donofrio, and I (Colin Savino) competed on behalf of Haub Law Advocacy in the ABA Arbitration Competition regionals. We were coached by Kristen Mogavero. We thank her for all her time working with us to prepare...
Navigating through Imposter Syndrome as a Team Captain
With my previous successes, one would think I had overcome my fear of not being “good enough.”- that feeling of being an imposter. I should feel confident in being named the captain of Haub Law’s team in the Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition- right? But...
WEB-BASED EVIDENCE AND IT’S ADMISSIBILITY
The rise of the internet has led to a rise in the introduction of web-based evidence in court. It is something that attorneys find themselves having to deal with on a more frequent basis. Whether it be posts from social media, published web articles, or web page...
Is it the journey or the destination? Neither, it’s the company.
On May 23rd, 2023, I landed in Reykjavík, Iceland to participate in a two week advocacy program. I stepped off of the plane into a country of blustering winds and freezing temperatures. Little did I know how much this country and the people I met there, would change...
Admissibility of Grand Jury Testimony at Trial Under the Federal Rules of Evidence
Sometimes situations will arise where, at a criminal trial, the defendant wants to admit the grand jury testimony of a witness. Since grand jury hearings are ex parte proceedings, grand jury testimony will almost never be admissible on behalf of the government due to...
Lessons I’ve Learned From Generational Advocacy
My family has a strong presence in the law: my dad is a New York State Supreme Court Justice sitting in White Plains, New York, and my aunt is a solo real-estate practitioner based out of Armonk, New York. The question when I was growing up was always whether I would...
The Price of Obstinacy in Expert Selection
The use of expert witnesses in litigation has become so prevalent it is now routine. Often cases require the use of an expert to prove a prima facie case. For instance, without the use of a medical expert in a civil personal injury action, a plaintiff cannot prove...
Researching Efficiently for Client Billables
If you were to ask someone what things are certain in life, you would probably get the classic answer: “death and taxes.” For those in the legal field, there is one more certainty to add to that list: legal research. You would be hard-pressed to find anyone in this...
To Object or Not Object, that is the Question
“OBJECTION” is a phrase so synonymous with lawyers that, should you mention to anyone that you are either in law school or a practicing litigator, they will at some point during an initial conversation utter “I object” to you. Although I am more than sure we have all...
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