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…
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...
NY Labor Law Litigation: The Gold Rich Caveat
New York Labor Law (hereinafter “Labor Law”) routinely provides Plaintiffs with access to an unjustified advantage when litigating a construction accident case.[1] To date, New York remains the only state in the country “which imposes strict liability [on general...
Your Podium Problems Solved: Surviving Moot Court Disasters
We’ve all heard the stories - the time the water bottle spilled all over the competitor’s notes; the fire alarm that decided to go off mid-argument. The time the internet blinked and kicked everyone out of the Zoom room; the question the judge asked about a case the...
Hearsay
Introduction “‘That’s hearsay, I guess,’ Mr Depp told the court, which prompted laughter. The judge replied, ‘I’m not sure it’s even being offered for the truth of the matter.’”[1] If you paid attention to the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial between April 11 and June 1,...
Advocacy Takes Nerve: Nerves Are Good. Nerves Mean You Care.
Introduction I joined the advocacy program because I missed the thrill of competition days. After playing multiple sports from before I could barely walk through a Division I college career, the unpredictability of competition became an anchor of stability in my...
Disability Accommodations and Advocacy
Introduction During the Fall 2022 semester, I had the opportunity to prepare with my team and observe my first law school Mock Trial competition, the Hofstra Legal-Medical Mock Trial Competition. The competition was held at the Nassau County Courthouse in Long Island...
Hearsay in New York
Time to discuss hearsay. Rather, a small bit of hearsay theory. Since hearsay is a common law principle, New York’s hearsay rules are largely similar to the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE). Hearsay is universally defined as “an out-of-court statement offered to prove...
Conflicting Ethical Duties of an Advocate
Ethical lawyers understand that their primary obligation to their clients is to represent them “zealously,” to help them achieve their goals and advocate on their behalf to the best of their ability. But the so-called duty of zealous advocacy—embodied in Rule 1.3 of...
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