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Applying t'ai chi to trial lawyering.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

  INTRODUCTIONWhen I told t'ai chi Master Ben Lo that, time permitting in the morning, I sometimes circle the courthouse where I am scheduled and conclude with t'ai chi, he asked if some people think I am crazy. I told him of my temporary police detention last June, when I was a suspected t'ai chi terrorist. He suggested that I not practice t'ai chi in airports. Of course, practicing t'ai chi is anything but crazy. It is the Supreme Ultimate.  The editor of a state criminal defense lawyers association newsletter recently solicited articles. In the ongoing spirit of my applying t'ai chi to criminal defense and everything else I do, I submitted the following article that incorporates material from my previous blog entries with some additional ideas and realizations:  MAINTAINING CALM IN THE EYE OF THE STORM  Consider being in trial against the most underhanded prosecutor you have ever battled against or, perhaps worse, a prosecutor with a reputation for fairness acting the complete opposite...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on November 14, 2008 (boomark / email).