Mitnik's Brushstrokes

Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his new podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes.

Teaching Clients About Not Going Too Far 08/29/2024

Teaching Clients About Not Going Too Far In this episode, Keith explores teaching your client about not sharing more than they need to. If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: [email protected] I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: Get my latest blogs and case breakdowns on my newsletter, join here: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/32799842

Life Care Plans: Make Sure They Are Assets Not Liabilities 08/14/2024

Life Care Plans: Make Sure They Are Assets Not Liabilities In this episode, Keith delves into properly identifying assets for your case. If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: [email protected] I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: https://bit.ly/KeithOnLinkedIn /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/32576092

Consider Calling Your Client First 07/25/2024

Consider Calling Your Client First In this episode, renowned trial attorney Keith Mitnik shares the advantage of considering calling your client first. If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: [email protected] I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: https://bit.ly/KeithOnLinkedIn For more visit: https://keithmitnik.com /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/32297142

Why Negligence Is More Than An Accident 05/23/2024

Why Negligence Is More Than An Accident In this episode, renowned trial attorney Keith Mitnik shares his approach to defining negligence and the civil law system for juries. Keith discusses how to address the common defense that, “accidents happen” and how to reframe perceptions of personal injury awards. If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/31435062

Explaining the Importance of Civil Justice 02/29/2024

Explaining the Importance of Civil Justice In this episode, Keith discusses how to tackle public misconceptions of personal injury cases. We break down: How to avoid a negative bias during jury selection and how to impart the value of their role to jury members. Keith explores the importance of the civil justice system, the limits of the criminal justice system, and gets to the root of why personal injury law is such crucial work. Subscribe for more episodes! Have a case? We're happy to take a look here: If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/30169618

Persuading Through Listening 02/07/2024

Persuading Through Listening Keith discusses a three-part framework for persuading through active listening. When encountering opposing views in the courtroom and in life, Keith explores how understanding different sides of an argument can build strong cases and lead to peaceful resolutions. Learn how temporarily removing notions of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, stepping into opposing counsel’s shoes, and building arguments that address the defense’s perspective can change the outcome of a case. Subscribe for more episodes! Have a case? We're happy to take a look here: If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/29849183

Stand Your Ground 11/10/2023

Stand Your Ground Keith discusses a framework for problem-solving that extends beyond the courtroom. Keith explores how to stand your ground when a seeming obstacle can in fact strengthen a client’s claim. For example, when it comes to injuries, many assume that preexisting health conditions are a deterrent for trial. Learn how reexamination of baseline, reserves, and coping abilities can shift perspective and how this insight can be used across multiple facets of life. Subscribe for more episodes! Have a case? We're happy to take a look here: If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/28578703

Resurrecting Recognizable Phrases 10/12/2023

Resurrecting Recognizable Phrases Keith explores the psychology behind using familiar sayings to make pivotal points in ways that stick. He bases his theory on the idea that people embrace old adages because they have roots in their childhood, and bring a level of comfort to the conversation, making the speaker seem naturally trustworthy. Trust is vital in the courtroom, and can easily make or break a case. The conversation is between Keith and Jason Ingber, Director of Legal Services at Morgan & Morgan of LA. Subscribe for more episodes! Have a case? We're happy to take a look here: f you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/28299737

Creating the Language of Your Case 09/28/2023

Creating the Language of Your Case Keith teaches his secret formula to harness the power of words to communicate, convince, and persuade. Keith believes that we are all wordsmiths, and the better we become at our craft, the more successful we will be in the courtroom and in life. Hear Keith explain different types of words, and how connotations can subconsciously hurt or help your case. If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/28169009

How To Turn The Defense Attack On Your Client Back On Them 01/10/2023

How To Turn The Defense Attack On Your Client Back On Them When the defense uses statements from your client about improvements in their condition to suggest her or she isn’t really hurt, remind the jury those words are badges of honesty, they are not the words of an exaggerator. If you have a case that you think me or my team would be able to help you with or handle, you can reply to this email. You can email me: I personally read every reply. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/25562943

Rising Tide 07/20/2022

Rising Tide How to explain to potential jurors that it is easier said than done to hold the burden of proof down to "more likely than not" when that person believes the burden should be higher. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/23806799

The Key Difference Between Conflicting Facts & Conflicting Conclusions 03/30/2022

The Key Difference Between Conflicting Facts & Conflicting Conclusions How to stop the defense from seating biased jurors by explaining that bias does not cause people to ignore evidence, rather it impacts conclusions from the evidence. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/22626029

Putting a Stop to Cherry Picking 03/01/2022

Putting a Stop to Cherry Picking How to punish the defense if they take snippets of medical records out of context. I'm now on LinkedIn, let's connect: For more visit: /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/22297502

S4 Ep12 - Opening & Closing 05/31/2021

S4 Ep12 - Opening & Closing Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/19134767

S4 Ep11 - Heading Off Unfair Rehabilitation Practices 05/24/2021

S4 Ep11 - Heading Off Unfair Rehabilitation Practices Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/19134749

S4 Ep10 - A New Voir Dire Framework / Disputes Over Conclusions, Not Facts 05/17/2021

S4 Ep10 - A New Voir Dire Framework / Disputes Over Conclusions, Not Facts Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/19096820

S4 Ep9 - Recognizing and Valuing What Was Taken 05/10/2021

S4 Ep9 - Recognizing and Valuing What Was Taken Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18862349

S4 Ep8 - Rising Tides 05/03/2021

S4 Ep8 - Rising Tides Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18862301

S4 Ep7 - It’s the Little Things 04/26/2021

S4 Ep7 - It’s the Little Things Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18809762

S4 Ep6 - Slip & Fall in Stores 04/19/2021

S4 Ep6 - Slip & Fall in Stores Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18709028

S4 Ep5 - Trip & Fall, Open and Obvious 04/12/2021

S4 Ep5 - Trip & Fall, Open and Obvious Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18620270

S4 Ep4 - The Audacity to Ask for Full Damages 04/05/2021

S4 Ep4 - The Audacity to Ask for Full Damages Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18550658

S4 Ep3 - The Dignity of Damages 03/29/2021

S4 Ep3 - The Dignity of Damages Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18421418

S4 Ep2 - Don’t Let Them Turn Your Case Inside Out 03/22/2021

S4 Ep2 - Don’t Let Them Turn Your Case Inside Out Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18338600

S4 Ep1 - Priors, Aggravations & Other Health Problems 03/15/2021

S4 Ep1 - Priors, Aggravations & Other Health Problems Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his new podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Monthly Brushstrokes. /episode/index/show/brushstrokes/id/18271754

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