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Colorado's New Auto Fault System (77 KB)
Colorado attorneys explain your rights and responsibilities as the new Colorado Auto Fault System takes effect July 1, 2003. Will you be ready for the changes?

Getting Ready for Your First Trial (25.6 KB)
Murray Ogborn is frequently asked to speak at annual trial lawyer conferences. This lecture was given to the North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association on October 13, 1995. The speech was delivered to all of the attorneys in the association, but directed toward the younger lawyers. It was designed to help the new lawyer prepare for their first trial.

Storytelling and Themes (32.3 KB)
Ogborn, Summerlin & Ogborn lawyers have presented to numerous organizations countrywide about using themes and storytelling. This article concentrates on the importance of using themes and storytelling throughout trial. This paper has served as a basic outline for numerous speeches and publications in various trial lawyer magazines.

Jury Bias in Voir Dire (45.7 KB)
A major challenge for trial attorneys is to adequately handle bias of the perspective jury pool from the outset of trial. The focus of this paper presented to the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association at their 33rd Annual Conference by Murray Ogborn was how to deal with the inherent bias present during jury selection.

Focus Groups (24.3 KB)
Ogborn, Summerlin & Ogborn lawyers have utilized mock juries and focus groups for years. Numerous lectures and discussions have been provided by OSO lawyers with regard to tactics and the usefulness of focus groups. This publication has been an outline for a number of speeches directed to various trial attorney organizations throughout the country.