Be a stickler for the (state and federal) rules.

We lawyers work within the rule of law; so we necessarily work with a ton of rules. Love it or hate it, your success as a litigator depends on knowing which procedural rules apply to your case (and making sure you follow them precisely). In this post, I share my two part method for navigating the sea of rules in state, federal, and immigration courts that ensures neither my papers nor my arguments are rejected because I missed an applicable rule.