Law360, New York (May 1, 2013, 3:29 PM EDT) -- This two-part article addresses how to make good decisions on mission-critical issues and how using alternative team meeting structures can improve the decision-making process in complex cases. As lawyers vested with the responsibility of achieving the "mission" of the complex case, we earn our money by making decisions for our clients. If you and your team are committed to achieving the mission for the client — that is, to obtain the best possible result given the facts and the law — then every team member should be equally committed to making the very best decisions. If you are leading a team of lawyers or play a critical role on the litigation team, you or members of your team will make numerous decisions that will impact whether your team achieves the mission. Some of those decisions will be small and inconsequential in the grand scheme. Some of those decisions, however, will be important and material decisions that will have lasting consequences to the mission. Often the impact and consequences of decisions made today are not revealed until one or two years later — usually during trial and while a key witnesses is testifying on cross-examination....