My Strangest Day In Court: When The Witness Attacked

By James J. Brosnahan, Morrison & Foerster LLP (April 14, 2017, 12:55 PM EDT) -- This article is part of a monthly series featuring attorneys' fascinating experiences in court. Here, James Brosnahan of Morrison & Foerster LLP recalls a struggle in a Reno courtroom. Brosnahan has been practicing trial and appellate law for more than 50 years. His client list has included 3M Co., former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman Patricia Dunn, "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh and the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. He was named a "lion of the trial bar" by the American Bar Association Journal and was recognized as a 2012 Lifetime Achiever by The American Lawyer. Other honors include his induction into the State Bar of California's "Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame" and the Samuel E. Gates Litigation Award by the American College of Trial Lawyers....

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