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Federal judge blocks revised voter ID law in Texas, cites perjury prosecution threat

August 24, 2017, 8:48 am CDT

Realign laws on evidence-gathering on the internet, Google GC says

August 24, 2017, 8:00 am CDT

With an eye toward reform, new website teaches people about California's district attorneys

August 24, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

9th Circuit's use of technology is argument against splitting it, ABA tells Senate subcommittee

August 23, 2017, 5:00 pm CDT

Lawyer who objected to mandatory bar's PAC contribution loses First Amendment appeal

August 23, 2017, 4:00 pm CDT

Can a general conquer the federal prison system?

August 23, 2017, 3:00 pm CDT

General counsel rank higher on 2 leadership attributes than other non-CEO executives

August 23, 2017, 2:04 pm CDT

Tell us about a client who truly helped with his or her case

August 23, 2017, 12:30 pm CDT

Law firms employ fewer black lawyers than other minorities, survey reports

August 23, 2017, 10:57 am CDT

Poland Spring bottled water isn't from a spring, lawsuit alleges

August 23, 2017, 9:44 am CDT

In the Magazine

From the August 2017 Issue

Clemency Calling

Lawyers volunteered for what may have been the largest pro bono project ever

Problem Clients

A Utah lawyer has quietly studied violence against attorneys for two decades

Question of the Week

Tell us about a client who truly helped with his or her case

Taylor Swift's "blunt, powerful testimony" in her recent trial grabbed headlines and ultimately contributed to a favorable jury verdict. A Denver DJ had alleged that Swift fabricated an allegation that the DJ groped her and that cost him his job. He sought $3 million in damages.

Swift's lawyer, Venable partner J. Douglas Baldridge told Law.com that Taylor is not only a "principled person" but a great client. "She listens, she's a very quick study. ... She contributed to the defense."

Baldridge says he encouraged Swift to share what she was honestly feeling, and her "unflinching, even antagonistic testimony" came from that "to brutally brilliant effect," Law.com said.

This week, we'd like you to tell us about a client who truly helped with his or her case. How did you work together to get a favorable result? How is this client an example for all witnesses to follow?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: How have you dealt with job-related stress?

Featured answer:

Posted by IPMama: "In my 40s and suffering under an abusive, sexist, alcoholic senior partner, who went so far as to listen in on my phone conversations, I took took up Tae Kwan Do. It helped tremendously to imagine his face on every paddle I kicked and punched. The bonus was an incredible workout and training in self-defense. I finished with a first-degree black belt and a job change."