Eric Reinken: The Unwritten Courtroom Rules for Self-Represented Litigants
Episode S2024 · Ep 182 38 min 18s

Eric Reinken: The Unwritten Courtroom Rules for Self-Represented Litigants

When you represent yourself, the judge is forming an impression of you before you ever open your mouth. Connecticut trial attorney Eric Reinken joins Lisa to break down "court culture," the unwritten rules that shape how you're treated and that pro se litigants almost never get told. Some of it sounds small until you see how it adds up: the phone that buzzes, the eye-roll, the file you slam down when you lose. Eric covers what to wear (and why the white shirt matters), how to prepare and mark...

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