Blocking and Staging in the Courtroom with Eliot Wagonheim
Description
On this episode of The Litigation War Room, Maxwell Goss speaks with Eliot Wagonheim. Eliot is a seasoned litigator as well as a frequent public speaker and podcaster. He is also the creator of WagonheimU, a learning platform for construction subcontractors. Eliot discusses some of the interesting construction litigation cases that he handled, and shares insights on physical presence, or what he calls "blocking and staging," in the courtroom.
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“All movement should be intentional. It shouldn’t look like a quirk or something you forgot on the other side of the courtroom. And it shouldn’t look threatening, like now you’re rushing the witness stand. There should be a method.”
-Eliot Wagonheim
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- 00:19 – Introduction
- 01:38 – About Eliot Wagonheim and his law practice
- 02:39 – What makes construction cases unique
- 04:24 – Eliot on being a public speaker
- 06:47 – WagonheimU
- 07:57 – The Universal case
- 11:02 – Arbitration provisions in construction cases
- 17:05 – Playing different roles with juries
- 19:55 – Balancing planning and improvising
- 23:53 – The Elevated case
- 29:31 – Eliot's advice for using blocking and staging as a litigator
- 32:12 – Where to find Eliot online
- 32:38 – Eliot's podcast, So Here's My Story
- 34:08 – Business Law Symposium preview with Roy Sexton
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With 30+ years of experience, Eliot serves as general counsel to small to mid-sized businesses in a wide array of industries in both litigation and corporate matters. Over the course of his career, Eliot and his team have served as buyer’s counsel as well as seller’s counsel in transactions ranging from $50,000 to $100,000,000. From a litigation perspective, Eliot has both won and successfully defended cases ranging from multi-million dollar, bet-your-company cases to smaller, District Court actions.
In addition to working with clients, Eliot also supports organizations and people by teaching online webinars, workshops, and Master Classes through the online platform WagonheimU; and speaking virtually and in-person.
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Eliot Wagonheim’s Attorney Bio
WagonheimU Subcontractor Training
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United States
