Get along with opposing counsel--that's the advice of Texas lawyer Knox D. Nunnally in an article (pdf) first published in Texas Lawyer:
Years of trial combat taught me it is far better to try to get along with the other side rather than allowing everything to become a heated battle. It seems today that so many of our relationships with opposing counsel deteriorate more quickly; cases become almost exclusively a motion practice, with personal recriminations creeping into the pleadings and arguments.
Read the article for other tips, including the following: get to know the people at the courthouse, read the rules of procedure, know how to deal with pressure, and more.
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