"I just owned the bad facts. I talked about them, I mentioned them to the jury. I'm making eye contact with the jury, they're making eye contact with me. And I just had this feeling like, 'I think we've got a good shot here.' It was like this osmosis going on."Personal Injury Lawyer Dillon Hobbs of Birmingham, Alabama joined us to discuss his trial experience, the nuances of truly understanding and communicating with clients, and how putting yourself in their shoes is in fact a skill to be developed.We explore questions of confidence, risk, choosing cases, living with the results - even when they don't go your way - and how to lean into the "bad facts" to turn them around to your advantage.Dillon also emphasizes the importance of getting early career trial experience, and talks about the evolving landscape of personal injury law in Alabama, as we discuss some of the differences between Alabama and Virginia.It was a privilege having Dillon join us.Courtroom Stories & Tactics | RVA Trial Lawyers Available on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and at RVATrialLawyers.com Based out of Richmond, Virginia, Courtroom Stories & Tactics by RVA Trial Lawyers exists for lawyers who try cases to juries on behalf of people. Through our podcast, we hope to learn from them, support them, connect them, inspire them, and preserve their work for future trial lawyers. If you are willing, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a 5-Star Google Review by clicking here. Your review will help people find us. Also, if you would like to subscribe to the RVA Trial Lawyers Newsletter, you can do so here. Thank you! Sharif Gray and Nael Abouzaki

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