Name: Mitnik's Monthly Brushstrokes - Ep 1 - The Whys by Mitnik's Brushstrokes
Duration: 9 min 43 s
Description: In today’s episode of Keith Mitnik’s Monthly Brushstrokes, Keith shares the trial preparation technique that shaped his book Don’t Eat the Bruises, the “secret formula” that helps him to win his most difficult cases. It’s simple. The key to a winning argument always starts with one question: why?

Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Brushstrokes. For more visit :

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In today’s episode of Keith Mitnik’s Monthly Brushstrokes, Keith shares the trial preparation technique that shaped his book Don’t Eat the Bruises, the “secret formula” that helps him to win his most difficult cases. It’s simple. The key to a winning argument always starts with one question: why?

Mitnik's Monthly Brushstrokes - Ep 1 - The Whys

In this session, Keith shares a very effective damage model he created to ensure elderly clients get full justice. He calls it “All Time Is Not Equal.” It is based on reminding jurors of a universal truth: the less there is of anything, the more valuable it becomes. Life is precious — as it begins to run out, moments matter, and time is treasured as the ultimate scarcity.

Mitnik's Monthly Brushstrokes - S2 Ep2 - All Time Is Not Equal

This session goes to the heart of my "Don’t Eat the Bruises system": Take everything from the defense and leave them nothing. I’ll show you how to devour the defense’s case during your opening statement so they can’t get a foothold with their unfair favorite facts.  When done, you’ll be winning at the beginning, which is key to a winning ending.

Mitnik's Monthly Brushstrokes - S2 Ep7 - 3 Steps Summarized

This is the second part of the session that started last week on creating the language of your case. The first part was about picking powerful, perfect words. Now we’ll talk about how to resurrect recognizable phrases and ask winning questions to create an unassailable structure for your case. Old adages carry a lot of weight, like, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” Questions that you know the right answers to are a great way to help jurors keep their eyes on the ball, such as, “Is it all just a big coincidence?” Tune in for much more.

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Learn the art of outsmarting from the defense’s worst nightmare himself, Keith Mitnik. Join the star litigator each month as he shares his “trial nuggets” — proven trial preparation exercises that can block the defense and turn a case in your favor — in his new podcast, Keith Mitnik’s Monthly Brushstrokes.

Mitnik's Monthly Brushstrokes - Ep 1 - The Whys

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