Making It Work

Your honor," I said, immediately following my opposing counsel's presentation of his case, "I would like to request a brief recess."I did not want the judge to be annoyed by the request, or opposing counsel to think he hit me with an unexpected argument and I needed additional time to prepare. So, I decided to be honest about why I needed the recess. Even though it was still a secret." …

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