The Art of Teamwork: Winning a $27+ million dollar verdict, with John Heenan [Ep 152]

2025-11-05

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In our last episode, we heard from Tim Bechtold, whose perseverance ultimately led to a verdict in Montana of over $27 million for his client. Today, we're joined by Tim's partner in the case, John Heenan, for his perspective on the process and the role he played in achieving the result, particularly as someone who joined late in the day to help push it over the finish line. We talk about how to approach the trial, the importance of adding someone new to a team f...

In our last episode, we heard from Tim Bechtold, whose perseverance ultimately led to a verdict in Montana of over $27 million for his client.

Today, we're joined by Tim's partner in the case, John Heenan, for his perspective on the process and the role he played in achieving the result, particularly as someone who joined late in the day to help push it over the finish line.

We talk about how to approach the trial, the importance of adding someone new to a team for crucial fresh perspectives, and advice for working with conservative mentalities on juries and trial presentation.

John emphasizes the importance of empowering jurors and leveraging collaboration to achieve results in the courtroom, while also reminding us of how we can measure success, keeping an honest assessment of our role in the outcome.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: The Art of Teamwork: Winning a $27+ million dollar verdict, with John Heenan [Ep 152]

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Supporting Resources:

Guest John Heenan of Heenan & Cooke Trial Lawyers, Montana.

www.lawmontana.com

Contact John directly at john@lawmontana.com

Books recommended by John:

Carl Bettinger, Twelve Heroes, One Voice: Guiding Jurors to Courageous Verdicts
David Ball, David Ball on Damages, 3
Nick Rowley and Steven Halteman, Trial By Human

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