Litigation
Nov. 25, 2000
Draw Them a Picture
A strong opening statement is critical to success at trial. It should be the jury's road map through the maze of legal issues and facts in any lawsuit. But lawyers who are too steeped in the minutiae of a case instead turn their opening statements into a recitation of facts loosely strung together by chronology. Avoiding the five most common pitfalls in opening statements is easy.
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