Litigation
Nov. 27, 2001
A Grand Opening Can Win Jury Over at Start
Many lawyers minimize the importance of opening statements, preferring to focus on witness examinations and closing arguments. Since the essence of a good opening statement is the story of what happened and, implicitly, how it should conclude, lawyers who ignore them ignore the age-old power of stories to make order out of chaos, inform and persuade.
By Tim Hallahan
"It is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself." -The Apocrypha
Many lawyers minimize the importance of opening statements, preferring to focus on ...
"It is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself." -The Apocrypha
Many lawyers minimize the importance of opening statements, preferring to focus on ...
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