2019 January

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The art of closing argument

Your first job in closing is to empower those jurors who have already decided in your client’s favor

Mike Alder

From Issue: 2019 January

Jury selection: Changes to Code Civ. Proc. § 222.5

2018 brought changes to jury selection statutes that will be helpful when it is time to pick your jury

Maryann P. Gallagher

From Issue: 2019 January

Opening statement: Setting the tone for trial

A very thorough guide to the elements and structure of your opening statement

Jeffrey A. Rudman

From Issue: 2019 January

What’s past is prologue

Carrying forward the legacy of our founders

B James Pantone

From Issue: 2019 January

The 70th President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

“I wanted to be a lawyer since I was six, but I was afraid to tell anyone”

Shawn McCann

From Issue: 2019 January

Opening statement and the invisible injury

Getting the jury to see invisible injuries, including pain, depends on the emotional congruence with which you present them

John F. Denove

From Issue: 2019 January

The closing story

The perfect closing argument would have jurors making nooses from their neckties for the defendant....

Randi McGinn

From Issue: 2019 January

The art of storytelling

Bring your client’s story to life because whoever tells the best story wins

Deborah S. Chang

From Issue: 2019 January

Dealing with the <em>Cuevas</em> decision

Dealing with the Cuevas decision

Regarding future medical costs, the appellate court overlooked the uncertainty of health insurance in the future

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2019 January

The U.S. justice system

Facts matter, not opinions

Stuart Zanville

From Issue: 2019 January

Storytelling at trial: beginning, a middle and an end

A look at how the story is told at each stage of trial

Pamela Pantages

From Issue: 2019 January

Framing the employment case for MSJ and trial

A road map that begins at case selection, continues through plaintiff’s deposition, documents, witnesses, and ends with you telling your client’s story

Martin I. Aarons

From Issue: 2019 January