After months of preparation, you finally have the chance to try your case. The jurors follow you expectantly as you stand, take a deep breath and say—what?
What do you say? How should you say it? The answers to these questions are crucial to your entire case. A trial can be won or lost based on choices you make in your opening statement. It's your first chance to frame the narrative, win the jurors' sympathy and establish your own credibility.
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Originally published by ABA Journal February2017
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