The opening statement can win the case and encourage settlements: Joseph W. Cotchett
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Joseph W. Cotchett believes that the opening statement is the crucial part of trial for the plaintiff's attorney. He tries to keep the jury's attention by making the opening statement like a novel and using simple, graphic language. Cotchett specializes in financial fraud cases and believes it is also key to select a jury who will be receptive to his view of the case. In the Lincoln Savings case, he employed the former mayor of Tuscon, AZ, as a jury selection consultant because he had such a complete knowledge of each neighborhood in the city.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Credibility of a case depends on a lawyer's personal believability; Robert A. Clifford
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Robert A. Clifford believes that the secret of winning is establishing credibility right away and maintaining it until the end of the trial. He believes credibility is also an issue with damages, and does not ask for more than seems reasonable according to the expert evidence. After credibility, jury selection is the most important, and Clifford believes that open-minded, independent people who are followers rather than leaders make the best jurors from the plaintiffs' attorney's point of view.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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