Some tips on crafting an opening statement from two former public defenders: Womble Bond Dickinson of counsel Erin Taylor and ...

New Mexico plaintiffs lawyer Joleen Youngers and Professor Dominique Hinson of the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law offer some tips on making effective opening statements. Joleen ...

Are opening statements in mediation beneficial toward reaching a settlement? There is an ongoing debate by both advocates and neutrals concerning the advantages and disadvantages of including opening ...