The way that juries process information has fundamentally changed over the last few decades. Juries today are less apt to soak up volumes of information that today?s complex cases require. During closing arguments trial attorneys should keep their message brief and easy to understand in order to reach the jury and have them process the bottom line of the case.
In this informative and entertaining course, you will learn how to provide a succinct closing argument that the jury will be able to process and remember in order for you to get a favorable outcome for your client. Three top trial attorneys from Gomez Trial Attorneys present numerous practical points for you to deploy in your closing arguments and provide real examples from past cases. Topics include framing the debate, focusing on jury instructions, honing your message, being outcome determinative, using story boarding, making the message easy to understand, streamlining your trial and solving the problem. The presenters also provide numerous case examples and two different six minute closing arguments based on two previously litigated cases.
The presentation features trial attorneys John Gomez, David Fox and Hamilton Arendsen from Gomez Trial Attorneys. Gomez Trial Attorneys represent plaintiffs only in personal injury, wrongful death, businesses cases, employment and elder abuse cases. Since 2000, the firm has obtained over $160 million in verdicts and settlements for its clients. The firm has also obtained 25 awards of over $1 million and 4 jury verdicts over $1 million dollars – when there was nothing initially offered to settle the case.