Celesq® Attorneys Ed Center

Program Date: 09/14/2011

Description

Join us for the first part of a new series of programs focusing on the key aspects of trial, presented by Jones Day partners Tom Jackson and Mike Ginsberg. Opening Statements are the first, best chance to influence the jurors following jury selection, but far too often, experienced trial lawyers forego the chance to tell a compelling and convincing story in favor of a bland recitation of the order of witnesses and the facts they (or the evidence) will show the jury. This program will focus on ways to avoid that pitfall and to tell the client's story in a convincing fashion.

NOTE: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.

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Available in states

Arizona, California, Colorado Eligible, Colorado Homestudy, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey Eligible, New York, North Carolina, Texas Participatory, Texas Self Study

Credit Information

50 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit
60 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit

State Program Numbers

TX# 901232747, 1.0 General (11/1/11-10/31/12); CO: 1.0 General; NC: Effective Dates 1/01/2012-12/31/2012, including 1.0 general credits, Sponsor #2721; Course #4

Program Categories

Colorado Homestudy
Corporate and Commercial Law
In-House Counsel
Litigation & Litigation Skills
North Carolina
Texas Participatory CLE Programs

Presenters

Michael Ginsberg, Esq. Jones Day	Michael H. Ginsberg, Esq., a partner at Jones Day, resident in its Pittsburgh office, is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice on the representation of policyholders in disputes with insurance companies regarding coverage for product and environmental liabilities, toxic torts, and bad faith. Mr. Ginsberg chairs his firm's Lawyer Training Committee and serves as treasurer of the board of trustees of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) for whom he frequently serves as a teacher and team leader. He has also taught at Emory Law School's Trial Techniques Program, and he has frequently written and spoken on litigation and insurance litigation issues. He was selected by Philadelphia Magazine as a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" in the area of insurance coverage (2008-2010).

Thomas Jackson, Esq. Jones Day	Thomas R. Jackson, Esq. is a partner at Jones Day, resident in its Dallas office. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation in the securities, intellectual property, and antitrust areas, and he also represents clients in a variety of commercial disputes. A council member for the antitrust sections of the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations, Mr. Jackson has been named in The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2011) and Texas Super Lawyers (2007). He serves as the partner responsible for Jones Day's litigation support services firmwide.

AttorneysEd Center

Effective Trial Opening Statements: Avoiding the Perils and Overcoming the Fears