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WARNING: YOUR OPENING STATEMENT OR CLOSING ARGUMENT MAY BE USED AGAINST YOU

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

It is rare, but the principle has been applied to treat an opening statement as a binding admission. And even if not binding, it may in some instances be consider a party opponent statement, with counsel as the agent of or authorized spokesperson for the litigant. GMC , 110 F.3d 3d 337, 340 (6 th Cir. United States v.

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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

The best courtroom litigators we have seen feel like they are talking with you, not at you.“ Their trial presentation whether in opening statement or witness examination consists of a story – the story of their client’s case. Folksy litigators tend to care more about “what makes sense” than what the evidence actually proves.

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