Alex Wheeler

Alex Wheeler · Khail Parris

Structuring the perfect opening to tee up your case

If you deliver an excellent opening statement, you tell the best story, you gain credibility, you frame the story your confidence surges, and you gain huge moment going into the case.

What you will learn:

• Why preparing your opening script sets you up to be the most prepared lawyer in the courtroom
• How to prepare your opening
  • Short, punchy, factual sentences.
  • How to start with the most persuasive fact adverse to the defense
• Elements of a great opening
  • The well-framed story, set up the key witness testimony, introduce the harms, confront the defense arguments, and plant the seeds for the Verdict Form questions.
• Delivering a great opening
  • Live examples

Alex Wheeler · Jason Fowler

The Defense Lawyer in a Robe - Managing Difficult Judges intent on ruining your case

What you will learn:

• How mastering the Evidence Code and procedural rules wins these judges over
• Use the In the Line of Fire techniques to field tough questions from your trial judge
• How to master “Verbal softeners” that allow you to argue your case, make your record, all while maintaining a “good” relationship with your judge

R. Rex Parris · Alex Wheeler

In this participatory 2-hour session, you will go beyond your limits and discover your potential as a Trial Lawyer.

• Speaking Like A Person, Not A Lawyer
• The Power of Inflection
• Persuasive Storytelling
• Bonding Jury To Your Point of View
• Beyond Eye Contact: The Jury is your partner
• Guiding the Jurors’ Emotions
• Making Your Quote The Jurors’ Quote
• The Structure and The Rhetoric of Argument
• Controlling Witness/Attorney and Witness/Juror Relationships
• The Use of Open-Ended Questions
• Restraint VS Going In For The Kill