Opening Statements: Winning in the Beginning by Winning the Beginning

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Categories:: Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution | Lisa A. Marcy
Author:: Lisa Marcy | Dominic J. Gianna
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Opening Statements: Winning in the Beginning by Winning the Beginning equips you to take control from the start by turning today's multigenerational jury your way, right away. Marcy and co-author Dominic Gianna deliver an easy-to-read text on 21st century advocacy and persuasion with emphasis on winning with powerful and persuasive opening statements.

Covering the art of story creation and theme building, this practice-driven manual teaches everything you need to "jury think" and create an opening statement that persuades a jury to choose your case early in the trial. The work explains the concepts of predecisional and evidentiary bias, provides critical dos and don'ts, and illustrates the way to deliver jury-oriented openings. Numerous illustrations elaborate on the principles provided.

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Lisa Marcy has enjoyed over 25 years of practicing law in the public and private sectors. She serves as Co-Director and Faculty of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Gulf Coast Regional Trial and Deposition Programs and as faculty on NITA’s National Programs. She is Co-Director and Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Law’s Trial Advocacy Training Program and has served as Leader and faculty for many ABA trial training programs.

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Dominic J. Gianna is one of our most popular faculty members. He is a founding partner in the law firm of Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna, with offices in New Orleans, Louisiana and Dallas, Texas. He is a fellow of the International Society of Barristers, has worked on both sides of the bench and has represented clients from both sides of the courtroom.

Trial Lawyer

Gianna has tried cases throughout the United States in a wide variety of areas, including products liability, toxic tort and mass class actions, employment law, and commercial matters for both corporate and insurance defendants and plaintiffs. He brings incredible creativity, energy and enthusiasm to the courtroom and to the classroom.

Gianna has served as a special master in complex civil mass tort class actions, has experience as a district judge pro tem by appointment of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, and has served as arbitrator and mediator in complex matters.

Award-Winning Teacher

Gianna has long been regarded as one of America's outstanding teachers of advocacy, persuasion and trial techniques. He has been recognized with the Hon. Robert Keeton Award from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) as one of the most outstanding teachers of trial advocacy in the United States. He is a member of NITA's national faculty, and has served as a team leader for NITA national and regional programs. He is the founder and director of the Gulf Coast Regional Advocacy and Deposition Training Program.

Acclaimed Lecturer

Dominic has lectured throughout the world in the fields of advocacy, persuasion and trial technique. Thousands of lawyers and other professionals have enjoyed his insightful and entertaining lectures. His continuing legal education seminars are consistently rated by registrants as creative, practical, dynamic, entertaining and effective.

Gianna serves as director of trial advocacy at Louisiana State University School of Law. He has also worked as a visiting faculty member of the trial techniques faculties at both Emory University and Tulane University schools of law.

Published Author

He is the author of Winning in the Beginning: The Art and the Science of Opening Statement (West, 2004). The book is part of West's Trial Techniques Series and has been called by reviewers the best book ever published on the art of the opening.

Gianna received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Organic Chemistry from Manhattan College and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the law review.