Some tips on crafting an opening statement from two former public defenders: Womble Bond Dickinson of counsel Erin Taylor of Norch Carolina and Georgia attorney Sara Sibley of Callahan & Fusco. We ...

Counsel sometimes claim that the parties each know the other’s position only too well, making opening statements unnecessary. Or they will sometimes say that opening statements use too much valuable ...

Are opening statements in mediation beneficial toward reaching a settlement? There is an ongoing debate by both advocates and neutrals concerning the advantages and disadvantages of including opening ...