Opening statement offers an invaluable opportunity to make a strong first impression. It sets the tone for how the case unfolds. The opening statement provides the first real chance to connect with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former President Bill Clinton says in an opening statement to the House Oversight Committee that he saw no signs of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse. Read the full statement by clicking the document below.

Prosecutors in the Karen Read case are asking a judge to prohibit her defense from accusing others of causing the death of Read’s boyfriend, John O’Keefe, in their opening statement. Read’s defense ...