What’s The Point: Structuring an Opening and Closing Argument for a Successful Verdict.

The panel will share strategies on how to structure an effective opening and closing argument. Open your case by focusing the jury on the elements and the witnesses while keeping their attention away from the attorneys and the judge. Learn from experienced prosecutors and trial attorneys on how to frame your case and indoctrinate to your point. Close your case with a winning argument that refocuses the jury on the elements and facts that prove your case.

Moderator: Alicia Valle, Special Counsel to United States Attorney, Miami, Florida and Founding Member of the National Hispanic Prosecutors Association

Panelists: David Grant, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Diana Saldana, Assistant United States Attorney, Laredo, Texas and Region III President for the National Hispanic Prosecutors Association

Sergio Acosta, Assistant United States Attorney, Chicago, Illinois and Founding Member of the National Hispanic Prosecutors Association

This is to be held at the 2005 Annual Convention