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Trial Skills Mastery: Closing Arguments

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Miranda Hanley
With Miranda N. Hanley from Smith Welch Webb & White LLC

Mon, Nov 09, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102708

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Overview

Many Closing Arguments Fail - Yours Doesn't Have To

Closing arguments have changed. Jurors are distracted, skeptical, and conditioned by decades of media to expect something different from what most lawyers deliver. Traditional approaches are losing effectiveness - what moves modern jurors? This program reveals how jurors make decisions, what kills verdicts before deliberations begin, and how to build a close that travels from the courtroom into the jury room intact (without you there to deliver it). Build closings that win - register today.

  • Identify the subtle habits and structural choices that are quietly costing you verdicts.
  • Discover counterintuitive persuasion techniques that consistently outperform the traditional close.
  • Learn exactly what language jurors carry out of the courtroom and how to put it there intentionally.
  • Apply closing strategies built specifically for your side - whether you're plaintiff or defense.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Why Your Closing Arguments Are Less Effective Than You Think
  2. Verdict Killers Nobody Warns You About: Closing Mistakes to Avoid
  3. Counterintuitive Persuasion: Techniques That Outperform the Traditional Close
  4. Verdict-Winning Frameworks and Designing a Closing Jurors Can Repeat in Deliberations
  5. Storytelling Refinements Most Lawyers Never Learn
  6. Word Choice That Wins: What Jurors Remember
  7. Damages Arguments: Mastering the Most Mishandled Portion of Closing Arguments
  8. Plaintiff vs. Defense: Closing Strategies That Play to Your Side

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
California CLE Approved 1 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
New York CLE Approved 1 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1 Total
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  1. Trial Skills Mastery: Closing Arguments

    1. Why Your Closing Arguments Are Less Effective Than You Think
    2. Verdict Killers Nobody Warns You About: Closing Mistakes to Avoid
    3. Counterintuitive Persuasion: Techniques That Outperform the Traditional Close
    4. Verdict-Winning Frameworks and Designing a Closing Jurors Can Repeat in Deliberations
    5. Storytelling Refinements Most Lawyers Never Learn
    6. Word Choice That Wins: What Jurors Remember
    7. Damages Arguments: Mastering the Most Mishandled Portion of Closing Arguments
    8. Plaintiff vs. Defense: Closing Strategies That Play to Your Side

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for trial lawyers.

Speakers

Miranda N Hanley
Miranda N.
Hanley
Smith Welch Webb & White LLC
Speaker bio
Miranda N Hanley

Miranda N. Hanley

Smith Welch Webb & White LLC
Miranda Hanley

is a partner with Smith Welch Webb & White LLC. She has a litigation practice specializing in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation and complex civil litigation. Ms. Hanley has extensive trial and jury trial experience, and regularly litigates in both state and federal courts. She has also worked on numerous appeals in the Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Hanley earned her B.A. degree from Kennesaw State University and her J.D. degree from Faulkner University, Jones School of Law.

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