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Sometimes the most powerful points in closing arguments come not from statements prepared well in advance, but from rhetorical counterpunches to what opposing counsel just said. In a recent, special edition of Trial Technique Spotlight, noted trial consultant Shane Read details how Arash Homampour’s blistering response to opposing counsel's closing argument helped set up a $36-million-plus award for a fatal motorcycle crash.

Frank Bayuk and Bethany Schneider discuss their approach to potential case weaknesses, and how they won a $7 million verdict in a Yamaha rollover crash trial. Watch the full interview, as well as openings in the trial, here. 

Adeptly addressing potential weaknesses in your case is critical to persuading a jury at trial. And in a wide-ranging interview breaking down how they won a $7 million verdict against Yamaha for the injuries a toddler suffered in a golf car rollover crash, Bayuk & Pratt’s Frank Bayuk and Schneider Injury Law’s Bethany Schneider discussed how they masterfully undercut a major potential weakness in their case.

Mark Lanier's damages road map is part of one of CVN's new playlists on demonstratives in closings. Check out the entire Playlist Library here. 

A creative demonstrative can be a powerful tool to bolster a damages argument and memorably summarize the fallout from an injury at the heart of a case. And in a headline-grabbing talc trial, Mark Lanier took jurors along a damages “road map” that ultimately led to a massive trial verdict. 

Shane Read discusses how Sean Claggett undercut defense arguments to win a massive verdict in a deadly crash case. You can watch the full trial here. 

Powerfully countering your opposing parties’ arguments is a critical portion of any opening statement. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s preeminent trial consultants, details how Claggett & Sykes' Sean Claggett undercut a defendant waste management company’s contentions about a deadly collision, setting up a blockbuster verdict.