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Redefining Opening Statement & Jury Selection: The Story Before the Story


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Average Rating:
   18
Faculty:
Jesse Wilson |  Brian J. Kim Esq., J.D. |  Maureen Hennessey J.D., Esq.
Duration:
1 Hour 48 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
License:
Never expires.


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Alaska

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Reciprocity/Out of State

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07/12/2026


Arizona
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Arkansas
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General Credits:
1.5
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
06/30/2024

California
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Pre-Approved Provider
General Credits: 
1.5
Specialty Credits: 
Total Credits:
1.5

Connecticut

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Reciprocity/Out of State

Expiration Date

07/12/2026


Florida
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Approved
General Credits:
1
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1
Expiration Date:
01/31/2025

Georgia
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Approved
General Credits:
1.5
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
12/31/2024

Hawaii

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Expiration Date

07/12/2026


Illinois
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General Credits:
1.5
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
07/11/2025

Indiana
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1
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Total Credits:
1
Expiration Date:
07/12/2024

Iowa
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Approved
General Credits:
1.5
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
07/12/2024

Montana

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Reciprocity/Out of State

Expiration Date

07/12/2026


Nevada
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General Credits:
1.5
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Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
07/12/2026

New Hampshire

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Attorney Responsibility: It is up to the attorney to determine if the course meets the criteria of Rule 53. Programs more than 3 years old do not qualify. 

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 07/12/2026


New Jersey

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Reciprocity/Out of State

Expiration Date

07/12/2026


New York

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Reciprocity/Out of State

Expiration Date

07/12/2026


North Carolina
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Approved
General Credits:
1.5
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
12/31/2024

Oklahoma
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2
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
2
Expiration Date:
07/12/2024

Pennsylvania
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1.5
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Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
07/12/2025

Tennessee
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07/12/2024

Texas
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Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
06/30/2024

Washington
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General Credits:
1.5
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1.5
Expiration Date:
07/12/2028

West Virginia
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General Credits:
1.8
Specialty Credits:
Total Credits:
1.8
Expiration Date:
06/30/2024

Self-Study
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1.5 (60 min state) 1.8 (50 min state)
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Handouts

Faculty

Jesse Wilson's Profile

Jesse Wilson Related Seminars and Products

Trial Consultant

Tell the Winning Story


Jesse Wilson is a communications specialist, keynote speaker, and jury trial lawyer consultant. A Juilliard graduate, after twenty years of working in the world of theater, he created Tell the Winning Story to empower trial lawyers to deliver high-impact presentations, as well as rapidly transform their communication and collaboration skills to effectively prepare clients and witnesses to testify.

Jesse was inspired to create Tell the Winning Story after co-developing a theater-behind-bars program for inmates. The program helped inmates make powerful changes in their lives.

Tell the Winning Story gives lawyers the tools to get beyond telling a “hidden, safe ‘surface’ story” and powerfully connecting to a story that goes right to the heart of their audience.

Jesse’s hands-on training is featured in his seminars, law-firm retreats, intensives, small-group workshops, and webinars.

Jesse lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Branda, his son, Nick, and Rocky, the ultimate underdog.


Brian J. Kim Esq., J.D.'s Profile

Brian J. Kim Esq., J.D. Related Seminars and Products

Trial Lawyer

Savin Bursk Law


Brian is a trial lawyer who is quickly becoming known for trying and winning difficult cases.  He recently gained public attention in 2022 after obtaining one of largest slip and fall verdicts in the country – $18.79 million – for a plaintiff who suffered a permanent aggravation of a preexisting lumbar spine injury at McDonald’s.  Putting aside the sheer size of the award, what has made this result particularly impressive, is the fact that the plaintiff had undergone two low back surgeries just 16-months before the slip and fall at McDonald’s.  

 

Brian is known for his unique ability to become an extension of his client’s voice and breathe life into their story to reveal human suffering and loss in a way that jurors can grasp and understand.  For over a decade, Brian has helped recover more than $100 million in jury verdicts and settlements for individuals with life-altering injuries.  His distinct style, unconventional methods, and extraordinary results have caused defense attorneys and insurance companies to re-evaluate their assessment of noneconomic damages for pain and suffering, which are famously difficult to quantify – and also their decision whether or not to take a case to trial.

 

Brian attributes his love and passion for the courtroom to his family roots in the law, which go back for generations (he often jokes that his first encounter with cross-examination was at the dinner table).  His father and mother, David and Jane, ran a law firm in the heart of Los Angeles representing “the little guy” for close to 40 years.  During his childhood, Brian was exposed to different types of people from all walks of life with their own unique story - and the need for someone to champion their cause. This exposure gave Brian the passion and desire to want to help people through the law and improve the civil justice system.

 

Brian is a contributing author to Jesse Wilson’s “Witness Preparation: How to Tell the Winning Story” Published by Trial Guides.