A REMINDER OF THE BASICS OF GOOD COMMUNICATION
The importance of first impression is well known to all trial lawyers. We know that a trial is a contest or battle for impressions and not one of logic. Jurors, like all people, make up their minds on the basis of impressions they form unconsciously from their values and their emotional response, after which they ratify their decision with their intellect. You never get a second chance to make a first impression and first impressions are long lasting It’s generally…