On October 20, 2022, John Siffert joined a panel at the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Trial By Jury Program  on Conducting An Effective Direct Examination.

In this popular program, the masters of the bar and the bench come together to give participants valuable and useful insights on jury trials. PLI assembles the most experienced and respected state and federal judges, as well as many distinguished litigators, to provide their perspectives on jury trials. There is no better way to learn about jury trial practice than from the attorneys who try the nation’s most important cases and the judges who preside over them.

After completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Select the best jury for their client and case
• Compose and deliver a persuasive opening statement
• Structure an effective direct examination
• Conduct a killer cross-examination
• Argue, persuade, and win with your closing argument
• Effectively tackle the sometimes thorny ethical issues common in jury trials