The explosion of #MeToo cases in the last few years has finally brought some measure of accountability to perpetrators of sexual assault. Though the vast majority of these cases resolve before a civil complaint is filed, any serious plaintiffs lawyer should be prepared, if necessary, to file and litigate a case to verdict.

I had the privilege of being part of the team that recently won a $10 million jury verdict in a rape case against two-time Oscar-winning writer and director, Paul Haggis. It was the first-ever case tried under the New York City Victims of Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act. From this and many other #MeToo cases in my firm’s practice, here are some tips on how not just to threaten a #MeToo case, but to win one.

Steel Your Client

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