When trying a patent case, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner William Lee reminds new firm lawyers that they’re playing to three audiences: the jury, the judge and the court of appeals.

"You have to give each of them what they need to make a decision," Lee said. "You offer the evidence and the proof to establish each element, but it all needs to be built around a narrative theme and story…that they find interesting and compelling."