Looking like a movie version of an old-time lawyer in shirt sleeves and wide suspenders, Jim M. Perdue mesmerized a courtroom full of public interest attorneys on March 1 with his tales of how to win over a jury. “A lawsuit is a competition of stories, and the strongest story will prevail,” said Perdue, who ticked off tips on how a lawyer can tell a client’s story more effectively and avoid getting bogged down in scientific facts.
“Your job in the opening statement is to create a picture in the jury’s mind of what that case is about, and it’s not about sterile science,” he said.
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