Succeeding at trial is an ambiguous phrase. Everyone wants to be successful, but the grim truth is that for one to succeed at trial, another has to lose. The best you can do is be prepared. Careful preparation will not ensure success at trial for you, but it will increase your odds.
If you are going to trial, it means that settlement negotiations have failed. It also means that your attorney feels that he or she has an above-average chance of winning at trial, or he or she would have had the good sense to settle the case before this point.
