"My thought when I go into a courtroom, and I feel this way throughout the trial, is I just am welcoming people into my house. I go in, I talk to my jury, I make eye contact with them, and I try to talk to them the way that I would talk to anybody: a clerk at the grocery store or you guys - us sitting in this room doing this podcast. "

The way we interact with a jury, particularly in voir dire, sets the tone for the trial and can make or break the case.

Courtney Winston is an expert at making that connection, being authentic, and treating this interaction as a conversation, not a dictation. Courtney is a trial lawyer doing plaintiff's personal injury work, to which she brings a background in legal aid and criminal defense.

Sharif and Nael talk with Courtney about the importance of humanizing clients, building trust, and developing control and confidence during a trial.

It was a privilege having Courtney join us.

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Sharif Gray and Nael Abouzaki