What goes into an opening statement in a civil case?

I am getting ready to write my opening statement for a mock trial and i have no clue what to put into it to make it sound convincingWhat goes into an opening statement in a civil case?
Restate the charge, recap the facts, convincing statement, closeWhat goes into an opening statement in a civil case?
Ok.





The opening statement is your opportunity to show what you believe the evidence will demonstrate.





';The evidence will show that Ms. Smith was drunk when she ran into the wal-mart store';





So ...





While you cannot make an argument, you highlight what you believe the evidence will show.





Point by point





So that you can finish with:





And after the case is over, the evidence will compel you to return a verdict in favor of my client, [name], and award him a billion dollars in damages (or in favor of my client and find that he was not responsible for the action).





It is almost (almost) a closing argument. Not quite, though, because you are only allowed to summarize what the evidence will show, not make an argument. Most lawyers skirt this rule by starting every sentence with:%26gt; and the evidence will show that ...








Good luck.

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