Jury Selection that Connects and Opening Statements that Move - On Demand CLE

Eric Fong and Ben Wells

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In this 90-minute voir dire and opening statement CLE, lawyers Eric Fong and Ben Wells will share some of the strategies they’ve used to get historic verdicts and earn awards and widespread recognition as cutting edge, nationally respected, and feared trial attorneys. This program will focus on how to get your case out of the gates with a winning formula for an effective voir dire and powerful opening statement.

Fong and Wells will discuss their strategies for:

  • trial preparation
  • theories and themes
  • voir dire techniques and formulas
  • opening statement techniques and structure


Eric Fong is a trial lawyer with an impressive career with over a hundred cases tried to a verdict. Some of his landmark cases include the creation of the constitutional right of intimate association in Washington State, where Fong protected the rights of low-income housing residents against oppressive “crime control” measures. 

He obtained the largest compensatory verdict in Washington State history, $91,000,000. With cases ranging from murder to white-collar crime, and medical malpractice to toxic fume cases, few lawyers can match Fong’s breadth of experience in various fields of law. Eric Fong is a frequent lecturer at the Trial Lawyers College and has held leadership positions with several well-known legal organizations.

Ben Wells has devoted over twenty-five years of his life to the representation of people who have been injured physically, emotionally, or financially by the negligence or malpractice of others. He has handled nearly a thousand cases during his career. And although a vast majority were injury cases, he has also represented people who have been victimized by the malpractice of professionals or from criminal acts such as assault or sexual abuse. His recent results include several multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and settlements.

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On Demand Program: 90 Minutes
Original Air Date: 02/10/2022

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Michael P.
Trying a case is more
What were your key takeaways from the program? Trying a case is more feel than mechanical Which topics did you find least valuable and why? Voir dire
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Nicole W.
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So many things!
What were your key takeaways from the program? So many things! The strategy for developing outline for opening was awesome. I was really struck by how they both practiced what they preached. Their own interactions with each other, with Jessica, and with
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03/18/24
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Mark K.
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You have to care about people
What were your key takeaways from the program? You have to care about people to be able to reach them. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? the voir dire process
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02/18/24
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David S.
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The importance of connecting
What were your key takeaways from the program? The importance of connecting with the jurors on a human level was very effectively shown.
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02/10/24
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David K.
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Importance of crafting
What were your key takeaways from the program? Importance of crafting and telling a compelling narrative. Forming the jury is the most important part of the trial. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? None. All of the content was
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01/23/24
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