Final argument: How do stories fit in? And what’s the worst mistake lawyers make?

Read this article from July's ABA Journal to learn the thoughts of one judge about that worst mistake lawyers make in final argument. The article "The Arsenal of Persuasion: Make your closing argument a really good story" also contains some of the benefits of storytelling.[S]umming up doesn’t help much except in cases that have taken too long. Then it may be necessary. In cases that only take three or four days to try, the jury remembers the testimony as well as you do—maybe better. After all, y