Following the rules broken by the Defendants, is the story portion of your opening. I begin my stories with something akin to, “Now let me tell you the story of what happened in this case. “Please come back with me if you will to . . .” Then I tell the story of what happened in our case. I tell the story as if I’m there. In the present tense. Describing what you can see and hear. What you can touch. What people are saying and doing, thinking and feeling. What the Defendant’s do and do not do.

The strength of our relationships with our clients is vital to our mutual success and our progress here at JHPII. As important are our relationships with referring lawyers. We still greet you with a firm handshake. We practice law with that same honorable mindset. Our approach allows everyone – JHPII, referring lawyers and our mutual clients – to benefit from the strength of those relationships. Clients benefit from the strengths each lawyer brings to their case, as well as the strength of open and collaborative effort.