In the second episode of On Trial, host Christopher DeGennaro sits down with the chair of Foley’s Government Enforcement Defense and Investigations Practice, Lisa Noller, a former federal prosecutor with over 25 years’ experience as a trial lawyer. Lisa offers her view on the most important part of a trial (the opening statement), explains the most important skill of a trial lawyer (being nimble), and shares some of her own memorable trial moments.
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