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EPISODE · Oct 20, 2025 · 1H 10M

Have the Confidence to Be Yourself in the Courtroom | Courtney Winston (Personal Injury Lawyer)

from Courtroom Stories & Tactics | RVA Trial Lawyers · host Sharif L. Gray and Nael A. Abouzaki

"My thought when I go into a courtroom, and I feel this way throughout the trial, is I just am welcoming people into my house. I go in, I talk to my jury, I make eye contact with them, and I try to talk to them the way that I would talk to anybody: a clerk at the grocery store or you guys - us sitting in this room doing this podcast. "The way we interact with a jury, particularly in voir dire, sets the tone for the trial and can make or break the case. Courtney Winston is an expert at making that connection, being authentic, and treating this interaction as a conversation, not a dictation. Courtney is a trial lawyer doing plaintiff's personal injury work, to which she brings a background in legal aid and criminal defense.Sharif and Nael talk with Courtney about the importance of humanizing clients, building trust, and developing control and confidence during a trial.It was a privilege having Courtney join us. Courtroom Stories & Tactics | RVA Trial Lawyers Available on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and at RVATrialLawyers.com Based out of Richmond, Virginia, Courtroom Stories & Tactics by RVA Trial Lawyers exists for lawyers who try cases to juries on behalf of people. Through our podcast, we hope to learn from them, support them, connect them, inspire them, and preserve their work for future trial lawyers.If you are willing, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a 5-Star Google Review by clicking here. Your review will help people find us.Thank you!Sharif Gray and Nael Abouzaki

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"My thought when I go into a courtroom, and I feel this way throughout the trial, is I just am welcoming people into my house. I go in, I talk to my jury, I make eye contact with them, and I try to talk to them the way that I would talk to anybody: a clerk at the grocery store or you guys - us sitting in this room doing this podcast. " The way we interact with a jury, particularly in voir dire, sets the tone for the trial and can make or break the case. Courtney Winston is an expert at ...

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