SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (March 14, 2007) - Jack Wurgaft, Esq., a Certified Civil Trial Attorney with Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, will teach a New Jersey Institute for Continuing Education (ICLE) course entitled, "More Powerful Openings and Closings" on March 24, 2007.  The seminar, which will be held at the Ramada Inn in East Hanover, will offer New Jersey attorneys a proven strategy for catching and keeping the jury's attention from the start to finish.

"When representing the plaintiff or defendant, the opening statement and final argument are two of the most important opportunities to captivate the judge and jury," said Wurgaft.  "This course is intended to provide attorneys with useful tactics to develop and deliver more powerful arguments." 

During the four-hour course, Wurgaft will draw on his 30 years of civil litigation experience as one of the state's leading trial attorneys to demonstrate the type of opening and closing statements that win cases.  Statistics have shown that jurors have a tendency to make their decision after they hear opening statements. Wurgaft will demonstrate how to use an opening statement effectively to open the jurors' minds to the client's perspective.  He will also show how to use a closing argument as the final opportunity to cinch a favorable jury verdict. More information on the seminar is available at http://www.njicle.com/seminar.aspx?sid=216. 

Jack Wurgaft is life-long resident of Essex County and has been practicing law as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney focusing on personal injury claims in the local area for more than 35 years. He earned his B.A. from Rutgers University, his J.D. from New York Law School and received a Masters of Law degree from New York University. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and the U.S. District Court District of New Jersey.

 

Wurgaft's long and prestigious career includes membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience and excellence in trial advocacy and have obtained recoveries on behalf of their clients in excess of one million dollars. He is a past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates and was recently honored as a Senior Life Fellow of the organization, which is dedicated to the preservation of America's justice system and the right to a fair trial by jury.  Wurgaft is a Master in the Richard J. Hughes Inns of Court, serves on the Bench-Bar Committees of both the Union County and Essex County Bars, and is a frequent lecturer for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and New Jersey's Institute for Continuing Legal Education. In 2005, he received the "Professional Lawyer of the Year" award from the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism. In 2006, he was designated as one of the "Top 100 Super Lawyers" in New Jersey as featured in New Jersey Monthly.  In 2007, Wurgaft was named to Lawdragon's "3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America List," which includes less than 1 percent of all the lawyers in America. 

Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins

Founded more than 25 years ago, Javerbaum Wurgaft (www.javerbaumwurgaft.com) is based in Springfield, NJ, with offices in Newark, Harrison and Freehold, and focuses its practice to civil trial law.  In 2007, Javerbaum Wurgaft merged with Sinins & Bross extending its capabilities in Union and Essex counties. Its lawyers have distinguished themselves as leaders in the practice of law, and the firm has received the coveted distinction of being listed in Preeminent Lawyers in the United States. Javerbaum Wurgaft enjoys an excellent rate of success in jury verdicts and settlements; its principals are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the firm is active in shaping progressive development and advances in complex litigation and personal injury law through its arguments and appearances at the highest level of the New Jersey Court system.  Four members of the firm were named New Jersey Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics in 2005 and 2006, and Kenneth S. Javerbaum was named as one of the top 10 Super Lawyers in New Jersey in 2005.  Javerbaum was also named a Best Lawyer in America in 2007 and named to the Union County Voice "People of the Year" list.  Also in 2007, four members of the firm were named to Lawdragon's "3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America" ranking.