Scott Zucker is a mediator and arbitrator at Miles Mediation & Arbitration in Atlanta. Courtesy photo Are opening statements in mediation beneficial toward reaching a settlement? There is an ongoing ...

Opening statement offers an invaluable opportunity to make a strong first impression. It sets the tone for how the case unfolds. The opening statement provides the first real chance to connect with ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department, plans to tell the Senate Armed Services Committee that he would like to restore a “warrior culture” to the Pentagon, ...

Prosecutors in the Karen Read case are asking a judge to prohibit her defense from accusing others of causing the death of Read’s boyfriend, John O’Keefe, in their opening statement. Read’s defense ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...