Sharon L. McCarthy will lead a panel on closing arguments at PLI’s day-long Trial by Jury 2026 program on October 15, 2026. CLE credits are available.
The PLI Trial by Jury program aims to provide litigators with valuable and useful insights on jury trials. This course offers participants a unique view of jury trials from experienced litigators and judges and walks them through how to handle trials, from opening statements through closing arguments. Speakers will also dissect the ethical issues that often arise and how best to handle them.
Sharon will lead the panel entitled “Closing Big: Delivering a Compelling Closing Argument,” which will provide techniques to conduct a compelling closing argument. After completing this session, participants will be able to:
Sharon will be joined on the panel by fellow speakers: Hon. Vernon S. Broderick, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York; Hon. Eric R. Komitee, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of New York; and Richard M. Strassberg of Goodwin Proctor.
More information can be found here.
About Sharon
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Sharon has extensive experience representing individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal matters, civil and criminal tax controversies, and complex commercial litigation. She is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where she served as lead counsel and supervisor of dozens of federal criminal jury trials and argued numerous appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
