Jose Santiago is your client who is being sued civilly for over $1,000,000. The counts against him are fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract, The plaintiff is suing for compensatory damages, consequential damages, restitution, & punitive damages. The Court in a pre-trial conference has set the case for a jury trial during the first week of January 2021.

Mr. Santiago has relayed to you that he has never been involved in a trial before and doesn't know what to expect. You want him to be comfortable with the process so you are going to prepare a Trial Notebook as a summary of events. create an outline of what you intend to include in the Trial Notebook, what each item's purpose is, & then a brief summary of what will take place at trial.