This chapter explores the intricate role of performance in legal proceedings, particularly during high-stakes trials against major corporations. It emphasizes the genuine emotional investment of trial lawyers and the importance of understanding the nuanced distinction between legitimate lawsuits and frivolous ones, all while shedding light on the financial dynamics at play in the pursuit of justice.
The US-based lawyer and managing partner at litigation firm Wisner Baum, in Los Angeles, has made his name taking on large pharmaceutical companies in high-stakes legal battles. He is the youngest attorney in US history to win a multi-billion dollar jury verdict.
We hear how Brent transitioned from child actor, to successful lawyer, and how one ground-breaking case has now caught the attention of film-makers.
(Picture: Brent Wisner delivers opening remarks in the Monsanto trial in San Francisco, California on July, 09, 2018. Credit: Getty Images)
Presenter: Rahul Tandon
Producer: Amber Mehmood