Steven R. Young

Celebrating Justice

In this episode of “Celebrating Justice,” Steven Young shares the stories of his family’s activist past in the mining industry and during the Depression that inspired him to fight the biggest battles and start his journey into trial law.

Encouraged by his mother to pursue his passion in law, Steven has gone on to build a successful career emphasizing personalized connection with juries using psychological methods of engagement. Listen as he shares the story of a case he embarked on to help an immigrant family gain justice for damages incurred, his first ever trial that made a mark on him and motivates him to this day.

Steven has created a niche practice specializing in “last minute trials.” His trial experience covers all areas of law from class actions to a first in the nation trial against a hedge fund over municipal bond arbitrage derivatives to bad faith to business disputes to personal injury. He has spent years studying the art of persuasion, including storytelling, deep metaphor, painting word pictures, neurolinguistics and behavioral and relationship psychology, to find the most compelling ways to “stage” the drama that is trial.

Key Takeaways

• It doesn’t always matter how personally capable the individual is, the cause for which they are fighting holds much more weight in the outcome of their movement.
• Make an effort to engage the jury personally and psychologically to improve their engagement with the case.
• Ensure you connect with your client and really empathize with and believe their story. This connection guarantees you can touch the jurors and present an extremely compelling case that can change someone’s life for the better.

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Chapters

1. Steven R. Young (00:00:00)

2. Why did you want to become a trial lawyer? (00:01:14)

3. What makes you unique? (00:14:09)

4. A case that matters. (00:18:39)

5. Steven's "Closing Argument" (00:31:28)