Portrait of Daniel Okafor

Daniel Okafor

Partner, Head of Litigation, Hale & Mercer LLP · Trial lawyer, former public defender, and the calmest person in any courtroom.

What a jury actually pays attention to

Sixty trials as a public defender and a decade in civil court taught me that jurors watch three things, and none of them is your closing.

5 Aug 2026 · 6 min read