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All the World’s a Stage: Elements of Theatre in the Practice of Law
Length: 1 Hour
Step into the spotlight and transform your legal advocacy with Matt Lafargue—an experienced attorney, actor, and director. In this dynamic CLE program, you’ll discover how theatre techniques can sharpen your communication and persuasion skills, both in and out of the courtroom.
What You’ll Learn:
- Command attention and exude credibility through intentional presentation.
- Use storytelling to captivate your audience and evoke powerful emotions.
- Master the art of voice, posture, gestures, pacing, and even wardrobe to deliver arguments that resonate.
Whether you're litigating, negotiating, or building client relationships, this session will help you take your performance to the next level.
Matt J. Lafargue, Attorney at Law, The Lafargue Law Firm
Matt Lafargue is an experienced litigator with fifteen years experience practicing criminal law. Matt was an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County, New York for three years, and a Deputy Attorney General for the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice for ten years. Matt provides services for all criminal defendants, but has developed a particular focus on representing clients struggling with mental illness. Matt won the Marden Award in law school as the top oralist at NYU Law, judged and awarded by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Matt has a significant background in theatre as an actor and director, giving him a unique advantage in the courtroom in presence and presentation.
Sy Sommer, Director of Product Enablement, LEAP Legal Software
Sy Justin Sommer is the Director of Product Enablement at LEAP Legal Software. Sy is a 2010 graduate of Fordham Law School and is an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York. Sy began his career in the Family Law Department of Manhattan law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP. After three years with DHC, Sy took a role with JPMorgan Chase Bank in Brooklyn, NY where he served as an Associate Vice President Senior Counsel in the bank’s Mortgage Banking Litigation group. In 2018, Sy sought to apply his legal education and experience in the legal technology space and joined LEAP with excitement to further the company’s mission of helping attorneys to be more productive with cloud technology. Despite being a born and raised New Yorker, Sy currently resides in Jersey City, New Jersey.
