Explore how safetyism drives high jury verdicts and how defense teams can effectively navigate this evolving mindset in the courtroom. In this episode, IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Jill Leibold and Senior Jury...more
Trial graphics are instrumental in conveying your story to today’s jurors. Presenting an understandable argument to a jury usually involves technology-driven visual communication in the form of demonstrative exhibits and...more
8/28/2024
/ Baby Boomers ,
Content Strategy ,
Digital Media ,
Expert Witness ,
Gen-Xers ,
Generation Z ,
Jury Trial ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Material Dissemination ,
Media ,
Millennials ,
Social Media ,
Technology ,
Websites ,
Witnesses
Various “up in the air” factors can potentially boost costs during trial, but most clients will still ask counsel to forecast their budgets. While this request is reasonable, it is not always easy to fulfill....more
A courtroom technology consultant should be an integral part of your trial team—not an afterthought. Complex, high-stakes litigation comes with unique technical challenges, and the person in the hot seat must be capable of...more
In this episode, IMS Senior Client Success Advisor Adam Bloomberg is joined by Professor Ian Cullimore, expert witness and patent inventor, and IMS Trial Consulting Lead Dan Martin to explain how to simplify sophisticated...more
Our podcast guests, Jill Leibold, PhD, IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor and Dave Poston, Esq., CEO, General Counsel, and Co-Managing Partner at Poston Communications explain how safetyism, social inflation, and the...more
Texas defense lawyer Scott Self and IMS jury consultants Dr. Jill Leibold and Dr. Nick Polavin join IMS Client Success Advisor and podcast host Adam Bloomberg to discuss the evolution of “safety-ism” and its impact on jury...more
Chemical engineering expert and IMS Elite Expert Terry Livingston joins host Adam Bloomberg to discuss the role of an expert witness and the advantages of working with experts early in discovery. View the transcript here:...more
IMS Elite Expert Terry Livingston explores current trends and future predictions for the chemical engineering industry, including green energy, biofuels, and intellectual property litigation. Listen, watch, and/or read the...more
Chemical engineering expert and IMS Elite Expert Terry Livingston examines common chemical industry misconceptions, petrochemical exportation, international supply chain disruption, and intellectual property litigation....more
Chemical engineering expert and IMS Elite Expert Terry Livingston discusses the role of an expert witness and the advantages of working with experts early in discovery. Listen, watch, and/or read the transcript below. (Part 1...more
IMS Strategy Consultant Dr. Clint Townson delves into jurors’ anti-corporate bias—including how to uncover biases through social media research and counteract them with an impactful company story—as well as ways to avoid...more
IMS Strategy Consultant Dr. Clint Townson discusses the benefits of early case theme development and the factors leading jurors to award massive damages....more
3/15/2023
/ Damages ,
Juror ,
Jury Consultants ,
Jury Trial ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Legal Project Management ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mock Trials ,
Strategic Planning ,
Trial Attorneys ,
Trial Practice Guidance ,
Trial Preparation ,
Trials
IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Merrie Jo Pitera explains why themes are important for testimony, how to prep witnesses for cross, and what attorneys can gain from working with consultants. Listen, watch, and/or read...more
3/9/2023
/ Client Services ,
Cross Examination ,
Defense Strategies ,
Eyewitness Testimony ,
Jury Consultants ,
Jury Trial ,
Legal Project Management ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Trial Practice Guidance ,
Trial Preparation ,
Trials ,
Witness Preparation ,
Witnesses
IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Merrie Jo Pitera explains why themes are important for testimony, how to prep witnesses for cross, and what attorneys can gain from working with consultants. View the transcript here:...more
3/9/2023
/ Cross Examination ,
Defense Strategies ,
Eyewitness Testimony ,
Jury Consultants ,
Legal Project Management ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Trial Practice Guidance ,
Trial Preparation ,
Trials ,
Witness Preparation ,
Witnesses
IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Merrie Jo Pitera joins podcast host and IMS Client Services Advisor Adam Bloomberg to discuss the goals of witness preparation, what makes a witness credible, and how witnesses can...more
IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Merrie Jo Pitera joins podcast host and IMS Client Services Advisor Adam Bloomberg to discuss the goals of witness preparation, what makes a witness credible, and how witnesses can...more
Millennials are often extremely valuable, hard-working additions to your trial team. We are sure many of our clients would agree, as we have gotten to work alongside quite a few truly impressive young trial attorneys....more
12/27/2022
/ Client Representation ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Millennials ,
Software ,
Trial Attorneys ,
Trial Practice Guidance ,
Trial Preparation ,
Young Lawyers
Think of the last movie you watched. Can you remember how many times there were edits? How many transitions? What kind? Most of us have watched movies our entire lives without really attending to their cuts and...more
In 2001, I co-authored an article entitled “An Ancient Art Jazzed by High Tech” for The National Law Journal with fellow litigation consultant, Stan Sandstrom. When we wrote it, I had just a few high-profile cases under my...more