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From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Adopting a Juror-Focused Mindset

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Three years of law school can teach us many things. But what they do not do very well—as we typically discover soon after graduating—is prepare us for the actual practice of law. For those of us who always planned to be...more

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Bench Trial vs. Jury Trial: Preparing for Each

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When a case proceeds to trial, a legal team may face a critical decision about whether to have it adjudicated by a jury of peers or a single judge. Both options can offer benefits depending on the merits and subject matter...more

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How to Select a Jury: Guide for Lawyers

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In most legal battles in the US, the ultimate decisions about guilt or innocence—along with sentencing and other concerns—are made not by attorneys or judges but by the jury panel. The role every citizen is responsible for...more

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Know What Drives Juror Perceptions of Medical Device Liability

Medical practitioners know that, for all its wonders, modern medicine is still a matter of chances not guarantees. In other words, in practice, medical interventions are often a matter of improving the patient’s chances at...more

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Discovering Bias: Dig, Don’t Bury

Canada has an odd system for determining juror bias in some cases. Referred to as a “trier’s process,” it involves the section of two jurors, who do not otherwise go on to become jurors in the case, but are instead charged...more

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Account for Social Exclusion in Employment and Whistle-blower Cases

There is often something distinctive about the person bringing a case. Whether they are the victim in a discrimination or harassment case, a whistle-blower in an employment case, or a number of other case types, their act of...more

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Attitudes on Race: Consider that the Dog Whistle May No Longer Be Necessary

How do you spot a racist? Or, to be more on point, in a legal case about racial discrimination, or another case where racial biases would matter to the assessment of the case, the parties, or the witnesses, how do you...more

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Avoid Juror Self-Sabotage

Several years ago, I sat in a courtroom in Pennsylvania, assisting the defense in a capital murder jury selection. The process was involved, and potential jurors were interviewed one at a time after completing a comprehensive...more

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See Ideology as Cognitive and Not Just Political

In all facets of persuasion, and human communication for that matter, we are now used to dealing with a pretty polarized world. Addressing or responding to anything having to do with current events always involves a quick...more

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Race-based Strikes: Expect Fixes for the Problem (and Problems with the Fixes)

It is unacceptable for someone to be the wrong color or the wrong ethnicity to serve on a jury. In modern times, the law says race-based exclusions can’t happen. But the practical reality in the courtroom, particularly some...more

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Turn Your Passive Juror Into an Active Advocate: Seven Ways

Persuading a group that will then go off and deliberate is a unique persuasive setting. In a way, it can be called ‘Second Order’ persuasion, because it isn’t just about the person being convinced in the moment they’re...more

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Mock Jury Trials and the Role of Jury Consultants in Complex Cases

As court cases move toward trial, many litigators start thinking about conducting a mock trial or jury research of some sort or another. Deciding when, where and, most importantly, how to do the research is not as simple as...more

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Where Fantasy Football and Trial Practice Intersect

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With Labor Day right around the corner, the NFL is gearing up for the 2015 season. Fantasy football leagues are getting ready for another year of camaraderie, smack talk, and thoughts of a championship. Mention...more

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