by Christine | Dec 18, 2018 | Trial Themes & Strategy
We often hear attorneys suggest it is dangerous for civil defendants to try cases over the holidays. Conventional wisdom holds that there is a “Christmas Effect” that results in jurors being more generous on the verdict form. Our data, from several hundred similar...
by Christine | Jun 27, 2018 | Trial Themes & Strategy
You show up on the day of jury selection, and the judge asks counsel to present jurors a mini-opening before voir dire. Great opportunity to introduce jurors to your case and begin laying out your key themes and critical evidence, right? Wrong. Mini-opening is a...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2018 | Persuasion Styles
Diversity of Styles on Display at the Recent 2018 ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference in San Diego Opposites attract, but do they persuade? They certainly do as the diversity of styles on display at the ABA’s Section of Litigation conference...
by Christine | Jun 9, 2017 | Jury Research & Jury Selection
JD Powers recently announced that consumer satisfaction with domestic airlines sits at an all-time high. With all the recent high-profile, poor publicity, this raised a few eyebrows, including our own. It isn’t simply that these news items could be driving public...
by Christine | Apr 28, 2017 | Jury Research & Jury Selection, Trial Themes & Strategy
How is Trump going to affect my jury? No question has been asked more by our clients in the last few months. The Executive Orders and the accompanying protests, the nominations and the associated outcry from political opponents, and the composition of the cabinet and...
