As Coronavirus and fear spread, and as authorities make decisions about travel and quarantine, we at Trial Dynamics are thinking ahead....

How well do you think you know your cases? I don’t mean the deadlines for discovery or the legal rulings by the judge. I mean, how well...

How well do you think you know your cases? I don’t mean the deadlines for discovery or the legal rulings by the judge. I mean, how well...

Over the years, I’ve come to realize that a good majority of attorneys believe that there are only one or two variations of focus groups...

Over the years, I’ve come to realize that a good majority of attorneys believe that there are only one or two variations of focus groups...

I was running some focus groups this past weekend on a negligence case where the main issues were causation and damages. Without breaking...

I was running some focus groups this past weekend on a negligence case where the main issues were causation and damages. Without breaking...

This post is not strategy-related, but as a practical matter, I often run into an issue when working on focus grouping a case that can be...

This post is not strategy-related, but as a practical matter, I often run into an issue when working on focus grouping a case that can be...

As advanced as humans are, we are still primitively just mammals belonging to a herd.  Animals and people stay in herds because it...

As advanced as humans are, we are still primitively just mammals belonging to a herd.  Animals and people stay in herds because it...

Do you ever feel like jurors decided your case randomly or based on something other than the evidence you presented?  It’s highly...

Do you ever feel like jurors decided your case randomly or based on something other than the evidence you presented?  It’s highly...

Deliberations are a scary thing for attorneys.  It’s the time when you have to completely let go of your case and your jurors and hope...

Deliberations are a scary thing for attorneys.  It’s the time when you have to completely let go of your case and your jurors and hope...

In my last post, I talked about trusting jurors.  The flip side to that is that you need to be trustworthy.  There are many elements that...

In my last post, I talked about trusting jurors.  The flip side to that is that you need to be trustworthy.  There are many elements that...

In one of my previous posts, a reader asked about a new theory called Argumentative Theory or Argumentative Reasoning.  I thought it...

In one of my previous posts, a reader asked about a new theory called Argumentative Theory or Argumentative Reasoning.  I thought it...

When you go through law school, socialize with other attorneys, and draft motions directed to attorneys and judges, you can easily lose...