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...

I consult on many different types of cases from medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, personal injury, wrongful death – the list goes...

On my days off, I walk into my nearest courtroom and watch jury trials. I look for how long it takes me to figure out what the case is...

The more I am called in to help attorneys with jury selection, the more I realize their money may have been spent better elsewhere. Am I...

A few weeks ago, I received a summons for jury duty. Unlike most potential jurors, I was very excited (for obvious reasons). I knew my...

A few weeks ago, I watched some very seasoned attorneys try a negligence case.  I was only able to watch one day of testimony but spoke...

Trial is approaching and you have a long list of witnesses to organize.  How do you know who goes first, second, third, and last? ...

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

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...

With the holidays upon us and families gathering, I thought I would post on something that relates to both normal life and relations with...

Your case: A 69 year old woman is hit from behind in a car crash.  Liability is admitted.  Damages are that the woman can no longer sit...

If you’ve spent any time interviewing jurors, you know that eyewitness testimony holds great weight.  And if you’ve spent any time...

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...

I often come across attorneys who have trouble trusting jurors.  I can’t blame them – it’s hard to give up control over your case to the...

There have been many studies done on lie detection and the results are often disheartening.  Most of us, including police officers, fare...

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

In my years of studying jurors, I have come to find attorneys just as intriguing.  Attorneys know their cases extremely well.  So well,...

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

Attorneys are often worried about asking questions in voir dire that elicit responses that are harmful to your side of the case.  For...

As technology as become increasingly prominent in our lives, it has leaked its way into the courtroom.  Some technological advances are...