Jessica Brylo
How Well Do You Know Your Case?
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- Jan 5, 2013
- 3 min
Beating Preponderance – The Trouble With Battling Experts
I consult on many different types of cases from medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, personal injury, wrongful death – the list goes...
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Jessica Brylo
- Jul 26, 2012
- 2 min
Keeping Jurors Awake and Interested
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- May 7, 2012
- 2 min
Maximizing your Budget for Voir Dire
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- May 3, 2012
- 4 min
My Experience as a Juror
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- Apr 15, 2012
- 3 min
Lessons from a Defense Verdict
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- Mar 27, 2012
- 2 min
What to Consider in Ordering Your Witnesses
Trial is approaching and you have a long list of witnesses to organize. How do you know who goes first, second, third, and last? ...
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Jessica Brylo
- Feb 6, 2012
- 2 min
How to Use “Herd Mentality” to Your Advantage
As advanced as humans are, we are still primitively just mammals belonging to a herd. Animals and people stay in herds because it...
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Jessica Brylo
- Jan 2, 2012
- 3 min
Are Your Jurors Using a Deliberation Process that Hurts You?
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- Dec 19, 2011
- 2 min
Are You Stealing Emotions Away from Jurors?
With the holidays upon us and families gathering, I thought I would post on something that relates to both normal life and relations with...
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Jessica Brylo
- Nov 28, 2011
- 2 min
A Twist On Damages
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- Nov 20, 2011
- 2 min
Unreliability of Eyewitness Memory & How to Counteract It
If you’ve spent any time interviewing jurors, you know that eyewitness testimony holds great weight. And if you’ve spent any time...
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Jessica Brylo
- Nov 9, 2011
- 2 min
Watch for Inconsistencies
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- Nov 1, 2011
- 1 min
Have a Little Faith…In Jurors
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...
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Jessica Brylo
- Oct 22, 2011
- 2 min
Detecting Lies During Voir Dire
There have been many studies done on lie detection and the results are often disheartening. Most of us, including police officers, fare...
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Jessica Brylo
- Oct 10, 2011
- 2 min
A Look At the New Argumentative Theory of Reasoning
In one of my previous posts, a reader asked about a new theory called Argumentative Theory or Argumentative Reasoning. I thought it...
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Jessica Brylo
- Oct 2, 2011
- 4 min
How Well Can You Predict the Outcome of Your Case?
In my years of studying jurors, I have come to find attorneys just as intriguing. Attorneys know their cases extremely well. So well,...
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Jessica Brylo
- Sep 25, 2011
- 5 min
Lessons from the Deliberation Room
When you go through law school, socialize with other attorneys, and draft motions directed to attorneys and judges, you can easily lose...
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Jessica Brylo
- Aug 18, 2011
- 2 min
Do Jurors Get “Poisoned” During Voir Dire?
Attorneys are often worried about asking questions in voir dire that elicit responses that are harmful to your side of the case. For...
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Jessica Brylo
- Aug 14, 2011
- 2 min
The Correct Use of PowerPoint & Graphics
As technology as become increasingly prominent in our lives, it has leaked its way into the courtroom. Some technological advances are...
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