With the Holmes jury selection underway and the whole world watching, I thought it relevant to tap into some of the issues that are...

With the Holmes jury selection underway and the whole world watching, I thought it relevant to tap into some of the issues that are...

It’s been said many times that you win or lose your case in jury selection. But is this really true? Is jury selection so critically...

It’s been said many times that you win or lose your case in jury selection. But is this really true? Is jury selection so critically...

The jurors in the Drew Peterson case are drawing some media attention. While it seems to be out of a movie (Runaway Jury, in fact), the...

The jurors in the Drew Peterson case are drawing some media attention. While it seems to be out of a movie (Runaway Jury, in fact), the...

Voir dire time in many places is now limited to 15-30 minutes (if you get attorney-conducted voir dire at all!). Aside from filing...

Voir dire time in many places is now limited to 15-30 minutes (if you get attorney-conducted voir dire at all!). Aside from filing...

Preponderance is one major foundation of all civil lawsuits. If jurors truly made their decisions on the basis of more likely right than...

Preponderance is one major foundation of all civil lawsuits. If jurors truly made their decisions on the basis of more likely right than...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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