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...

You’re creating the story of your case for opening and trial.  You have a situation where a business allowed an unsafe condition to exist...

Time and again, you have probably been told to “tell a story” during opening.  People remember things best in story format.  But not just...