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

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...

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...

I edit a lot of opening statements. A lot. And one of the most common mistakes I see is inserting negatives into the story structure. For...

In doing some Voir Dire Coaching sessions with young attorneys and dropping in on trials in my area, I have noticed that many attorneys...

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...

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...