Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Opening statement, witness examination & summation Production & exhibits  Review all production materials and exhibits & index for access at trial • Medical records • Bills & economic claims • Photographs liability & damages • Medical illustrations • Discovery files  Prepare summaries  Decide how to use a trial. .

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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Decisions are not simply made on the basis of intellectual analysis of the testimony and evidence. The primary factors prevail over facts, evidence and logical reasoning. We should survey facts, case evidence and case issues through representative groups of people. Emotion plays a huge role. The importance of focus studies.

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Cross-Examination Opening Statement Jury Selection Evidence 100

Sound Jury Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

During mock trials and in trial postmortems, attorneys seem especially angry about jurors “not understanding the case,” “not applying the law,” and/or “ignoring (forgetting) critical evidence.” While it’s likely an obvious list, it’s a list that is often ignored or forgotten – a bit like much of the evidence in trial.

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Witnesses Jury Instructions Evidence Opening Statement 52

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

In the previous articles of our series on confirmation bias, aka perception bias , in the legal system, we explored the profound impact of confirmation bias on jury selection and decision-making processes. By this point, it should be clear that once we hold a belief, we are naturally inclined to notice only evidence that supports it.

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Jury Selection Voir Dire Jury Instructions Objections 40

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

In the previous articles of our series on confirmation bias, aka Perception Bias in the legal system, we explored the profound impact of confirmation bias on jury selection and decision-making processes. Based on what we know of human psychology, it is not likely they will revise their theory based on the disconfirming evidence.

Jury Selection 40

Jury Selection Voir Dire Jury Instructions Objections 40

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

In the previous articles of our series on confirmation bias, aka Perception Bias in the legal system, we explored the profound impact of confirmation bias on jury selection and decision-making processes. Based on what we know of human psychology, it is not likely they will revise their theory based on the disconfirming evidence.

Jury Selection 40

Jury Selection Voir Dire Jury Instructions Objections 40

Jury Analyst

AUGUST 7, 2024

Trial lawyers are keenly aware of how crucial a role that the composition of a jury plays in determining the outcome of a trial. In order for the legal process to successfully uphold the ideal of a defendants right to a fair trial, jurors must evaluate the evidence that informs the verdict in a fair and impartial manner.

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