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CONSIDER A TRIAL CHECKLIST

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

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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A SIMPLE SUMMARY OF TRIAL CONCEPTS

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

It is always better to use visual aids during the opening statement which will help shorten, simplify and help understanding by the jury. You need permission to use exhibits, models, diagrams and the like in the opening statement. I will limit the exhibits to key ones that are consistent with the theme of the case.

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Getting Back to Basics in Trial Planning

Sound Jury Blog

We’ve asked them to build something from thousands of pages of exhibits and millions of words spoken by dozens of people, more than they could ever reasonably process, yet we expect them to “get it right.” Running with our building analogy, here are four critical components of preparing and delivering your case.

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Mitigating the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

Questions can be developed based on objective data rather than confirmation bias, and those questions can be used to more accurately identify individuals who exhibit strong biases that could undermine impartiality. The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Strategies to Mitigate the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

Questions can be developed based on objective data rather than confirmation bias, and those questions can be used to more accurately identify individuals who exhibit strong biases that could undermine impartiality. The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Strategies to Mitigate the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

Questions can be developed based on objective data rather than confirmation bias, and those questions can be used to more accurately identify individuals who exhibit strong biases that could undermine impartiality. The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Confirmation Bias: The Science Behind its Impact on Jury Selection and Litigation

Jury Analyst

Questions can be developed based on objective data rather than confirmation bias, and those questions can be used to more accurately identify individuals who exhibit strong biases that could undermine impartiality.