Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In my experience jurors have consistently objected to attorney anger, unprofessional or disrespectful conduct. You can assume the viewpoint of the defendant or the plaintiff or a treating doctor or even the object that caused the injury. You need permission to use exhibits, models, diagrams and the like in the opening statement.

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Cross-Examination Opening Statement Jury Selection Evidence 100

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

However, the intuitive approach to jury selection is subject to cognitive biases and relies on subjective impressions and stereotypes. The scientific approach to jury selection implements safeguards against human bias and uses objective methods. The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

Jury Selection 40

Jury Selection Voir Dire Jury Instructions Objections 40

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

However, the intuitive approach to jury selection is subject to cognitive biases and relies on subjective impressions and stereotypes. The scientific approach to jury selection implements safeguards against human bias and uses objective methods. The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

Jury Selection 40

Jury Selection Voir Dire Jury Instructions Objections 40

Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

However, the intuitive approach to jury selection is subject to cognitive biases and relies on subjective impressions and stereotypes. The scientific approach to jury selection implements safeguards against human bias and uses objective methods. The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

Jury Selection 40

Jury Selection Voir Dire Jury Instructions Objections 40

Jury Analyst

AUGUST 7, 2024

As much as we would like to believe that the immense responsibility of deciding someones legal fate would ensure that jurors remain objective and free of bias, this idealistic expectation conflicts with the psychological reality of decision-making.

Jury Selection 40

Jury Selection Voir Dire Litigation Evidence 40

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

A juror tasked with objective deliberation and verdict issuance based on evidence presented in court embodies the foundational aspect of a fair trial. Engaging with media reports on the case can pollute a juror’s objectivity with speculative or non-evidentiary information.

Evidence 40

Evidence Jury Deliberation Jury Selection Jury Instructions 40

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

A juror tasked with objective deliberation and verdict issuance based on evidence presented in court embodies the foundational aspect of a fair trial. Engaging with media reports on the case can pollute a juror’s objectivity with speculative or non-evidentiary information.

Evidence 40

Evidence Jury Deliberation Jury Selection Jury Instructions 40