Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Thus, if you tried to strike all Millennial’s during voir dire , you would need more peremptory challenges than are typically allowed! Thus, Millennial’s cannot be blamed for recent nuclear verdicts. This finding should actually be a relief given Millennial’s make up nearly a quarter of the population.

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Jury Analyst

AUGUST 7, 2024

If a trial lawyer goes into oral voir dire with an intuitive, rather than scientific, approach to jury selection, they will approach potential jurors with a predetermined set of expectations. In one study [2], attorneys were given juror profiles and asked to create an oral voir dire strategy based on those profiles.

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Jonathan Leach LLC

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Additionally, trial consultants may act as observers during voir dire. A trial consultant may provide advice on things like developing a set of questions to ask potential jurors. The questions may help an attorney decide how to accept certain arguments in a case.

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Jury Analyst

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Rachel mentions the importance of getting to know your jury and not shying away from that, and boldly states, Voir Dire/jury selection is the only chance youll have to get to know the deciders in your case! Theres always this cross-over between the facts and evidence and our beliefs. So all the data you can get is fantastic.

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Jury Analyst

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Rachel mentions the importance of getting to know your jury and not shying away from that, and boldly states, “ Voir Dire/jury selection is the only chance you’ll have to get to know the deciders in your case! There’s always this cross-over between the facts and evidence and our beliefs. So all the data you can get is fantastic.

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Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

This means trial attorneys also feel that they can develop their own anecdotal and intuition-based strategies for oral voir dire, strategies that research has also found to be ineffective (as discussed in more detail in article 2 of our confirmation bias series). The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

This means trial attorneys also feel that they can develop their own anecdotal and intuition-based strategies for oral voir dire, strategies that research has also found to be ineffective (as discussed in more detail in article 2 of our confirmation bias series). The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Mock Jury Trials Online

JUNE 11, 2021

Once those trends are determined, you are able to use that to your advantage once the Voir Dire jury selection takes place on the actual day of the trial itself.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Greg Lambert 17:38 is the guide directed toward the the attorneys in Voir Dire or is it the judge? So they pull those names, and randomly, so to speak, people receive summons. So it’s a guide. Who would be the best to receive this information?

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Sound Jury Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

formulate a voir dire plan and stop winging it.” Instead, I will ask the tough questions that illicit the uncomfortable, but necessary responses for me to effectively use my strikes. stop doing all the talking. stop giving the panel a civics lesson and thanking them for their doing their duty.

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Jury Analyst

JUNE 9, 2023

Despite the setback, he believes that AI could still play a role in legal defense and is becoming an invaluable tool for case evaluation, trial preparation, voir dire strategy, and jury selection. .” Browder had developed a system that would allow people to use arguments in court generated by artificial intelligence.

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Jury Analyst

JUNE 9, 2023

Despite the setback, he believes that AI could still play a role in legal defense and is becoming an invaluable tool for case evaluation, trial preparation, voir dire strategy, and jury selection. .” Browder had developed a system that would allow people to use arguments in court generated by artificial intelligence.

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Jury Analyst

MAY 19, 2023

Voir Dire Challenges: During jury selection, lawyers can challenge potential jurors who display strong biases resulting from media coverage. Addressing Media Bias: Strategies for Lawyers and Litigators: · Education and Awareness: Lawyers should educate jurors about the potential biases that can arise from media exposure.

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Jury Analyst

JULY 6, 2023

Hypothesis testing in attorney-conducted voir dire. The wisest one in the room: How you can benefit from social psychology’s most powerful insights. Simon and Schuster. Greathouse, S. Kennard, J. B., & Kovera, M. Law and Human Behavior , 38 (4), 392. A hierarchy of expert performance. Darley, J.

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Jury Analyst

JULY 6, 2023

Hypothesis testing in attorney-conducted voir dire. The wisest one in the room: How you can benefit from social psychology’s most powerful insights. Simon and Schuster. Greathouse, S. Kennard, J. B., & Kovera, M. Law and Human Behavior , 38 (4), 392. A hierarchy of expert performance. Darley, J.

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Your Trial Message

JANUARY 14, 2025

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Early on in the jury selection process, the judge will often ask the panel, “We all know that jury duty can be inconvenient, but who believes they would experience an unreasonable hardship by serving in this case?” ” Hands will shoot up. In some cases, the claims make an obvious case for […]

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Your Trial Message

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: With fewer than 30 days to go until one of the most pivotal elections in our history, do you believe the polls? Many would say “No.” Even when our favored candidate is ahead, we all seem to believe that there is some built-in error in the surveys. People aren’t always willing […]

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Your Trial Message

JULY 9, 2024

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: It has become more commonplace to hear talk about a future of litigation without peremptory strikes. After all, Arizona in 2022 was the first state to eliminate strikes in all cases, and it may not be the last. California and Washington have moved to revised schemes for exercising strikes, relying not […]

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Your Trial Message

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Guest post by Josh Haby: When I received my jury summons a month or so ago, I was elated. But the feeling was brief, as I quickly concluded my service would likely end as quickly as it would begin. I’m a Litigation Consultant, I work for a law firm, I studied Psychology and Law, and […]

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Your Trial Message

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: I know, I know, there’s a very good chance that every election in your lifetime has been billed as the “most important election in your lifetime.” ” But when it comes to next week’s election, that hyperbole just might be justified — at least based on the way the country seems to […]

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Your Trial Message

JULY 23, 2024

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Of all the areas of legal lore, perhaps none are more loaded down with mystique than jury selection. Attorneys with long experience will develop some pretty solid views, and those habits on who they’re looking to seat and who they’re looking to strike can create a baked-in preference independent of the […]

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SW&L Attorneys Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

At this point, jury selection, commonly referred to as voir dire, will begin. Voir Dire Voir dire is French and means “to speak the truth.” The process of voir dire or jury selection is to question jurors to determine their suitability for jury service.

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E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 5, 2024

The Court added: “[T]he [trial] court employed voir dire questioning meant to guard against improper bias in the jury. In so doing, the court used Appellant’s requested voir dire question verbatim.” Would your beliefs about abortion prevent you from giving a fair and impartial verdict in this case?’

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Jury Analyst

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A large group of potential jurors is summoned to court, where they are questioned to ascertain their suitability for impartial judgment – a phase known as voir dire. Voir dire directly influences the representativeness of a trial’s jury. A larger jury pool allows for a more thorough voir dire.

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Jury Analyst

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A large group of potential jurors is summoned to court, where they are questioned to ascertain their suitability for impartial judgment – a phase known as voir dire. Voir dire directly influences the representativeness of a trial’s jury. A larger jury pool allows for a more thorough voir dire.

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Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

Voir dire, the jury selection process allows judges to assess potential jurors for biases and dismiss those whose impartiality may be compromised. Furthermore, judges remain vigilant and ready to address potential conduct infringements as they arise.

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Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

Voir dire, the jury selection process allows judges to assess potential jurors for biases and dismiss those whose impartiality may be compromised. Furthermore, judges remain vigilant and ready to address potential conduct infringements as they arise.

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Your Trial Message

APRIL 23, 2024

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: As the historic first (but not last) criminal trial of a former U.S. President was kicking off last week, Mr. Trump commented, “Jury selection is largely luck,” before moving on to his more familiar complaints about the unfairness of the venue, the charges, the judge, and the trial process as a […]

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Jury Analyst

MAY 9, 2023

Voir dire and jury selection. Jury decision making: 45 years of empirical research on deliberating groups. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 7 (3), 622–727. link] Kovera, M. Dickinson, J. J., & Cutler, B. Goldstein (Ed.), Handbook of psychology (Forensic psychology, Vol. Allport, G. Traits revisited.

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