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![In any social setting, including the courtroom, being a woman or man implies a certain fundamental belief about the acceptability of changing roles for women in U.S. society. We might expect women to be the most understanding and least judgmental of other women who take on new roles such as […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/carter-1-201x130.gif "Sex and Race in the Courtroom: Shifting Gender-Role Attitudes in a Changing World")
!["There is an online quitting-Facebook-for-Lent support group. But how is it possible to communicate support on Facebook without breaking your vow? Serving on a jury is one of those instances when the cell phone and the laptop are best left at home1." Trials have been being disrupted due to the […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/keene1-201x130.jpg "Online and Wired for Justice: Why Jurors Turn to the Internet (the “Google mistrial”)")
![Knowledge is power. (Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626) Debunking the myth It has been said that a case that goes to trial is the failure of negotiation. Why not help the negotiation along with the most powerful tool available – information? Trial attorneys have increasingly employed jury research to inform theme […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gomez-1-201x130.jpg "Jury Research for Settlement: The Price is Right?")
![The attention of attorneys and witnesses alike is captured is when jurors nod their heads. When attorneys speak or witnesses testify, often there are individuals on the jury who nod their heads up and down, some jurors nodding rapidly and vigorously and some with a barely visible movement of the […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/brodsky1-201x130.jpg "When Jurors Nod")
![I am a lucky woman. I have been an actor since I was five years old. I have had the great fortune of working with and studying under some of the finest disciples and practitioners of the great master of modern realistic acting: Konstantin Stanislavski. Studying and practicing acting involves […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/james-1-201x130.jpg "Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Live Communication I Learned From Konstantin Stanislavski: Common Mistakes and Best Practices")
![As an institution, the Supreme Court stands apart from other courts in status, grandeur, and influence, representing both the power and idealism of law in America. For most lawyers, arguing before the Court is a rare opportunity and represents the pinnacle of a legal career, which would lead one to […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/trask-1-108x130.jpg "“Don’t Poke Scalia!” Lessons for Trial Lawyers from the Nation’s Highest Court")
![This month we have two favorite things (again). Susan Macpherson and Ted Brooks offer their favorites for your exploration! From Susan Macpherson: I like a blog called Presentation Zen that sends out regular examples of powerful ways to communicate visually and to motivate audiences WITHOUT bullet points. Many cases don't […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/yousendit.gif "November 2009′s Favorite Thing")
![Over the years, the use of graphic, and at times gruesome, visual imagery in the courtroom has become commonplace. In the criminal setting, particularly trials involving violent crime, prosecutors make every effort to put grisly photographs of the victim and crime scene in front of the jury. These photos are […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-edelman-2-192x130.jpg "The Impact of Graphic Injury Photographs on Liability Verdicts and Non-Economic Damage Awards")
!["You can see a lot by just looking," Yogi Berra once said, and this adage is quite relevant to civil case mediations. Currently, in the United States, there are approximately 250,000 civil case mediations per year (Wall & Chan-Serafin, 2009), but we know very little about what happens within them. […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/headaches-at-table-201x130.jpg "Civil Case Mediations: Observations and Conclusions")
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