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![Expert witnesses are, after all, “experts,” so do they really need to be prepared for trial testimony? Well, just because someone is an expert in his or her field, that person is not automatically expert at conveying information in an effective and educational manner to a jury. Think about a […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/DC1-201x130.jpg "What Preparation Does Your Witness Need?")
![Obviously we need to change this feature to Favorite Things since we can’t seem to choose just one thing to be our favorite. It’s not that we’re fickle. We are simply blessed with a plethora of favorites. Our first favorite thing is proffered by Laura Rochelois of By Design Legal […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/favorite-thing-may-201x130.jpg "May’s Favorite Thing")
![California voters’ recent passage of Proposition 8, which “re-banned” same-sex marriage in the state, and the success of similar anti-gay marriage laws across the country, has prompted some observers to comment that “gay is the new black.” In other words, while overt, anti-black sentiment has been largely relegated to the […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Overland1-201x130.jpg "Strategies for Combating Anti-Gay Sentiment in the Courtroom")
![Consider the humble timeline. A trial graphic staple, it is often the first to be constructed. There are even computer applications devoted to the automatic creation of timelines. However, in spite of the widely held opinion that storytelling is the most powerful means of communication, […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/Barnes_Timeline2-201x130.jpg "The Graphics Guy: Turning Timelines into Plotlines")
![We experience a wide range of emotions every day: a bad mood because we skipped breakfast, anger because we got cut off in traffic, and even nostalgia from receiving an old picture of high school friends over email. To be sure, the insight that emotions influence judgment existed long before […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Inbar1-201x130.jpg "Grime and Punishment: How Disgust Influences Moral, Social and Legal judgments")
![Editor’s Note: It’s been a busy month for juries in the news and Doug Keene (President of ASTC) has spent hours on the phone with reporters attempting to clarify the issues and to communicate the position of the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) on issues related to jurors and […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/KeeneTrial1-201x130.png "Fairness, Justice and True Understanding: The Benefits of Peremptory Strikes")
![In an age where technology rules, personal boundaries have narrowed and a man’s word is not necessarily his bond, how can we ensure that confidential information stays confidential? In the world of litigation, there are rules, procedures and court opinions to preserve confidentiality. But how does that translate into the practice of […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sshh-201x130.jpg "Keeping Secrets: Protecting Privilege in Pretrial Research")
![A principal function of the civil justice system is to make whole any person injured by another’s careless or intentional actions, insofar as that is possible. In theory, this applies to all types of injuries, whether they are of a physical, psychological, financial, or property nature. […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Bornstein3-201x130.jpg "Injured Body, Injured Mind: Dealing with Damages for Psychological Harm")
![Expert witnesses are retained to take the stand and share specialized knowledge with the court – specialized knowledge that may help the trier of fact make the decision they are charged to make. Naturally, expert witnesses (and the attorneys who retain them) want to appear confident and credible on the […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Neal1-201x130.jpg "Expert Witness Preparation: What Does the Literature Tell Us?")
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