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![Few trials involving child sexual abuse have reached the level of notoriety as United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (2021). Maxwell was convicted of five counts of child sex trafficking stemming from her involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors. But a month later, a juror in her case […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/image002-scaled-201x130.jpg "Jurors’ Own History of Child Sexual Abuse is Related to their Reactions to Child Victims and Case Judgments")
Jurors’ Own History of Child Sexual Abuse is Related to their Reactions to Child Victims and Case Judgments
Posted on May 22, 2023 | No CommentsFew trials involving child sexual abuse have reached the level of notoriety as United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (2021). Maxwell was convicted of five counts of child sex trafficking stemming from her involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors. But a month later, a juror in her case […] -
![When the American Society of Trial Consultants was formed, over 30 years ago, the Pro Bono Committee was one of the first standing committees to be established. Initially the committee encouraged the members to offer Pro Bono services to their clients. Over the course of years we have reached out […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/ProBonoGraphicCover-201x130.png "Need Help? ASTC’s Pro Bono Committee May Be Just What You Need")
Need Help? ASTC’s Pro Bono Committee May Be Just What You Need
by Ric DexterPosted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsWhen the American Society of Trial Consultants was formed, over 30 years ago, the Pro Bono Committee was one of the first standing committees to be established. Initially the committee encouraged the members to offer Pro Bono services to their clients. Over the course of years we have reached out […] -
![Creating a trial presentation is a balancing act. We must balance advocacy with ethics, aesthetics with function, narrative with evidence. We are told that the most effective presentations show instead of tell, but in reality, the showing and the telling are also aspects of the presentation which must be balanced—the […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/AssertionEvidenceGraphic-201x130.png "The Best Structure for Creating Trial Graphics")
The Best Structure for Creating Trial Graphics
by Brian Patterson and Jason BarnesPosted on May 31, 2018 | 2 CommentsCreating a trial presentation is a balancing act. We must balance advocacy with ethics, aesthetics with function, narrative with evidence. We are told that the most effective presentations show instead of tell, but in reality, the showing and the telling are also aspects of the presentation which must be balanced—the […] -
![When people ask me whether the new CBS show “Bull,” which features a prominent trial consultant, accurately portrays the work we do, I tell them “Absolutely. We have a stylist from Vogue on staff to dress our clients, we hack into jurors’ private computers, we steal and bug the watches […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/bull1-201x130.png "Trial Consultants, TV Law, and a Load of Bull")
Trial Consultants, TV Law, and a Load of Bull
by Richard GabrielPosted on December 16, 2016 | 5 CommentsWhen people ask me whether the new CBS show “Bull,” which features a prominent trial consultant, accurately portrays the work we do, I tell them “Absolutely. We have a stylist from Vogue on staff to dress our clients, we hack into jurors’ private computers, we steal and bug the watches […] -
What Television Can Teach Us about Trial Narrative
by Richard GabrielPosted on December 16, 2016 | 4 CommentsRichard Gabriel continues with ways TV shows can help make us better courtroom communicators. -
Graphics Double Comprehension
by Jason BarnesPosted on December 16, 2016 | 9 CommentsJason Barnes tells us why a picture paints more memorable words. -
Making It Moral: How Morality Can Harden Attitudes and Make Them More Influential
by Andrew LuttrellPosted on December 16, 2016 | 6 CommentsHere's one of those litigation advocacy secrets that we need to keep just between us. -
More Techniques for Uncovering Juror Bias before It’s Too Late
by Mykol C. Hamilton and Kate ZephyrhawkePosted on December 16, 2016 | 3 CommentsUncovering bias in change of venue surveys. -
![In her autobiography, Justice Sonia Sotomayor highlights emotion expression as a powerful persuasion tool—an argument that dates back to the 4th century B.C.E. (Aristotle, Rhetoric). Yet, expressing emotion has not always served her well. Her minority dissent from the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Michigan’s affirmative action ban (Schuette v. […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/anger_invert-201x130.png "Expressing Anger Increases Male Jurors’ Influence, but Decreases Female Jurors’ Influence, During Mock Jury Deliberations")
Expressing Anger Increases Male Jurors’ Influence, but Decreases Female Jurors’ Influence, During Mock Jury Deliberations
by Jessica Salerno, Ph.D. and Liana Peter-Hagene, MA and Justin Sanchez, BAPosted on April 20, 2016 | 4 CommentsIn her autobiography, Justice Sonia Sotomayor highlights emotion expression as a powerful persuasion tool—an argument that dates back to the 4th century B.C.E. (Aristotle, Rhetoric). Yet, expressing emotion has not always served her well. Her minority dissent from the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Michigan’s affirmative action ban (Schuette v. […] -
Untying Tongues: Preparing Witnesses Who Have Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
by Alexis Forbes, Ph.D. and Will Rountree, J.D., Ph.D.Posted on December 1, 2015 | 2 CommentsAs the litigation environment continues to evolve, we need to prepare witnesses for whom English is not a first language and those with limited English proficiency (LEP). Here, two trial consultants walk us through the issues inherent in witness preparation when your witness is not proficient in English and give strategies for sensitivity and success in witness preparation with LEP witnesses.