Case Preparation and Presentation Archive

  • What do you really need to know about the "my brain made me do it" defenses? Emerging research is summarized and recommendations made on where to learn more.

    Neurolaw: Trial Tips for Today and Game Changing Questions for the Future

    by Alison Bennett What do you really need to know about the "my brain made me do it" defenses? Emerging research is summarized and recommendations made on where to learn more.

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  • Don't miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Susan Macpherson and Kacy Miller, M.Ed. People who have known me for any length of time can tell you at least two things about me: (1) I am a trial attorney at a large firm; and (2) I […]

    Popular Culture and Diversity in the Courtroom

    by Anthony P. Ashton Don't miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Susan Macpherson and Kacy Miller, M.Ed. People who have known me for any length of time can tell you at least two things about me: (1) I am a trial attorney at a large firm; and (2) I […]

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  • Tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em; Tell ‘em; Tell ‘em what you told ‘em; Sit down. –an old trial truism that isn’t very true. Let me tell you a story: One fine day, The Three Bears sat down to eat breakfast. But their porridge was too hot, so […]

    The Closing Argument: Telling the Future, Not the Past

    by Bob Gerchen Tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em; Tell ‘em; Tell ‘em what you told ‘em; Sit down. –an old trial truism that isn’t very true. Let me tell you a story: One fine day, The Three Bears sat down to eat breakfast. But their porridge was too hot, so […]

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  • Don't miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Charlotte A. Morris, M.A., Judy H. Rothschild, Ph.D., and Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D. Many people can relate to the pain of being stuck outside on a winter day or caught without water after exercise. Recent psychological research, however, reveals that […]

    Polar Opposites: Empathy Does Not Extend Across the Political Aisle

    by Ed O'Brien and Phoebe Ellsworth Don't miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Charlotte A. Morris, M.A., Judy H. Rothschild, Ph.D., and Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D. Many people can relate to the pain of being stuck outside on a winter day or caught without water after exercise. Recent psychological research, however, reveals that […]

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  • Don't miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Holly G. VanLeuven, MA and Katherine James, MFA. A Psychological Perspective on the Risks and Benefits of Positive Character Evidence In criminal trials, defense attorneys can call witnesses to testify about a defendant’s good character. Although the Federal […]

    Hero or Hypocrite?

    by Daniel A. Effron, Ph.D. Don't miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Holly G. VanLeuven, MA and Katherine James, MFA. A Psychological Perspective on the Risks and Benefits of Positive Character Evidence In criminal trials, defense attorneys can call witnesses to testify about a defendant’s good character. Although the Federal […]

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