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Beyond Expert Credentials: Every Aspect of Credibility Counts
by Charlotte A. (Charli) Morris, M.A.Posted on March 31, 2013 | 13 CommentsPreparing expert witnesses to be likable and persuasive to the jury. What needs to happen? -
![Don’t miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Roy Aranda, Gabrielle Smith, Stanley L. Brodsky, and George Kitahara Kich, and a response to the consultants from the authors. The Effect of Resource Scarcity on the Categorization of Biracial Faces Whether at the supermarket or jogging through […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/recession_Thumb-115x115.png "Does this Recession Make Me Look Black?")
Does this Recession Make Me Look Black?
by Christopher D. Rodeheffer, M.S. and Sarah E. Hill, Ph.D. and Charles G. Lord, Ph.D.Posted on March 31, 2013 | 1 CommentDon’t miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Roy Aranda, Gabrielle Smith, Stanley L. Brodsky, and George Kitahara Kich, and a response to the consultants from the authors. The Effect of Resource Scarcity on the Categorization of Biracial Faces Whether at the supermarket or jogging through […] -
Three Critical Components in Litigation Graphic Design That You’re Not Doing
by David W. Mykel, MAPosted on March 31, 2013 | 3 CommentsMake your litigation graphics speak to today's jurors. Words and pictures to show you how. -
When Should Lawyers Use Big Words?
by Adam Alter, Ph.D.Posted on March 31, 2013 | 10 Comments"Drunk tank pink". It's a great phrase and when you see what it means, you'll grin and have a terrific after-hours tidbit. -
Disability Wrongs, Disability Rights
by Steven E. Perkel, DSW, LCSW and Paul J. Tobin, MSW and James Weisman, JDPosted on November 28, 2012 | 15 CommentsHow biases against people with disabilities were written into law historically and still practiced today. How do we move forward? -
Musings from the Deliberation Room: The Impact of Humor on Juror Decision-Making
by Jaime Bochantin, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | No CommentsHow humor helps (or hinders) deliberations and how you can use humor style in voir dire. -
Thin Slices of Testimony
by Caroline Titcomb, MA and Stanley L. BrodskyPosted on September 30, 2012 | 11 CommentsHow much time do you really need to form impressions of a witness? Most of us have seen the research on thin-slicing and many of us have watched short segments of witness tape in mock trials. This research focuses in on the question of "how much is really enough"? -
The Witness the Jury Is Going to Hate
by Katherine James, MFAPosted on September 30, 2012 | 15 CommentsEver had a witness you just knew the jury was going to hate? Maybe because you felt that way yourself? How to rehabilitate and prepare that witness. -
Good Witnesses Don’t Smile (Much)
by Jacklyn E. Nagle and Stanley L. BrodskyPosted on September 30, 2012 | 11 CommentsHow much should a witness smile? It's a serious question. Credibility, knowledge and likability are complexly interrelated in the courtroom witness. Take a look at this article examining the frequency with which the most effective witnesses smile. -
The Jury Expert, To Go
by Brian PattersonPosted on September 30, 2012 | 1 CommentWow! Our pdf version is entirely redesigned and oh! so portable! Take a look. And take us with you to those frontiers to which the internet doesn't go. Yet.