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![Patricia Kuehn, Alexis Forbes and other American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) work in collaboration with the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law to save the jury trial. They recently completed a survey looking at public attitudes toward civil jury trials. Read a summary of that survey here […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/constitutionthumb.png "Public Opinions of Civil Jury Trials")
Public Opinions of Civil Jury Trials
by Patricia Kuehn and Alexis ForbesPosted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsPatricia Kuehn, Alexis Forbes and other American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) work in collaboration with the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law to save the jury trial. They recently completed a survey looking at public attitudes toward civil jury trials. Read a summary of that survey here […] -
![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. -
Juries, Witnesses, and Persuasion: A Brief Overview of the Science of Persuasion and Its Applications for Expert Witness Testimony
by Rebecca E. Velez and Tess M.S. Neal and Margaret Bull KoveraPosted on December 16, 2016 | 7 CommentsHere's a primer on persuasion--types of persuasion and how we use them presented by a group of academics and then trial consultants reactions. -
Graphics Double Comprehension
by Jason BarnesPosted on December 16, 2016 | 9 CommentsJason Barnes tells us why a picture paints more memorable words. -
The Hidden Lives of Court Reporters
by Claire E. Moore and Stanley L. Brodsky, Ph.D. and David SamsPosted on December 16, 2016 | 3 CommentsWe all know they are omnipresent but what do those court reporters really think and experience? -
![It comes as no surprise that when a witness is perceived as being credible, his or her messages will be more persuasive to the jury. Much academic research has been conducted to determine the primary characteristics that measure credibility. There has even been a scale developed to measure the perceived […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/expertcredibility_thumb.png "How Does My Retained Expert Witness Improve Credibility?")
How Does My Retained Expert Witness Improve Credibility?
by Merrie Jo Pitera, Ph.D.Posted on April 20, 2016 | 4 CommentsIt comes as no surprise that when a witness is perceived as being credible, his or her messages will be more persuasive to the jury. Much academic research has been conducted to determine the primary characteristics that measure credibility. There has even been a scale developed to measure the perceived […] -
![Flip on the television, open the laptop or sit down around most dinner tables across the country these days, and it seems clear that we are experiencing interesting times. Americans are gravitating to grassroots, populist political movements on both sides of the traditional political divide. What the campaigns of both […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/Susman-and-Sotomayor-photo-by-Tara-Trask-201x130.png "Citizen Juror: Justice Sotomayor and Steve Susman Discuss Why Jury Duty Matters")
Citizen Juror: Justice Sotomayor and Steve Susman Discuss Why Jury Duty Matters
by David Barnard and Tara TraskPosted on April 20, 2016 | 7 CommentsFlip on the television, open the laptop or sit down around most dinner tables across the country these days, and it seems clear that we are experiencing interesting times. Americans are gravitating to grassroots, populist political movements on both sides of the traditional political divide. What the campaigns of both […] -
![The use of expert witnesses has become commonplace within legal proceedings. As a result, research regarding how jurors perceive expert testimony has become of increasing importance. A variety of variables can influence juror perceptions of expert testimony, ranging from content-related variables (e.g., quality of the testimony, complexity of the testimony) […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/FemaleExpert-e1466447758535-201x130.png "Juror Perceptions of Women as Expert Witnesses: Suggestions for the Effects of Testimony Complexity, Gender-Intrusive Questioning, and Perceived Credibility")
Juror Perceptions of Women as Expert Witnesses: Suggestions for the Effects of Testimony Complexity, Gender-Intrusive Questioning, and Perceived Credibility
by Brittany P. BatePosted on April 20, 2016 | 2 CommentsThe use of expert witnesses has become commonplace within legal proceedings. As a result, research regarding how jurors perceive expert testimony has become of increasing importance. A variety of variables can influence juror perceptions of expert testimony, ranging from content-related variables (e.g., quality of the testimony, complexity of the testimony) […] -
![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. […]