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Beyond Bullet Points On Trial
by Jason Barnes and Brian PattersonPosted on March 30, 2011 | 13 CommentsJason Barnes and Brian Patterson caution us not to throw the baby out with the bathwater in an analysis of this presentation theory. -
Is It Time for the iPad to Replace Paper Notes in Voir Dire?
by Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D.Posted on March 30, 2011 | 5 CommentsA Video Review of the ‘iJuror’ and ‘Jury Duty’ Apps Apple’s iPad is a revolutionary device in the true sense of the word, and now in its second incarnation, it is continuing to change the way people interact with computers. But for lawyers and trial consultants engaged in the jury selection […] -
Trial Graphics on the Cheap – 8 Useful Tips
by Laura Stanford RocheloisPosted on January 1, 2011 | 6 CommentsDIY Tips from a visual evidence pro. -
Accentuate Your Persuasiveness With a HyperLinked Brief
by Christine Falcicchio, J.D. and Dan Wolfe, J.D., Ph.D.Posted on November 1, 2010 | No CommentsIn late August, global headlines spotlighted a bizarrely epic traffic jam in China. Stretching over one hundred kilometers, the jam left thousands of Chinese drivers stranded on a major expressway for over a week. Too much traffic slows everything down. In the U.S. legal system, bottlenecks occur in a somewhat […] -
Could The iPad Pick Your Next Jury? A Review of the iJuror App
by Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D.Posted on September 1, 2010 | 4 CommentsFew electronic devices have inspired the levels of techno-lust witnessed with Apple's iPad tablet. Selling nearly three and a half million of the devices in just the first quarter after its launch, the Apple iPad has also inspired a wave of applications ("apps") seeking to take advantage of the […] -
The Use of Technology to Enhance Communication Strategies in Litigation
by Susan Pennebaker, J.D.Posted on March 1, 2010 | 2 Comments"We test communication by conveying a message and having the recipient understand it, be interested in it and remember it. Any other measure is unimportant." — Richard Saul Wurman, Information Anxiety, 1990 The Urgency of Now When an important event happens anywhere in the world today, the speed […] -
Law on Display
by Neal Feigenson and Christina SpieselPosted on January 1, 2010 | 5 CommentsLaw has traditionally been about words: trial testimony and oral argument, statutes and judicial opinions, negotiations and jury deliberations. Now, as never before, it's also about pictures displayed on screens: dashboard camera videotapes, digitally enhanced photos, computer animations, and multimedia displays combining photos and videos, drawings and diagrams, and more. […] -
Anthropomorphism in Technical Presentations
by Jason BarnesPosted on September 1, 2009 | 7 CommentsMake technology come alive for your audience by giving it a voice. Anthropomorphism connects our everyday experience with the world of bits and bytes. -
Lights, Camera, Action: Getting the Most Out of Videos at Trial
by Ian A. McWilliams, CLVSPosted on July 1, 2009 | 2 CommentsSince the early 1990s the use of multimedia presentations at trial, particularly video productions, has grown exponentially. Successful litigators have discovered that using visuals with their persuasive words gives them a distinct advantage in presenting their case to a jury. In this article we describe some of the different types […] -
Jurors and Technology in Trial: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
by Ted BrooksPosted on May 1, 2009 | 3 CommentsIntroduction The recent legal defense of actor Robert Blake included heavy use of trial technology. While the prosecution relied upon “old-school” trial presentation techniques, including the use of posterboard blowups, printouts of documents and photographs, criminal defense attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach chose other alternatives. For the first time ever, he […]