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Christopher J. Dominic
Feb 22, 2013
THE “FREE” SHADOW JURY
I just finished reading “How About a Free Shadow Jury?: Inside the Juror’s Mind” in the ABA’s Litigation News section. The headline was...
Theodore O. Prosise Ph.D.
Feb 12, 2013
THE DILEMMA OF DEFENSE IN CIVIL JURY TRIALS
The dilemma for civil defendants is simple. Although the plaintiff has the burden of proof, the plaintiff frames the issues of the case...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
Feb 8, 2013
ATTORNEYS NEED TO KEEP IT INTERESTING TO KEEP JURORS AWAKE
One of the first bits of advice I always gave novice speakers when I taught public speaking courses was that you need to keep your...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
Jan 18, 2013
THE VANISHING CIVIL TRIAL AND TRIAL CONSULTANTS
January 18th, 2012. A recent Yale Law Review article documented the rarity of civil trials in the modern American judicial system. The...
Christopher J. Dominic
Sep 4, 2012
STORIES ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN DATA
September 4th, 2012 I recently came upon a phrase in an article by Maggie Koerth-Baker in the New York Times entitled The Mind of a...
Christopher J. Dominic
Apr 30, 2012
PRESUME THAT SOME JURORS WILL USE THEIR SMARTPHONES IMPROPERLY
April 30th, 2012 One of the common questions in litigation when preparing for trial concerns what will come “in” to evidence and what...