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Alexis Knutson
May 4, 2018
KNOWING WHEN TO EAT CROW: APOLOGIES IN LITIGATION
Bad facts exist in every case. Particularly in this day and age when everything electronic has a footprint, a cringe-worthy document is...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
Apr 20, 2018
WITNESS TESTIMONY AS “CONVERSATION WITH FORETHOUGHT”
One of the most difficult challenges in preparing a witness for trial or deposition testimony is helping them understand the unique...
Theodore O. Prosise Ph.D.
Apr 16, 2018
STOP TELLING THE JUDGE WHAT HE OR SHE CANNOT DO!
I was a member of the graduate student admissions committee at the UW Communication Department, and we were meeting to rate and rank...
Alexis Knutson
Jan 19, 2018
CONFIDENCE IN THE COURTROOM
It’s not about what you say, but how you say it. Confidence is king. Fake it ‘til you make it. Across all arenas, confidence leads to...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
Jan 5, 2018
THE DRAMA OF PERSUASION: STORY-TELLING AND NARRATIVE FRAMING
One of the most interesting components of facilitating a mock trial is seeing how jurors actually reason during deliberations. Most...
Theodore O. Prosise Ph.D.
Dec 8, 2017
JURY SELECTION: LOGISTICS
So often we write about the social science and theory behind sound jury selection. But there is one element – not sufficient alone, yet...