Tag Archives: trial consultant

Expert Testimony: Some Science & Some Art to Increase Your Value

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

You’re an expert witness who wants to add the greatest possible value to your side. (Or you might be the attorney who wants to get the most juror persuasion out of your expert.) You’re in the right place. Jurors taste … Continue reading →

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Summer Book Recommendation for Civil and Criminal Litigators: “Acquittal” by Richard Gabriel

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

‘Acquittal: An Insider Reveals the Stories And Strategies Behind Today’s Most Infamous Verdicts’ by trial consultant Richard Gabriel is a great summer read which I recommend to all attorneys who try cases – even civil litigators.

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When to Stop Voir Dire

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

Some weeks ago, I was talking with a lawyer who probably does a dozen trials per year and has been doing it for 15 years with results that are well above average. She was lamenting her discomfort with the jury … Continue reading →

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Francis Scott Key Was a Lawyer. Don’t Be Like Him.

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

Get a piece of paper and a pen, and try the following puzzle. Seriously, try it—it will make this much more fun and you might learn something kind of profound. Ready? Here is the challenge:

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Rich on the Celebrity Court radio show

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

I spoke today with Elizabeth Kelley about the civil lawsuit the heirs of Michael Jackson brought against AEG Live, going into Week 13. I’m at about the 20-minute mark, though the first two guests should not be missed. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/celebritycourtradio/2013/07/21/celebritycourt  

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More Lawyer Vocabulary Banishments, by the Torquemada of Text

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

(This continues the discussion from Wednesday, June 26th.)

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Lawyer Vocabulary Banishments, by the Torquemada of Text

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

Fish do not think they are wet. If they thought about it at all, they might think you are dry. But just going along their fishy paths, leading their fishy lives, they give no thought to their own wetness. They … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Mediations Into Good Settlements

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Rich Matthews / Juryology

(This is my article published in the June 3, 2013 edition of ‘The Recorder’)

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