Trial Preparation, Juror, Jury Consultants

How Jury Consultants Analyze Nonverbal Cues

U.S. Legal Support on 6/30/2025

People are often advised to don a “poker face” when entering a court of law. The thinking is that suppressing overt reactions is a way of showing one’s objectivity....more

Know When to Go Easy on Hardship

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 1/15/2025

Early on in the jury selection process, the judge will often ask the panel, “We all know that jury duty can be inconvenient, but who believes they would experience an unreasonable hardship by serving in this case?” Hands will...more

Importance of a Jury Consultant in Jury Selection

U.S. Legal Support on 11/20/2023

Wouldn’t it be helpful if potential jurors entered the selection room with a t-shirt that named all the various prejudices, preconceptions, and core beliefs they hold that could impact your case? While it might make for a...more

Overcoming Safetyism & the Plaintiff Media Machine - IMS Insights Podcast Epsiode 66

IMS Legal Strategies on 10/20/2023

Our podcast guests, Jill Leibold, PhD, IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor and Dave Poston, Esq., CEO, General Counsel, and Co-Managing Partner at Poston Communications explain how safetyism, social inflation, and the...more

What Are the Standards and Procedures for Jury Selection in My Jurisdiction?

IMS Legal Strategies on 5/18/2023

As a national trial consulting firm, we are often asked to assist with jury selection in jurisdictions where lead counsel has been admitted pro hac vice and may not be closely familiar with the standards and procedures for...more

Using Jury Research to Benefit Your Case Story & Strategy

IMS Legal Strategies on 4/7/2023

As most litigators know, jurors’ attitudes and opinions often influence how they filter the facts of a case. It is through these lenses that jurors develop their perceptions of the parties and their corresponding motives,...more

Integrated Case Themes & Nuclear Verdict Causes – Episode 46

IMS Legal Strategies on 3/15/2023

IMS Strategy Consultant Dr. Clint Townson discusses the benefits of early case theme development and the factors leading jurors to award massive damages....more

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