Trial Preparation, Strategic Planning, Trial Practice Guidance

Trial Preparation Through a Strategic Lens

IMS Legal Strategies on 7/9/2025

We know that successful trial outcomes are rarely the result of a single, game-changing moment. Instead, they are built on preparation, precision, and the cumulative impact of small, strategic decisions. In a recent IMS...more

Post-Trial Juror Interviews: Best Practices

U.S. Legal Support on 6/25/2025

In the American legal system, counsel is prohibited from speaking with the jury outside of a trial itself and the specific, structured ways they’re meant to interact. Practicing attorneys, law students, and most people with a...more

Defendants, Frame Your Alternate Damages as a Test, Not an Admission

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 1/2/2025

Here’s a scenario we often see when watching deliberations in a mock trial: The subject of the defendant’s alternate damages number comes up, and jurors see it as a weakness...more

Refine Your Case With Mock Trials & Focus Groups

U.S. Legal Support on 11/16/2023

When a potential client brings you a case with compelling facts that stack up logically, it might seem like a slam dunk. But winning a trial isn’t solely—or, in some cases, even primarily—about facts. You need to craft a case...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

The Essential Guide to Preparing Your Case for Trial, Hearing, or Arbitration

Nextpoint, Inc. on 1/19/2022

In popular culture, a trial often hinges on a single moment – an accidental admission of guilt or sudden epiphany from a budding lawyer. But when a matter heads to a final arbiter in the real world, a legal team will have...more