We have seen a surge in the number of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) claims over the last decade where plaintiffs claim life-altering injuries from
Four plays and out. The year of hype; the coverage; the expectations – and with one play it’s over. Doesn’t matter if you’re a football
Imagine you are asked to build something – you don’t know if it’s a car, a house, a playground, or any of the other endless
Over the last year, the most popular question we have fielded from frustrated defense attorneys and general counsel is why damage awards have been rising
An attorney once described emails as “the cockroaches of litigation” – they are pervasive, lurking in the dark to show their faces when you least
On a recent Armchair Expert podcast, host Dax Shepard paraphrased a quote by Herbert Simon, the gist being “…a wealth of information creates a poverty
A funny Instagram post caught my eye the other day – a STOP sign with another sign immediately under it that said, “No stopping any
A favorite client sent me this link with this message, “Wouldn’t this be a fun case to work on!” Jury Selection in the Trump Organization
Few things are more frustrating for a jury consultant than voir dire ending with the feeling that we did not learn anything particularly meaningful about
It’s fantastic being back on the road. Zoom projects were great and can still be, but there’s nothing like being in the room with ten
I was recently teaching a class on visual learning, memory, and attention. I asked the participants to make a list of good rules for designing
“So, you’re telling me there’s a chance,” Lloyd happily declares in Dumb and Dumber as his dream girl clarifies that his chances of a relationship
This week, Will Smith delivered what the Oscars have desperately needed in recent years: something for people to talk about the next day. It’s hard
A half-eaten bagel hurls across the room at the large screen of mock jurors deliberating in the next room. “I spent at least five minutes
I have purposely avoided writing about narrative and its importance for years since the industry of jury consulting is oversaturated with folks who advise, “You
Outside of my traditional jury consulting work, I periodically work as an expert for change of venue motions, conducting original research and offering opinions based
One of my favorite non-fiction books of all time is Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. The book tackles every major branch of
There are generally two types of valuable information: 1) new information; and 2) old information conveyed in a new way to help you see it
Last week, I finished a three-week road trip with my family in which we drove over 3,000 miles, camped every night, and saw some of
In the final episode of the first season of Ted Lasso, the Apple TV comedy starring Jason Sudeikis as an American football coach turned English
