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The 5 closing arguments in every trial

One way to escape the artificial constraints that some lawyers place upon themselves is to look at the trial as a series of closing arguments. Some ...

George R. Speckart, Ph.D. | August, 2021

Is your focus on winning or on not losing?

Some defense attorneys tend to focus on not losing rather than on winning. The example in our blog titled None “Streetwise litigation: Legitima...

George R. Speckart, Ph.D. | August, 2021

Streetwise litigation

In the film The Untouchables, Elliott Ness (Kevin Costner) finally convinces the Chicago beat cop (Sean Connery) to help him catch Al Capone. The be...

George R. Speckart, Ph.D. | August, 2021

Alternative exploratory research designs in litigation - part 3

In part of this topic , we introduced the concept of alternative formats for Exploratory Research and detailed the specifics of a traditional ...

George R. Speckart, Ph.D. | March, 2021

Best practices in case research - part 2 of 2

In the first part of this topic , we provided a primer on juror psychology and introduced the first three factors affecting juror case evaluatio...

CSI | October, 2020

The secret weapons of opening statements - part II

In part one of this blog post on the primacy and recency effects of opening statements, we discussed how this concept is often misunderstood by ...

Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. | September, 2020

The secret weapons of opening statements - part I

The primacy and recency effects are arguably the most misinterpreted psychological constructs in litigation. Most trial attorneys simply understand...

Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. | September, 2020