Tried-and-True Trial Strategy Consulting
Jury Research
Research exercises are custom-designed laboratories where you test out your trial strategies and themes before trial, mediation, settlement conference, or ADR proceeding to learn how lay jurors or even judges will reason about your case.
Witness Preparation
Witness Evaluation and Preparation
Dr. Leggett works with both fact and expert witnesses testifying about a wide range of issues. Witnesses include engineers, scientific researchers, professors from many disciplines, CEOs, Presidents and other corporate executives, accountants and financial officers, elected officials, entertainment executives, rank-file employees, and high-profile celebrities.
She joins sessions with counsel to prepare witnesses for trial testimony, evaluate testimony and demeanor from the jury’s point of view, and teach the witness techniques to gain both control and confidence. Special attention is given to senior executives and expert witnesses to ensure complex testimony can be understood by laypersons. The goals of credibility, clarity, and concise communication have been pursued by all witnesses through practicing Q&A. Demonstratives are recommended where appropriate to assist the comprehension of direct examination testimony.
She joins sessions with counsel to prepare witnesses for trial testimony, evaluate testimony and demeanor from the jury’s point of view, and teach the witness techniques to gain both control and confidence. Special attention is given to senior executives and expert witnesses to ensure complex testimony can be understood by laypersons. The goals of credibility, clarity, and concise communication have been pursued by all witnesses through practicing Q&A. Demonstratives are recommended where appropriate to assist the comprehension of direct examination testimony.
Deposition Preparation
Dr. Leggett joins sessions with counsel to prepare witnesses for depositions, evaluating testimony for credibility, clarity, and concise communication within the context of the deposition setting. Special attention to body language and demeanor is given to witnesses who face depositions that will be taped since these depositions could be played for a jury at any time in the future.
Trial Preparation
Dr. Leggett is an expert at helping you bring the lessons from jury research to the courtroom.
Trial Graphics
Trial Graphics and Multimedia Presentation
Often, a solution to a communication problem is solved through strategic demonstratives. It is our practice to work closely with graphics consultants to ensure that research guides the development of trial demonstratives for your case in the most effective way and that any demonstratives you already have are tested in jury research. If you need help designing strategic demonstratives in any media (print, animation, or video), we can help. We also believe in the power of courtroom multimedia for today’s jurors and can provide courtroom technology assistance to ensure that you are presenting a visually compelling case in an efficient and organized manner.