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Month: January 2015

WHAT SHOULD A PLAINTIFF’S LAWYER BE LIKE & WHAT IS THEIR ROLE?

WHAT SHOULD A PLAINTIFF’S LAWYER BE LIKE & WHAT IS THEIR ROLE?

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Indulge me with a little freedom of thought which lacks much practical value. I’ve been thinking about today’s television compared to my childhood of radio drama which got me to thinking about  what we are supposed  to be as  plaintiff’s trial lawyers. First, I think we are supposed to be women and men who are warrior’s for justice. That brings me to the lyrics by Jim Croce: “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape you don’t spit into the wind you don’t pull the…

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THE POWER OF IMPRESSION

THE POWER OF IMPRESSION

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On January 14th  the New York Times published an interesting article by Sue  Shellenbarger about appearing to be an intelligent person. I was once again struck by the fact of how powerful our impressions are and even more than our rational analysis. The article  discussed research about how people form an impression about how intelligent another person might be. It turns out things we do to  promote an impression of intelligence  may do that or they may do the opposite of what we intended. In general, things that…

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BIAS & PROSPECTIVE JURORS

BIAS & PROSPECTIVE JURORS

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I have long been a fan of the website The Jury Expert:  http://www.thejuryexpert.com/  One of the research papers it has published is: “The Ubiquitous Practice of ‘Prehabilitation’ Leads Prospective Jurors to Conceal Their Biases.” authored by Mykol Hamilton, Emily Lindon, Madeline Pitt, and Emily Robbins from Centre College. This article explores juror bias and focuses on the effect of efforts to emphasize the significance of  lack of bias by the judge and attorneys. It primarily examines the effectiveness of the emphasis on…

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