The Jury Is Out

Episode: 329

Nothing in Particular

August 17, 2022

Have you ever been forced to wear a tuxedo to court? Have a client kidnapped and tortured on a roof in China? Or watch your co-counsel perform life-saving treatment on ...

Episode: 328

Persuasion Science for Trial Lawyers with John P. Blumberg

August 10, 2022

Ever wonder why the facts and conclusions of your case seem so obvious to you, but the jury rules the other way? Perhaps you made them think too hard. In ...

Episode: 327

The Authentic Lawyer with Brad Winters Part Three

August 3, 2022

Brad Winters started writing down insights, tips, and life tricks when he was a young man and continued making “notes to self” for decades. Now, as a respected attorney and ...

Episode: 326

The Authentic Lawyer with Brad Winters Part Two

July 27, 2022

As a mediator for more than 600 civil cases, Brad Winters is an expert on the skill and science of mediation. Surprisingly, his goal is not to settle the case ...

Episode: 325

The Authentic Lawyer with Brad Winters Part One

July 20, 2022

There’s no substitute for experience, and today’s podcast with John, Erich, and renowned attorney and mediator Brad Winters brings 120 years of experience and insights to the table. Tune in ...

Episode: 324

Cognitive Science with Dan Holloway Part Two

July 13, 2022

Honesty and authenticity. Competence and trust. Cognitive science provides a research-based road map on how to project these positive points of connection toward judge and jury. Part Two of our ...

Episode: 323

Cognitive Science with Dan Holloway Part One

July 6, 2022

Do you structure your case strategy based on the idea that our brains are designed for truth? You might be very wrong. In his book, Lawyers, Judges and Semi-Rational Beasts, Dan ...

Encore Episode: 134

Settlements Part Two

June 29, 2022

Settlement negotiations are not always successful. But a disappointing negotiation can yield important information about your case, and your opponent, that you can use at trial. What to share during ...

Encore Episode: 133

Settlements Part One

June 22, 2022

Are you settling your good cases and trying your bad ones? Is sending a demand letter early in the case effective? And should you work up a case differently if ...