The Jury is Out offers insight, experience, and mentorship to trial attorneys who want to better serve their clients and improve their practice with a focus on client relations, trial skills, and firm management.
Episode: 126
Voir Dire Removing Jurors for Cause
September 2, 2020
So you’ve identified a potential juror you don’t want deciding your case. How can you effectively remove them? John and Erich share thoughts on how to expose bias and get jurors off for cause.
Episode: 125
Voir Dire Educating About Issues
August 26, 2020
What is the scope of voir dire? Are there topics you can’t bring up, even though they may be critical to your case? John and Erich discuss what you should and should not explore in voir dire.
Episode: 124
Voir Dire General Topics
August 19, 2020
So many potential jurors, so little time! Knowing the right questions to ask to during voir dire, and what to listen for in the answers, can improve your odds of seating a jury that will fairly evaluate your case.
Episode: 123
Voir Dire Intro
August 12, 2020
Selecting impartial jurors to decide your case is critical. But how can you tell who in the pool is impartial? John and Erich share voir dire tactics to help you uncover hidden bias or prejudice that could derail your case in deliberation.
Episode: 122
“Work-Life Balance”
August 5, 2020
This female Medical Malpractice Attorney hates the term “work-life balance.” But her tips on setting workable priorities for career, family and personal goals can help any busy attorney find more “balance” as they pursue a busy, goal-oriented life.
Episode: 121
Persuasion with Hon. Mike Wolff
July 29, 2020
How can you be more persuasive with your clients, co-workers and in the courtroom? Hon. Mike Wolff, retired Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court and former Dean of the Saint Louis University School of Law, joins John and Erich to focus on the powers of persuasion.
Episode: 120
Artistic Rights with Yvette Liebesman
July 22, 2020
Patents, trademarks and copyrights all apply to artistic creations such as music, art, written work and inventions, but how? Intellectual property expert Yvette Liebesman explains the complex legal nuances of artistic rights protection.
Encore
Preparing an Expert Witness for Dosition with Erica Slater
July 15, 2020
Your experts are the foundation of your case. Preparing them properly helps ensure your key points are brought out in depo. Erica Slater of the Simon Law Firm joins John and Erich to discuss the challenges of selecting and preparing your expert for deposition.
Episode: 118
EP118 – COVID and Beyond: Part Two of Juror Attitudes
July 8, 2020
John Simon and Erich Vieth are again joined by John Campbell to discuss Campbell's research on juror attitudes in the age of COVID-19. How nervous are people about showing up to serve in person as jurors? Will their attitudes toward wearing masks affect their willingness to serve? Have their attitudes about doctors changed to the extent that it would affect outcome on medical malpractice cases? Campbell has surveyed hundreds of potential jurors on these issues. Bonus issue: Should we use this pause in jury trials as an opportunity to re-conceptualize new ways to try jury cases in order to better address juror bias?
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