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 | I am picking a jury next week and the success of my case clearly depends on me de-selecting jurors that have biases against corporations. I am very confident with my voir dire questions which are designed to ferret-out anti-corporate jurors (which is almost everyone, post-financial-collapse). However, some jurors just do not tell the whole truth in voir dire. It is crucial that I remove any jurors with corporate bias, so how do I know if a juror is lying? |
 | Great question! On my list of dangerous things to avoid, "stealth-jurors" are in a close second place behind nuclear bombs. Stealth-jurors are those jurors that are motivated to be on the jury. I also refer to them as juror-saboteurs! As you indicated, you can win or lose your case in jury selection. No matter how well devised your jury selection strategy is – it is only as good as an honest juror. Oh and guess what, jurors lie! Most of the time they lie to get off of a jury, but at times they lie to get on one.
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| • | | The Basics of Business Development |  |
| Peter Hecht, VP of Sales and Business Development |
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We all know how difficult it is to land that first lunch or dinner appointment with a new prospect. We spend endless hours staring at our computer screen coming up with that perfect email invitation or even better, pondering going old school via the phone? So when we get the all important "yes" it's paramount that we follow a few simple rules to ensure that we don't mess up the start of a new relationship.
I have three basic rules that I try to honor at breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are simple and easy to remember. |
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| • | | Straight Talk: Communication and Technology in the Court Room |
| Case study # 12087 |
| Dylan Green and David Kurzman, Trial Presentation Consultants |
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| The court house was built in 1924 and updated in 2001. The courtroom's built-in technology was limited to a projection screen and a semi-functional microphone system. Pre-trial support consisted of imaging and branding 150 documents and assembling trial binders to streamline trial presentation. Sanction was used to present both depositions and documents in the courtroom. Presentation of deposition and trial testimony played a large role in the outcome as experts and fact witnesses on the plaintiff side were inconsistent on numerous occasions. |
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| • | | Helping Corporations Manage Risk |
| Ron Kurzman, Litigation Consultant / Partner |
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| Companies get sued; it is a part of doing business. Today, when corporate distrust reigns, companies are being sued at a greater rate and for more money than at any time in the past. It is no coincidence that this recent influx of corporate litigation coincides with a faltering market, which finds corporate executives scrambling to reduce costs and limit exposure. As a result of these difficult times, executives are relying on general counsel to act, more than ever, as Legal Risk Managers. |
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| • | | Technology and the Modern Deposition |
| Maria Hutnick, CLR |
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| The world has evolved into a global market and the legal technology industry has created software to help litigation attorneys thrive within this fast paced and demanding arena. Experts, Senior Counsel and In-house Counsel can now remotely participate in live depositions without ever leaving their offices. Legal technology companies such as I-Dep and LiveNote provide web-based user interface that displays live streaming video of the deponent, real-time transcripts, and a chat system. The chat system allows the attorney at the deposition site to discreetly communicate with remote users. |
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