This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Forum (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 1, 2008

Winning Over the Jury: An Exact Science?

A new revolution in trying cases is brewing: cognitive science, writes Robert D Brain.

FORUM COLUMN

By Robert D. Brain

One thing I like about great trial lawyers is their ability to keep their eyes on the prize. Winning. So no matter how much success they may have previously experienced, if there is something out there that can make them better - they are open to it. Hence the revolution in recent years of jury consultants, focus groups, mock juries and the like. But a new revolution in trying cases is brewing: cognitive science. An...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up