Law Practice
Sep. 5, 2023
The many roles of jury consultants – why or why not to use them
Even the most experienced trial attorney would be lucky to have picked one hundred juries in their entire career. For this reason, a trial consultant has an enhanced skill set that trial attorneys simply do not have.





Mike Arias
Managing Partner
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team LLP
Phone: (310) 844-9696
Email: mike@asstlawyers.com
He is a past president of both the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), two of the largest trial lawyer associations in the nation. He was also named a CAOC Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2021.

Christopher A.J. Swift
Senior Associate
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team LLP
Personal injury, medical malpractice, class actions, and mass tort litigation.

“It is malpractice to not use a jury consultant.” Such is the prominent thought of trial lawyers everywhere. This statement simplifies a rather complicated issue, however, as a jury consultant can assist in far more ways than simply picking a jury. This article attempts to explore all the ways a jury consultant can assist a trial attorney – from the inception of a case through to a jury verdict. Since a jury consultant often offers far more advice than selecting a ju...
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