Litigation Strategy

Some General Observations on Jury Selection/De-selection as it Pertains to the Middle East Conflict

Some General Observations on Jury Selection/De-selection as it Pertains to the Middle East Conflict

I recently participated in the Jury Selection and trial strategy process for the Terrorism related trial at the Southern District of NY.  These observations are based upon the author’s years of experience working in the venue and, in particular, the insurance coverage matter resulting from the destruction of the WTC.  These observations are not based […]

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Attitudes Towards Israel & The Middle East Conflict By Oppositional Jurors

These are some summary observations based upon a review of questionnaire responses of a random sampling of about 220 voter-eligible jurors in the Federal U.S. District Court – Southern District of NY venue (Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester). These observations consider responses by jurors who either present extremely negative or non-supportive views about Israel (we are

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Attitudes Towards Israel & The Middle East Conflict by Oppositional Jurors

Attitudes Towards Israel & The Middle East Conflict by Oppositional Jurors

These are some summary observations based upon a review of questionnaire responses of a random sampling of about 220 voter-eligible jurors in the Federal U.S. District Court – Southern District of NY venue (Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester). These observations consider responses by jurors who either present extremely negative or non-supportive views about Israel (we are

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Courtroom Credibility: 10 Habits to Make You an Effective Leader

Courtroom Credibility: 10 Habits to Make You an Effective Leader

“You are what people think you are” represents a common-sense appreciation of an important fact of life. This not only applies to your persona; it refers to just about every aspect of one’s relationship with others. We intuitively know that being persuasive, for example, is not about how right you are; right often having little

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Visuals and Visualization: Penetrating the Heart & Soul of Persuasion

By now, one would think that the field of visual communications and its impact on persuading others especially in the litigation arena has been examined and explored to a point of sheer boredom. To me this is so self evident; it is validated every day at trial, ADR or even at client marketing presentations. It

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