DOAR Study Shows the Increased Impact Political Affiliation Has on Jurors in White-Collar Criminal Matters
June 24, 2025, New York, NY — DOAR, the nation’s leading trial consulting company, today released findings from its comprehensive study examining how political beliefs influence public attitudes in white-collar crime cases following the 2024
Follow Five Steps to a Successful Cause Challenge
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Cause challenges play an important role in jury selection. When a potential juror has an acknowledged barrier to basing their decision on a neutral understanding of the evidence and the law,
Jury Persuasion Techniques: Using Surprise to Overcome Boredom and Confirmation Bias in the Courtroom
Over a decade ago, I wrote an article for this blog titled, Could Surprise Be One of Your Best Visual Persuasion Tools? In it, I made the case that well-executed surprise — not ambush, but
How a Trial Presentation Company Illustrates Scale: Lessons from Boeing
Last week I wrote about a master storyteller at Boeing who taught me a lesson about juror attention. But there was something else on that tour that stuck with me—a single image tucked into a
Account for the Transformation of Your Jurors
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Will the individuals who serve on your jury be the same people they were before they were called for service and selected? Will they have the same mental habits and preferences
What a Boeing Storyteller Taught Me About Litigation Graphics
This past weekend. I went to the Boeing factory in Seattle to see planes. I didn’t expect to come away with a lesson in persuasion. The place is staggering—airplane sections the size of office buildings,