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september 18

Preventing Talking Head-itis -- Jurors Provide Clues for a Cure for the Expert Witness

Speaker: Mary Griffitts, JD
Jury Consultant, Trial Consulting Enterprises
Ms. Griffitts is a jury consultant and founded the Dallas-based trial sciences firm, Trial Consulting Enterprises, which provides a complete menu of trial science and consulting services. She is an attorney who is licensed to practice law both in Texas and Louisiana in addition to her expertise in the area of counseling psychology. Prior to starting her own jury consulting firm, Ms. Griffitts was a Senior Litigation Analyst with Dr. Phil McGraw's trial science firm in Dallas that handled cases such as the cattlemen's suit against Oprah Winfrey along with other high-profile entertainment litigation.

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Park City Club
5956 Sherry Lane #1700
Dallas, TX

6 PM

september 19 -- FULL-DAY WORKSHOP

WHAT CLIENTS WANT: Advice from Users of Experts
• Expert Testimony -- Views from the Jury
• Use of PowerPoint Presentations in Explaining Your Opinions
• Use and Preparation of Experts for Deposition and Trial
• Use of Experts in ADR -- Mediation and Arbitration
• Latest Developments on Daubert Challenges
• Overview of Lambert v. Carneghi

Speakers: Panel of Legal Experts

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Park City Club
5956 Sherry Lane #1700
Dallas, TX

8:30 AM

december 4

How Experts Can Most Effectively Communicate with Jurors

Speaker: Allison Bennett, MS
TaraTrask Trial Consultants
Ms. Bennett will explain the importance of understanding your audience (i.e. jurors) and how best to communicate with them in a way they understand and retain. She will discuss how jurors learn and retain information, how jurors problem-solve disputes, some of the most common biases that impact juror decision making, the behaviors and demeanors that make listening difficult, and some of the cultural shifts that have impacted the way jurors think.

Park City Club
5956 Sherry Lane #1700
Dallas, TX

6 PM

december 5 -- FULL-DAY WORKSHOP

Marketing/Business Development: A Professional Approach to Marketing Expert Witness Services to Attorneys

Speaker: Rosalie Hamilton
Expert Communications

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Hilton Park Cities Hotel
5954 Luther Lane
Dallas, TX

8 AM

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