The Big Picture: Strategies, Themes, Funding and Jury Considerations

• Author: Beth D. Osowski
• Pages: 231-258

(Rev. 3, 10/12)

CHAPTER 4

THE BIG PICTURE: STRATEGIES,

THEMES, FUNDING AND JURY

CONSIDERATIONS

I.STE PPING BACK

§4:0 1Look a t Big Pictu re

§4:0 2Jury v. Cour t Trial

II.TRIAL TEAM ASSIGN MEN TS

§4:10Assem bling the Trial Team

§4:11Making/ Checking Assign ment s

§4:12Co-Counsel Checklist

§4:13Tech-Savvy Team Me mber

§4:14Appellate Coun sel

§4:15Comm unicate With Clien ts

III.THE OTHER PLAYERS

§4:2 0The Ju dge

§4:2 1Checklist: Checking on You r Ju dge

§4:2 2Judicial Con sider ation s

§4:2 3Usin g the Inform ation —Ju dge

§4:2 4The Opposin g Counsel

§4:2 5Checklist: Checking on Opposin g Counsel

§4:2 6Opp osing Cou nsel Con siderations

§4:2 7Usin g the Inform ation —Oppo sing Coun sel

§4:2 8Pot entia l Jur ors

§4:2 9Checklist: Checking on Comm unit y of Jur ors

§4:3 0Comm unity of J uror ’s Considera tions

§4:3 1Usin g the Inform ation —Comm unit y of J urors

Trial Preparation Tools4-2

§4:3 2The Client

§4:3 3Checklist: Checking on You r Own Client

§4:3 4Usin g the Inform ation —You r Own Clien t

§4:3 5Checklist: When Your Clien t is a Cor poration

§4:3 6The Insur ance Com pan y

§4:3 7Checklist: Checking on the In surance Com pany

§4:3 8Usin g the Inform ation —The Insuran ce Compa ny

IV.CASE TH EME

§4:4 0Blind Justice

§4:4 1Choosing a Them e

§4:4 2Theme Goals

§4:4 3Your Un ique Case

§4:4 4A Whole Lot of Th emes to Ch oose From

§4:4 5Case- Specific The me Id eas

V.OPPOSI NG PARTY’S STRATEGY

§4:50Putting Th ings in Persp ective

§4:51 Discovery

§4:52 Witnesses

§4:53Checklist: Checking on Opposin g Witne sses

§4:54Genera l Opposing Witn ess Cons idera tions

§4:55Motion s and Briefs

§4:56 Objections

§4:57 Theme

§4:58Overall Im pression of t he Opp osition ’s Strategy

§4:59Proba ble Demonstr ative Eviden ce and Case Present ation Style of the

Opposition

VI.SP ECIAL J URY CONSIDERATIONS

§4:70Jurors Do Not Th ink Like La wyers

§4:71Focu s Group s

§4:72Mock Tr ials

§4:73Juror P rofile

§4:74Juror Ques tionn aire

§4:75Checklist: Use of Jur or Questio nnaire

§4:76Jury Consultan ts

§4:77Day-in-the-Life Videos

§4:78Checklist: Use of a Da y-in-the-Life Videot ape

§4:79Simu lated Evidence

§4:8 0Jury Views

§4:8 1Checklist: Conside rations for Requ esting a J ury View

§4:8 2ZMET

VII. FU NDIN G ISS UES

§4:9 0Sett ing a Bud get

§4:9 1Likely Ra nge of Values of t he Case

§4:9 2Pas t Expen ditures