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 1 Look a t Big Pictu re

§4:0 2 Jury v. Cour t Trial

II. TRIAL TEAM ASSIGN MEN TS

§4:10 Assem bling the Trial Team

§4:11 Making/ Checking Assign ment s

§4:12 Co-Counsel Checklist

§4:13 Tech-Savvy Team Me mber

§4:14 Appellate Coun sel

§4:15 Comm unicate With Clien ts

III. THE OTHER PLAYERS

§4:2 0 The Ju dge

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

§4:2 2 Judicial Con sider ation s

§4:2 3 Usin g the Inform ation —Ju dge

§4:2 4 The Opposin g Counsel

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

§4:2 6 Opp osing Cou nsel Con siderations

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

§4:2 8 Pot entia l Jur ors

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

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

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

Trial Preparation Tools 4-2

§4:3 2 The Client

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

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

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

§4:3 6 The Insur ance Com pan y

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

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

IV. CASE TH EME

§4:4 0 Blind Justice

§4:4 1 Choosing a Them e

§4:4 2 Theme Goals

§4:4 3 Your Un ique Case

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

§4:4 5 Case- Specific The me Id eas

V. OPPOSI NG PARTY’S STRATEGY

§4:50 Putting Th ings in Persp ective

§4:51 Discovery

§4:52 Witn esses

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

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

§4:55 Motion s and Briefs

§4:56 Objection s

§4:57 Them e

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

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

Opposit ion

VI. SP ECIAL J URY CONSIDERATIONS

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

§4:71 Focu s Group s

§4:72 Mock Tr ials

§4:73 Juror P rofile

§4:74 Juror Ques tionn aire

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

§4:76 Jury Consultan ts

§4:77 Day-in-the-Life Videos

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

§4:79 Simu lated Evidence

§4:8 0 Jury Views

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

§4:8 2 ZMET

VII. FU NDIN G ISS UES

§4:9 0 Sett ing a Bud get

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

§4:9 2 Pas t Expen ditures