by Richard Gabriel | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, two sets of juries were empaneled: one to decide the fate of President Donald Trump and the other to decide the fate of Harvey Weinstein. Both sets of juries swore an oath of impartiality at the beginning of their trials. Trump’s senatorial jurors have...
by Richard Gabriel | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
In this exclusive short video taken from an Inns of Court presentation, Richard Gabriel lays out the best and most basic steps attorneys can use to select a fair, open, and receptive jury. Taken from decades of research and over 500 selections from all over the...
by John McCabe | Jul 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Neither revolution nor reformation can ultimately change a society, rather you must tell a more powerful tale, one so persuasive that it sweeps away the old myths and becomes the preferred story….” — Ivan Illich, Storytelling or Myth-making? So, what does make a...
by Richard Gabriel | Jun 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.” — Judge Sonia Sotomayor In a study of almost one thousand attorneys in 2016, conducted by the American Society of Trial Consultant Advisors and NYU Law School’s Civil Jury...
by John McCabe | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert Einstein Because stories are so easily understood and memorable, most lawyers know that it is best to conceive of and present their case to the trier of fact as a story. Unfortunately, knowing this and...
by John McCabe | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Every character, before they are heroes and villains, they are human beings.” — Tabu Persuasion through storytelling is an art form. Some lawyers are naturally gifted at it, while others can struggle a bit. Like all art forms, storytelling has conventions, ways in...
by John McCabe | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein Sometimes you run across a real gem of an idea. Such was the case when I recently read the new (4th) edition of Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points. Atkinson consults with...
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