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Trial Lawyers and Time Management: Wisdom from Dina Cataldo [Ep 162]
50 mins; March 25, 2026
The Hard Truth about Persuasion and the Lawyer Brain [Ep 161]
16 mins; March 11, 2026
The Three-Phase Focus Group Strategy Every Trial Lawyer Needs [Ep 160]
22 mins; February 25, 2026
Traditional Methods of Jury Selection are Broken! with Sharif Gray [Ep 159]
57 mins; February 11, 2026
Trial Strategy v. Trial Tactics: Why Lawyers Confuse Them and What it Costs You [Ep 158]
15 mins; January 28, 2026
Three Focus Group Questions You can Use to Reveal Hidden Case Weaknesses [Ep 157]
12 mins; January 14, 2026
What Trial Lawyers Loved in 2025: Guests, Topics & Focus Group Trends [Ep 156]
13 mins; December 31, 2025
Why Trial Lawyers Use Focus Groups, It's Not What You Think [Ep 155]
13 mins; December 17, 2025
Comparison: A Powerful and Simple Persuasion Tool for the Courtroom [Ep 154]
11 mins; December 03, 2025
No Voir Dire? Here's A Way to Create Your Own Secret Weapon [Ep 153]
12 mins; November 19, 2025
The Art of Teamwork: Winning a $27+ million dollar verdict, with John Heenan [Ep 152]
33 mins; November 05, 2025
Winning a $27 Million Verdict After YEARS of Fighting, with Tim Bechtold [Ep 151]
26 mins; October 22, 2025
Three Case-Saving Focus Groups to do in Discovery [Ep 150]
15 mins; October 08, 2025
Jury Selection: What's Broken With Traditional Methods? with Sharif Gray [Ep 149]
54 mins; September 24, 2025
Surprising Insights Not Typically Expected by Lawyers, with Sheila Wilkinson (part two) [Ep 148]
19 mins; September 10, 2025
The Transformative Power of Focus Groups with Sheila Wilkinson Part One [Ep 147]
31 mins; August 27, 2025
How to Build Confidence in Your Clients During Depo Prep [Ep 146]
13 mins; August 13, 2025
A Fresh Take on Using Video for Case Settlement, with guest Michael Schwarz [Ep145]
34 mins; July 30, 2025
The 8 Second Rule That's Costing You Verdicts [Ep 144]
16 mins; July 16, 2025
Rewiring Witness Prep: 3 Brain Science Strategies Every Trial Lawyer Needs [Ep143]
16 mins; July 02, 2025
Avoid This Mistake if You Plan to Use Focus Group Clips in Mediation [Ep142]
9 mins; June 18, 2025
Hey Lawyers, You Don't Need a Psych Degree to Run a Focus Group! [Ep 141]
11 mins; June 04, 2025
REPLAY: Joseph Rosenfeld, Image Consultant, on Personal Image for Lawyers [Ep140]
61 hours 46 mins; May 21, 2025
Start Your Case on the Right Path: Using a Focus Group Before Discovery [Ep139]
10 mins; May 07, 2025
Guest Ben Gideon on Helping Trial Lawyers Assess Risk Better [Ep138]
39 mins; April 23, 2025
How to Work in Your Trial Strategy with Your Client's Testimony [Ep137]
12 mins; April 09, 2025
Why Zoom Focus Groups Should Be Your First Thought Compared to In Person [Ep136]
12 mins; March 26, 2025
Trial Preparation: Zooming out to see the Jury's Perspective [Ep135]
11 mins; March 12, 2025
Your Trial Strategy Shouldn't Be an Afterthought: Make the Jury's Job Easy [Ep134]
15 mins; February 26, 2025
Time Management for Trial Lawyers with Special Guest Dina Cataldo [Ep 133]
48 mins; February 12, 2025
It's Not Too Late for Courtroom Persuasion: 3 Simple Ideas to Implement Now [Ep132]
13 mins; January 29, 2025
What is Trial Strategy and What it is NOT for Trial Lawyers [Ep131]
15 mins; January 15, 2025
Maximizing Focus Group Insights: A Guide to Reflective Practices [Ep 130]
16 mins; January 01, 2025
How Michelle Gessner Won a $22 Million Dollar Verdict Against Wells Fargo Part 2 [Ep129]
24 mins; December 18, 2024
How Michelle Gessner Won a $22 Million Dollar Verdict Against Wells Fargo Part 1 [Ep 128]
36 mins; December 04, 2024
How to Decide Whether to Settle or Go to Jury Trial? [Ep 127]
19 mins; November 20, 2024
How to Create Your Own Virtual System for Jury Research [Ep126]
13 mins; November 06, 2024
Mock Jury isn't the ONLY Way to do Your Trial Preparation [Ep125]
19 mins; October 23, 2024
The Easiest Place to Start if You are New to Virtual Jury Research [Ep124]
13 mins; October 09, 2024
Revolutionize Your Depositions: A Tool That Cuts Costs and Boosts Efficiency [Ep123]
48 mins; September 25, 2024
Forget Jury Instructions start HERE for Trial Preparation [Ep122]
18 mins; September 11, 2024
Client Deposition Preparation: A Quick but Crucial Tip [Ep121]
10 mins; August 28, 2024
Trial Lawyers Stop This Habit if You Want Reliable Case Feedback [Ep120]
15 mins; August 14, 2024
Beyond the Obvious: Using Focus Groups to Expose Hidden Dimensions of Liability in Personal Injury Cases
19 mins; July 31, 2024
Trial Lawyer John Prudhomme Analyzes How His Virtual Focus Group Compared to the Real Jury Trial
42 mins; July 17, 2024
Montana Plaintiff Lawyer Keif Storrar Explains His Firms Approach to DIY Focus Groups
33 mins; July 03, 2024
Personal Injury Lawyers: Watch Out for THIS Harmful Assumption You May be Making In Your Cases
13 mins; June 19, 2024
How Can a 1-Hour Virtual Focus Group Save You Time in Your Civil Litigation Docket?
20 mins; June 05, 2024
The Plaintiff Lawyer Mindset Shift to Make When Running Your Focus Groups
29 mins; May 22, 2024
Tulsa Lawyer Ashley Leavitt and Her Love/Hate Relationship with Opening Statement Virtual Focus Groups
38 mins; May 08, 2024
112: Contested Liability: How Virtual Focus Groups Flipped Responsibility Away from the Plaintiff
19 mins; April 24, 2024
111: Rian Butler & Focus Group Success
33 mins; April 10, 2024
110: Virtual Focus Group: Face-to-Face Interaction You Can't Replicate In Person
15 mins; March 20, 2024
109: Annie Gough Explains 2D Illustrations and 3D Animations: Differences & How to Decide What to Use in Your Case
55 mins; March 06, 2024
108: How Can a 1-Hour Virtual Focus Group Help Your Case?
19 mins; February 21, 2024
107: Amanda Carmody and Connecting with Your Client in Depo Prep
47 mins; February 07, 2024
106: Guest Brooke Grogan & Her First Focus Group
30 mins; January 17, 2024
105: Wrapping up 2023 and Launching 2024
23 mins; January 03, 2024
104: Guest Justin Starin and His Take on Focus Groups
34 mins; December 20, 2023
103: Matt Murphy & Managing Client Expectations
54 mins; November 29, 2023
102: Guest Kenny Berger and Traumatic Brain Injury Damages
39 mins; November 15, 2023
101: Focus Groups v. Mock Trials: There Is a Difference
19 mins; November 08, 2023
100: REPLAY: DIY Focus Groups with Clint Schumacher
33 mins; November 01, 2023
099: Lost in Translation: Using Interpreters in Client Depo Prep
14 mins; October 25, 2023
Hillary Carls and Learning from Focus Groups
37 mins; October 11, 2023
Guest Kiele Linroth Pace and Role of Special Counsel
52 mins; October 04, 2023
REPLAY: Case Planning Tool: The Pre-Litigation Focus Group
12 mins; September 27, 2023
How to Determine If Your Client Is a Fit for Witness Preparation Coaching?
15 mins; September 20, 2023
What Your Client Will Find on YouTube about Depo Prep (and Why it's Not Good)
18 mins; September 13, 2023
Trial Prep Organization – Create a System to Prioritize & Delegate
17 mins; September 06, 2023
What About Your Client's Self-Image and Perception?
25 mins; August 30, 2023
How Are You Preparing Your Client?
18 mins; August 23, 2023
Joseph Rosenfeld, Image Consultant, on Personal Image for Lawyers
60 hours 41 mins; August 16, 2023
What Focus Groups Taught Me about Communication
19 mins; August 09, 2023
Guest Andrew Gould on Narrative versus Adversarial Focus Groups
62 hours 23 mins; August 02, 2023
How to Navigate and Assist Our Clients with Grief
18 mins; July 26, 2023
Ways We Have Been Taught to Deal with Grief
16 mins; July 19, 2023
What is Grief?
21 mins; July 12, 2023
Solving a Mediation Problem with John Rubin
40 mins; July 05, 2023
DIY Focus Groups with Clint Schumacher
33 mins; June 28, 2023
REPLAY: 6 Spots to Run a Focus Group in Your Case
13 mins; June 21, 2023
Setting up Your Focus Group System
28 mins; June 14, 2023
Focus Group Recruiting with My Recruiter Rhonda
23 mins; June 07, 2023
Witness Prep Role Play with Guest Christopher Russo
43 mins; May 31, 2023
Book Review Influence is Your Superpower with Guest Jason Erlich
32 mins; May 24, 2023
Mediation and Focus Group Clips
16 mins; May 17, 2023
Back to the Basics of Witness Preparation Techniques
25 mins; May 10, 2023
Video Clips and Focus Groups
9 mins; May 03, 2023
Tips for Building Your Team for Jury Selection
13 mins; April 26, 2023
Focus Group with Guest Lucas Foust
42 mins; April 19, 2023
Voice Coach Rena Cook on Ways to Empower Your Voice
45 mins; April 12, 2023
How Lawyers Can Build Trust Through Podcasting with Guest Danny Ozment
34 mins; April 05, 2023
Cross Exam with Patricia Kuendig and Tanya Ortega
47 mins; March 29, 2023
REPLAY: Laurie Koller & Her Favorite Part of Trial: Voir Dire
40 mins; March 22, 2023
Questions to Ask When Fine-Tuning Your Opening Statement
10 mins; March 15, 2023
Focus Groups for Trial
12 mins; March 08, 2023
The Before and After Witness Prep Template by Courtney Wilson
43 mins; March 01, 2023
Trial Continuance Fatigue with Guest Bijan Darvish
32 mins; February 22, 2023
Trial Organization and Management
22 mins; February 15, 2023
Opening Statement Content Creation
19 mins; February 08, 2023
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