Comments on: Video: Two Tips for Better Jury Selection

By: Fazia

Fazia — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:30:12 +0000

I especially like the tip on widening the question. Very Intelligent. Have you done a challenge for cause with a jury

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:33:14 +0000

Thanks. That you tell us what the point of the technique is- don’t embarrass any juror- is very helpful.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:35:24 +0000

Elliot, both written and video formats work for me. I can get through the written format quicker. But, I can listen to the video while working on other stuff.

In my local courts, the jurors are given a questionnaire and read the answers out loud. One of the questions is have you, a close friend or relative ever been accused of, convicted of, witness to, or victim of a crime. If they answer is yes, the judge will ask the follow up questions. Attorneys can follow up in their voir dire if they want. The advantage of this is the judge does the embarrassing, not the lawyers.

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:30:36 +0000

I absolutely love receiving your trial tips newsletter every week and it is ALWAYS extremely helpful, especially because I am a trial attorney and can relate so well to the information in your newsletter. Both the written newsletter and the audio/video version are great, but I think I prefer the written newsletter because it enables me to have a quick reference that I can put my hands on before court rather than having to log onto your website and pull the information off of the computer. Keep up the good work on the newsletters.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:05:42 +0000

It’s a good tip- I started doing this on the advise of a well-respected adversary a couple of years ago and it’s really helped me. While I do like print form better, this was nice for change.

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:53:44 +0000

Elliott,

Great tip! Sorry to see people on here actually “complaining” about your FREE tip!!!! Like saying they’d rather have them in print. Unreal. Anyway, keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your experiences. To all others–remember Elliott is doing this for FREE!

All the best,

Phil from Chicago

By: robbyn howie

robbyn howie — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:43:59 +0000

excellent way to handle a tricky situation w/out alienating the jury panel. I’ve seen this done the right way and the wrong way, and can attest that saving the juror from being outed is certainly a step toward a juror having a favorable opinion of the lawyer and the case.

By: Stan Garus

Stan Garus — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:31:51 +0000

Elliot, I like combination of your news letter and videos. But I wish you put the camera in front of you and talk to the camera. You still can use slides with titles and bullet points,which is great and I enjoy hearing your voice but it would be great to have a couple 10-20 second video clips of you talking.

By: Thomas Nicholl

Thomas Nicholl — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:36:32 +0000

Good tips and good video, but I prefer the written version

By: Neil Harrington

Neil Harrington — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:07:55 +0000

Two very good suggestions.