Recent Magnus News

Dr. Melissa Pigott speaks to Palm Beach County States Attorney’s office on 25 Common Mistakes In Voir Dire

February 1, 2024, Dr. Melissa Pigott presented 25 Common Mistakes in Voir Dire at the State Attorney’s Office For The 15th Judicial Circuit in West Palm Beach, FL.  (The State Attorney is Palm Beach County is the Honorable Dave Aronberg, a friend of Magnus’ partners and with others in his office, a client of Magnus.)  Dr. […]

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Melissa Trial Consultant

Dr. Melissa Pigott to present Jurors Say the Darndest Things at the 27th Annual Florida Eminent Domain Conference in Tampa, FL

Dr. Melissa Pigott will present Jurors Say the Darndest Things at the 27th Annual Florida Eminent Domain Conference in Tampa, FL on November 14, 2023.  This presentation is based on her decades of work as a trial consultant.  Having observed thousands of mock jury panels deliberate, certain parts of the deliberations stand out.  They are sometimes sobering attention

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Dr. Melissa Pigott 2023: 25 Common Mistakes in Voir Dire

Dr. Melissa Pigott presented 25 Common Mistakes in Voir Dire at the State Attorney’s Office For The Fourth Judicial Circuit in Jacksonville, FL on November 3, 2023.  This presentation is based on an article she published identifying the top 25 mistakes she has observed attorneys make during voir dire and how to avoid them.  See

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Florida Liability Claims Conference

Dr. Melissa Pigott: 2023 Florida Liability Claims Conference

Dr. Melissa Pigott will be speaking on Maximizing Litigation Outcomes at the 2023 Florida Liability Claims Conference (FLCC) presented by the Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA) on June 15, 2023 in Orlando. Her co-presenter for the program is FDLA Past President Michael Corso, Esq. of the Henderson Franklin law firm in Fort Myers. Collaboration between

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Business and Intellectual Property Litigation

Dr. Melissa Pigott is speaking at the 2023 DRI Business and Intellectual Property Litigation Super Conference!

Dr. Melissa Pigott is speaking at the 2023 DRI Business and Intellectual Property Litigation Super Conference on Maximizing Voir Dire in I.P. Cases, April 26-28 in New Orleans, LA. Intellectual property cases require special voir dire skills due to the complexities of the case issues and the jurors’ unfamiliarity with them. This seminar will review

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Magnus is proud to be a Gold Sponsor the Palm Beach Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Magnus is proud to be a Gold Sponsor the Palm Beach Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. We wish Ben Bedard, Esq., of Roberts, Reynolds, Bedard, and Tuzzio, P.A. a successful year as chapter President. http://www.abotapb.org/

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Jacksonville University has announced the opening of a new College of Law with classes beginning in Fall 2022

Jacksonville University, David Fauss’ alma mater, has announced the opening of a new College of Law with classes beginning in Fall 2022. Melissa and David are excited to be on the host committee for the launch reception on March 23. The College of Law campus will be downtown, in the Vystar building, and the City

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