Litigation Tips

Witnesses Are You Getting the Most You Can From Your Witnesses? Many of our clients have indicated that they rarely use the services of jury experts to prepare witnesses for depositions or testifying at trial. Magnus Research Consultants believes this is a potentially dangerous practice because it has been our experience that litigators and trial […]

Voir Dire Avoiding Stereotypes in Voir Dire Most people use stereotypes as quick and easy ways of judging other people. Social psychological research on stereotypes has been conducted for almost 80 years and in general, has revealed that stereotypes often lead to bad decisions. Although, by definition, stereotypes contain a “kernel of truth,” they are

Presentation Magnus Graphics Magnus Research Consultants, Inc. has an affiliate corporation, Magnus Graphics, Inc. Magnus Graphics specializes in providing creative visual solutions to enhance case information presented at mediation, arbitration, or trial. Magnus Graphics’ consultants include graphic designers, medical illustrators, animators, photographers, and videographers, all of whom have a wealth of experience in their respective

Jurors’ beliefs Jurors’ Pre-existing Knowledge of Burdens of Proof Due to the proliferation of television crime dramas and other media characterizations of the legal arena, most of today’s jurors are familiar with the burden of proof in criminal cases. Magnus Research Consultants has worked on numerous criminal matters; overall, we have observed our mock jurors