Uncovering the themes and analogies that help you win.

The primary steps in crafting a winning trial strategy are, first, discovering what your case is really about and, second, learning how to make a jury care enough about it. These are also the most difficult steps; neither should be taken lightly. Without them, the rest of your trial preparation may be for naught. Our Mental Mining^® and Feedback Forum methodologies are designed to lead you through the process of identifying the key themes, metaphors, and analogies of your case and to ensure that they will resonate with your jurors at trial.

Mental Mining

Our Mental Mining methodology is a conscious effort to bring forth and examine the subconscious associations that will make your case accessible for a jury. Through a facilitated discussion, we explore the metaphors, analogies, and themes that will help your legal team develop a coherent and persuasive story for the jury. We listen critically and ask difficult questions to help you refine your case. Throughout the session we also work with your team to generate ideas for potential visual tools to use at trial. Learn more.

Feedback Forum

To win your case, you need to convince Active Jurors—those jurors who have the greatest influence on the final outcome of the case—to lobby on your behalf in the deliberation room. But how do you know if the themes and arguments you have uncovered will convince jurors to advocate effectively for your side? To start, you get them involved. The Feedback Forum is a moderator-led exploratory discussion of your case with participants recruited from your jury pool. It is an efficient and effective method of incorporating juror insight into your trial preparation. Learn more.

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