Jurors are your audience. They make or break your case.
Atticus Finch best summarized a jury’s importance in his closing argument: “The court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men and women who make it up… The integrity of the courts and the jury system-that is no ideal to me, it is a living and working reality.”
The poignancy of that statement becomes clear through valuable insight offered into jurors’ minds.
Hear from a Superior Court Justice and an attorney who have spoken with over 3,300 jurors in their deliberation room after rendering their verdicts. Hear practical, common sense advice about what works-as well as what does not work-with jurors.
Atticus Finch best summarized a jury’s importance in his closing argument: “The court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men and women who make it up… The integrity of the courts and the jury system-that is no ideal to me, it is a living and working reality.”
The poignancy of that statement becomes clear through valuable insight offered into jurors’ minds.
Hear from a Superior Court Justice and an attorney who have spoken with over 3,300 jurors in their deliberation room after rendering their verdicts. Hear practical, common sense advice about what works-as well as what does not work-with jurors.
Course Content
1:00 pm - 1:12 pmWelcome and Introduction
Hon. Dennis J. Curran,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Wellesley Hills
Vincent N. DePalo, Esq.,
Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP, Boston
1:12 pm - 1:42 pm
How to Draft Meaningful and Proper Voir Dire Questions and What “Turns Off” Jurors
Hon. Dennis J. Curran,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Wellesley Hills
Vincent N. DePalo, Esq.,
Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP, Boston
1:42 pm - 1:53 pm
How to Interpret Juror Body Language
Hon. Dennis J. Curran,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Wellesley Hills
Vincent N. DePalo, Esq.,
Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP, Boston
1:53 pm - 2:11 pm
What Jurors Think About Lawyers and How to Combat Negative Images and How to Speak With, Instead of At, Jurors
Hon. Dennis J. Curran,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Wellesley Hills
Vincent N. DePalo, Esq.,
Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP, Boston
2:11 pm - 2:18 pm
Ending of Trial, Jury Deliberation Rooms and Rule 17
Hon. Dennis J. Curran,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Wellesley Hills
Vincent N. DePalo, Esq.,
Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP, Boston
2:18 pm - 2:35 pm
How to Anchor Your Juror Award Requests with Q&A
Hon. Dennis J. Curran,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Wellesley Hills
Vincent N. DePalo, Esq.,
Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP, Boston
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Speakers
FacultyHon. Dennis J. Curran,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Wellesley Hills
Vincent N. DePalo, Esq.,
Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP, Boston
