Patrice Truman, Esq.
Jury and Trial Consultant

• National and statewide experience in numerous jurisdictions.

• Consulting to plaintiff and defense counsel, civil and criminal.

• Strategic aspects of pretrial and post-trial research:
  • focus groups
  • mock trials
  • witness assessment and preparation
  • mediation preparation and participation
  • deposition preparation
  • juror profiles
  • case analysis of strong/weak jury issues
  • demographic profiles
  • theme development
  • critique of opening statement/closing argument
  • prospective juror questionnaire
  • evaluation of juror questionnaire responses
  • voir dire strategy
  • jury selection assistance
  • trial monitoring
  • post-trial juror interviews

• Author of articles published in Intellectual Property Today and San Francisco Lawyer.

• Author of Truman & Associates newsletter, In Jurors' Own Words.

• Featured speaker at bar associations, in-house corporate legal departments, law firms, and law schools.

• Member:
  • American Society of Trial Consultants;
  • State Bar of California, active status;
  • President of The Lawyers' Club of San Francisco, November 2004-November 2005;
  • Barrister, Inns of Court (of the Lawyers' Club of San Francisco; Earl Warren Inn, Oakland, CA; Edward J. McFetridge Inn of Court);
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association;
  • Queen's Bench.

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