CT Specific

Litigation & Appeals

Voir Dire and Jury Selection in Connecticut

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Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
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2 hours 52 minutes
William Delaney
James Sullivan
Etan Hirsch
With William J. Delaney from Lonardo Forte & Trudeau LLP + 2 others
Recorded November 16, 2023
Product ID 97332

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Overview

How Research, Precise Questions, and Strategic Use of Challenges Can Help You Win at Trial

Selecting the wrong deciders of facts can mean that the trial is over before it ever really begins. Do you know all the secrets to making a great first impression? Can you successfully ferret out the unfavorables while preventing your best jurors from getting kicked? In this online seminar, join experienced trial attorneys as they reveal hard-won insights for constructing voir dire questions, striking jurors, and much more. Refine your jury selection strategy and set the courtroom stage for success - register today!

  • Explore the rules and boundaries of jury selection - including how much case information you can introduce.
  • Build your understanding of how jurors think and learn how to use that information to your advantage.
  • Use precisely-worded questions that get at the heart of jurors' biases and attitudes.
  • Learn how to get the prospective juror to reveal enough bias to strike for cause.
  • Reveal practical strategies for saving or rehabilitating favorable jurors during voir dire.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Written and Unwritten Rules of Jury Selection
  2. How Jurors Think: What All Litigators Must Know
  3. Juror Research, Social Media, and Questionnaires
  4. Voir Dire and the Art of Asking the Right Questions
  5. Jury Selection Strategy
  6. Hiding Your Keeps, Rehabilitating Jurors, and Defending a Cause Challenge

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Product ID 97332

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Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
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  1. Written and Unwritten Rules of Jury Selection

    1. Rules Governing Jury Selection
    2. Nuances of Jury Selection in Different Courts
    3. Who Asks the Questions: Judge or Attorney? How it Changes Your Tactics
    4. How Much Case Information Can and Should You Introduce?
    5. Preparation and Coordination With the Court
    6. The Big Don'ts of Voir Dire Questions
    7. When and How to Request Special Jury Instructions

  2. How Jurors Think: What All Litigators Must Know

    1. Juror Predispositions in Different Venues
    2. Understanding the “Types” of Jurors (and Assumptions to Avoid)
    3. Insight Into Jurors' Decision-Making
    4. Key Nonverbal Cues and What They Mean
    5. What is Persuasive vs. What is Off-Putting to Jurors: Things You May Not Realize
    6. How Jurors Perceive Attorneys and How to Build Rapport
    7. Preparing Jurors for Weaknesses or Unpleasant Aspects of the Case
    8. Crafting a Case Theme That Resonates With Jurors

  3. Juror Research, Social Media, and Questionnaires

    1. Creating a Juror Profile
    2. Investigating Potential Jurors - Internet Research Tips
    3. Mining Social Media for Information About Jurors
    4. Effective Use of Questionnaires
    5. When and How to Use Jury Consultants and Mock Juries
    6. Question Outlines and Notetaking Tips
    7. Must-Have Jury Selection Apps

  4. Voir Dire and the Art of Asking the Right Questions

    1. Practical Tips for Voir Dire Question Construction
    2. Questions to Always Ask and Buttons That Need to be Pushed
    3. Ideas and Techniques for Open-Ended Questions
    4. Getting Quiet Jurors Talking
    5. How to Get Truthful Answers to Tough Questions and Avoid Socially Desirable Response Bias
    6. Identifying and Dealing With Stealth Jurors
    7. Making and Responding to Objections in Jury Selection

  5. Jury Selection Strategy

    1. Grounds for Challenges for Cause
    2. The Keys to Effective Cause Challenges
    3. Peremptory Challenges - When and How to Use Those Precious Few
    4. Understanding Opposing Counsel's Striking Strategy
    5. Alternate Juror Selection
    6. Preservation of Error During Voir Dire

  6. Hiding Your Keeps, Rehabilitating Jurors, and Defending a Cause Challenge

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

William J Delaney
William J.
Delaney
Lonardo Forte & Trudeau LLP
James F Sullivan
James F.
Sullivan
Logan, Vance, Sullivan & Kores LLP
Etan Hirsch
Etan
Hirsch
Hirsch Andrade LLP
Speaker bio
William J Delaney

William J. Delaney

Lonardo Forte & Trudeau LLP
William Delaney

is a member of Lonard Forte & Trudeau LLP. He is a lifetime fellow of the Rhode Island Bar Foundation, as well as a fellow of the American Bar Association. Mr. Delaney is a member of the Rhode Island Supreme Court's MCLE Committee and the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York State, Pennsylvania and Connecticut bar associations. He earned his A.B. degree from the University of Notre Dame, his M.B.A. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his J.D. degree from Albany Law School of Union University and his L.L.M. degree from the Morin Center, Boston University School of Law.

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James F Sullivan

James F. Sullivan

Logan, Vance, Sullivan & Kores LLP
James Sullivan

is a partner with the law firm of Logan, Vance, Sullivan & Kores LLP. He practices in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, products liability, employment, education, consumer, construction, and class action litigation. He has developed considerable experience in the areas of legal malpractice, grievance defense and school bullying cases against municipalities. Mr. Sullivan earned his B.A. degree from Boston College, his M.A. degree from the University of Connecticut and his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

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Etan Hirsch

Etan Hirsch

Hirsch Andrade LLP
Etan Hirsch

is an attorney with the law firm of Hirsch Andrade LLP in Bridgeport, where his practice is focused on personal injury, automobile negligence, and premises liability cases. During law school, he interned at the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York, and the Connecticut State's Attorney's Office. In addition, Mr. Hirsch served as a judicial intern in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He earned his B.A. degree from George Washington University and his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School. Mr. Hirsch is admitted to practice in Connecticut, and is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Greater Bridgeport Bar Association and the American Association for Justice.

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