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Are Judges Making it Harder or Easier for Jurors to Admit Bias?
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: My experience says “harder,” and that experience is reinforced to some extent, but also challenged to some extent, by an analysis conducted by researchers...
September 03, 2025
Mediate on Merits, Not Math
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: It’s a familiar scenario: As the case moves toward the mediation stage, the two sides start staking out positions with an eye toward compromise. The...
May 27, 2025
More Arguments Aren’t Always Better: Know the Reduced Average Effect
  Imagine an attorney going over her notes before oral argument. She already has a solid set of reasons lined up and then decides to add one more argument that has been a little...
April 30, 2024
Ground Your Hypotheticals
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on yet another momentous legal issue – this time, the claim of absolute immunity from criminal...
December 05, 2023
Facing Questions in Oral Argument? Think F.A.S.T.
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: I recently had the opportunity to serve as a judge for a legal advocacy program as part of my daughter’s high school constitutional law program. In watching...
February 28, 2023
Damages: Guide Your Jurors so they get the ‘gist’
By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: The damage amounts awarded by civil juries can sometimes seem to be random or capricious. Lawyers and insurance representatives arguing for a settlement...
January 12, 2023
Get Your Jurors to Take the Tougher Path
By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: For anyone analyzing audiences and preparing persuasive messages, it helps to know about what is called “System 1” and “System 2” thinking. When we make...
January 02, 2023
Beware of Junk Science in Disguise
By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Our trial system is designed to restrict the factfinders’ information to that which is relevant, probative, and sound. When it comes to expert testimony, it...
December 15, 2022
Settle Your Case Honestly: Top 4 Ways to Make the Truth Work for You in Negotiations
By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: When the parties in litigation come together to talk about settlement, that might be seen as the “posturing phase.” Each side is trying to convey the...
February 21, 2022
Take Advantage of Screen Prominence in Your Zoom Hearing
By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: As courts continue their uncertain transition from a Covid to a post-Covid stance, the word from many is that the Zoom hearing is the pandemic adaptation...