NJP Litigation Consulting

“Race and Gender in the Courtroom”

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Presentation by Carol Bauss and Sonia Chopra
American Society of Trial Consultants, 2012 Annual Conference
Friday, June 8, 2012
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Omni Royal, New Orleans

“A Judge, A Lawyer and a Trial Consultant Walk Into a Bar…”

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Panel Discussion with Judge Gregory Mize, attorney Russ Herman and NJP’s Sonia Chopra.
American Society of Trial Consultants, 2012 Annual Conference
Friday, June 8, 2012
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Omni Royal, New Orleans

Webinar on Voir Dire

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CACJ Webinar Series with Lois Heaney and M. Gerald Schwartzbach

Thursday, May 24, 2012
at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, 1 p.m. Mountain Time, 2 p.m. Central Time, 3 p.m. Eastern Time
Online registration: http://www/cacj.org

University of Wyoming

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Karen Jo Koonan to be William D. Griffith Guest Speaker

University of Wyoming, Criminal Justice Department

September, 2012 (site TBA)

“Using Jury Questionnaires”

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Karen Jo Koonan speaks at:

NACDL Annual Seminar

July 27, 2012

San Francisco, CA

“Visualizing Your Evidence”

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Karen Jo Koonan speaks at:

NELA Convention,

Friday, June 22, 2012,

San Diego, CA

San Francisco’s Best

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Congratulations to all our clients who were recognized as among San Francisco’s Best Lawyers for 2012:

DENISE ABRAMS, FRANCIS FERNANDEZ, STEVEN KAZAN, DIANNA LYONS, DAVID MCCLAIN /Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley, PLC

MICHAEL ARMSTRONG, DANIEL BARTON, THOMAS NOLAN / Nolan, Armstrong & Barton

JAMES BOSTWICK / Bostwick & Peterson

THOMAS J. BRANDI / The Brandi Law Firm

JEFFREY CHANIN, SUSAN HARRIMAN, JOHN W. KEKER, JAN NIELSEN LITTLE, ELLIOT PETERS, R. JAMES SLAUGHTER / Keker & Van Nest

ROLLIN CHIPPEY, JAMES PENROD / Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

DARALYN DURIE, MARK LEMLEY, RAGESH TANGRI / Durie Tangri

LUKE ELLIS / Gillen Jacobson Ellis & Larsen

ALAN EXELROD, STEVEN ZIEFF / Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe

BARBARA A. LAWLESS & THERESE M. LAWLESS / Lawless & Lawless

CYNTHIA MCGUINN, RONALD ROUDA / Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn

JOHN MCGUINN, JOHN HILLSMAN / McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky

STEPHEN M. MURPHY / Law Office of Stephen M. Murphy

WILLIAM OSTERHOUDT / William L. Osterhoudt

JOSEPH SAVERI / Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein

M. GERALD SCHWARTZBACH / Law Offices of M. Gerald Schwartzbach

WILLIAM B. SMITH / Abramson Smith Waldsmith

KAREN SNELL / Karen L. Snell

WILLIAM L. VEEN / Veen Law Firm

DORON WEINBERG / Law Offices of Doron Weinberg

Congratulations to Leslie Levy and Sharon Vinick!

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Congratulations to Leslie F. Levy and Sharon R. Vinick of Dickson Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams on their $728,000 jury award (along with a finding of entitlement to punitive damages) in the matter of S. Hanselman v. FedEx Express, et al.! The matter resolved before the jury heard the punitive damages phase. Sonia Chopra assisted with the jury selection in this important defamation case.

Congratulations to Gary Gwilliam and Jayme Burns!

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Congratulations to Gary Gwilliam and Jayme Burns of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli, & Brewer on their $9,263,345 jury verdict in the matter of Allmed Systems v. Healthtronics! Sonia Chopra and Karen Jo Koonan conducted trial simulation research, and Sonia Chopra assisted with jury selection in this significant business View Article

NJP/West Attorney Training Workshops

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We have received rave reviews on the presentations and workshops below. Contact us if your law firm or legal organization is interested in a customized training session on any of these topics.

Effective Presentation Techniques for Women in the Law – A look at how gender impacts communication styles and credibility in the courtroom and techniques to enhance credibility and improve communication skills. See excerpted slides. NJPWomenintheCourtroomExcerptedSlides

Hands-on Voir Dire Training for Associates – This interactive workshop provides hands-on voir dire training with mock jurors to give less experienced lawyers an edge in jury selection.

Factors Driving Jurors’ Decision Making in Intellectual Property Cases – Learn how jurors evaluate issues in intellectual property cases and how you can use this knowledge to your advantage in developing persuasive case presentations at trial. See excerpted slides. NJPIPExcerptedSlides