Thursday, August 25th
8 a.m PST| 11 a.m EST
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Our Special Guest this week, Dr. Rachel Colangelo, will present on:
The Post-Pandemic Jury
“COVID-19 has changed jury trials forever – and in some unexpected ways. How will juries behave in 2022 and beyond? What does justice mean to jurors whose lives are so radically different than they were just three years ago? Do our previous profiles of the classic pro-plaintiff and pro-defense juror still hold? How will a new generation of younger jurors impact trial strategies? Do jurors react differently now to issues of race, gender and other demographic characteristics?
“In short -- What do lawyers need to do differently now to win? And what do mediators need to know about these new realities to help guide lawyers and their clients to settlement?
“These are the questions Rachel York Colangelo, Ph.D., National Managing Director of Jury Consulting for Magna Legal Services, will answer in this unprecedented, cutting-edge presentation.”
Rachel York Colangelo has a doctorate in legal psychology from Florida International University and a B.A. in psychology and sociology from the University of Virginia. Her education involved extensive coursework and research training, specifically in the area of jury decision-making.
Dr. Colangelo has over a decade of experience in litigation consulting. She has provided litigation support for a variety of civil and criminal matters across the country in the form of jury research, including focus groups, mock trials, damages assessment studies, and community attitude surveys, as well as other trial preparation strategies such as voir dire consultation, jury selection, witness preparation, shadow juries, and trial monitoring. Dr. Colangelo has consulted on numerous multi-million dollar and high profile cases, including commercial litigation, property and contract disputes, anti-trust, securities, and intellectual property matters, accounting fraud and malpractice, legal and medical malpractice, negligence, personal injury, and product liability. Dr. Colangelo has a wealth of experience in all aspects of litigation consulting, including pre-trial jury research, case analysis and theme/storyline development, trial strategy, including preparation of opening statements and closing arguments as well as witness preparation and communication training, voir dire and jury selection assistance, in-court assistance via daily trial monitoring or use of a shadow jury, and post-trial juror interviews.
Dr. Colangelo is a member of the American Psychology-Law Society, a division of the American Psychological Association, as well as the American Society of Trial Consultants. In addition to conducting scientific research at the intersection of psychology and law and teaching several undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, Dr. Colangelo has authored several publications and presented several papers at various research conferences.