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Be ready/stay packed

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On February 26, 2019

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Business Travel, Careers, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Travel

I have traveled far and wide for most of my life. When I was a child, my parents and I went on numerous cross country vacations, with the 2 to 3 week road trip we took every summer being the highlight of my year. In between, we regularly traveled in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On February 26, 2019

Ready, set go. A great motto for road warriors or even beginning ones. Travel, for business or pleasure, is stressful enough even when using tried and true techniques to reduce the stress, such as being ready to go at all times. I’m not talking about those who have a bag with them in a car […]

Feed the Photographer

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On February 21, 2019

Category: Business Frustrations, Careers, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Jury Research, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Trial Consulting

Many years ago, my first career path was photography. I specialized in corporate media, including annual reports, public relations, event coverage, portraits, families (including a few dogs – the 4 legged kind) and I photographed quite a few weddings. Photographing a wedding is unique when compared to most of these other types of photography. But, […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On February 21, 2019

Category: Business Frustrations, Careers, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Jury Research, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Trial Consulting

Let’s face it. Some people are thoughtless. Withholding food from someone is rude, slightly mean, and for some people, can be dangerous. Many of my friends are professional musicians who, like David when he worked as a professional photographer, often work while others are having fun. I have heard countless stories from my musician friends […]

“Cool” is as “Cool” does

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On February 19, 2019

Category: Careers, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research

Several years ago, a childhood friend of mine called to ask me if I thought he was “cool” during elementary, middle, and high school. (It seems that famous, attractive, intelligent, humorous people have self doubts like everyone else.) I didn’t have to think about my answer, which was a definitive “Yes!” to which he replied, […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On February 19, 2019

Cool should mean more than being in the “in crowd.” And, Melissa’s definitions are beyond that. Being tolerant, being understanding, celebrating things that bring joy and happiness are among other aspects of this. Standing up for others – i.e., being a “stand up person” by standing up to injustice fits here as well. Cool often […]

Leverage

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On February 14, 2019

Category: Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Deliberations, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Research, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

One uses a lever to gain leverage in order to be able to move something easier than moving it without the lever. I don’t know a great deal about physics, but I get this. And, it is important to look for leverage in life, in business, and in our world, the world of litigation. There […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On February 14, 2019

Category: Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Deliberations, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Research, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

I have lost count of the number of times in my career when an attorney retains Magnus in order to gain leverage over his/her client regarding the value of a lawsuit. We have worked on cases for plaintiffs’ attorneys whose clients believe that, because the insurance (or other) company has the financial resources to pay […]

Crazy Courthouse Story #5 remove your jacket (but there’s nothing underneath)

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On February 12, 2019

Category: Careers, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights

In this series of 5 crazy courthouse stories, I have recounted 1 funny story, 1 story that led to a great idea, and 2 scary stories, with the worst, of course, being the events of September 11, 2001. In this final post on crazy courthouse stories, I will write about another funny experience. As almost […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On February 12, 2019

Category: Careers, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights

This one would have been fun to observe! I guess we’ve all encountered people going about their jobs in a mindless fashion. Clerks who don’t look up from their desks when approached, cashiers who don’t make eye contact and my (least) favorite, security personnel who are clueless automatons. I encounter the latter frequently when entering […]

Crazy Courthouse Story #4 911

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On February 5, 2019

Category: Careers, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Research, Partnerships, Psychology, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

I have studied the phenomenon known as autobiographical memory since I was in graduate school. Autobiographical memory is a distinct type of memory due to its shared meaningfulness to many people. For example, most people of a certain age can remember where they were when President Kennedy was assassinated. This tragic event was shared by […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On February 5, 2019

Category: Careers, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Research, Partnerships, Psychology, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

Also sometimes called “flashbulb” memories, events such as 911 tend to stay with us with some degree of accuracy. I was attending a meeting near the Broward County Courthouse on that fateful morning. We were meeting in an office which had considerable video capabilities. Though the news was not turned on in the conference room […]

Crazy Courthouse Story #3 Bombscare

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 29, 2019

Category: Business personalities, Careers, Employment, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Small Business Success

My first crazy courthouse story happened in the Lee County Courthouse in my hometown, Fort Myers, Florida and this post, the third in the series, is also about an event that happened in the Lee County Courthouse. As with rental cars, airplanes, hotels, and other places and things I frequent, I spend a lot of […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 29, 2019

Category: Business personalities, Careers, Employment, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Small Business Success

Melissa’s courthouse experiences have run quite the gamut. I’m sure our clients have many crazy stories to tell as well. As for me, all I can add is that I’m glad in instances like the bombscare, or the 9-11 attacks, that those who work in the courthouses are well trained. I’m sure that, in today’s […]

Juror Background Checks

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 24, 2019

Category: Getting the Job Done, Jury Behavior, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Research

The only universal recommendation we make to clients these days regarding trial strategies is to be prepared to have background checks conducted on the potential jurors. Though this practice must be done with some care, and with the observation of a few Bar rules, it is important to prepare for background checks early. I have […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 24, 2019

Category: Getting the Job Done, Jury Behavior, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Research

The voir dire process (which is defined as asking questions of potential jurors to de-select those who cannot be fair and impartial), as arduous as it may be, is never exhaustive enough to provide all of the information we need to know about every potential juror. There are time limitations, particularly time limitations related to […]

Crazy Courthouse Story #1 Client on other side of this case

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 15, 2019

Category: Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Research, Marketing your Business, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

Long time readers of David’s and my blog may remember the 5 part series we wrote, entitled “Crazy Mock Juror Story” and/or the 5 part series we wrote on “Crazy Lawyer Story.” We are always eager to share some of our funny, or at a minimum, entertaining, stories about the serious work we do on […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 15, 2019

Category: Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Research, Marketing your Business, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

The other attorney didn’t stop calling us because of this incident. He had other control issues that made working together impossible, specifically, he’d demand that Melissa be available for jury selection every day of his often 4 to 6 week trial dockets or else he wouldn’t hire us. And, of course, he wanted to do […]

Internet Based/Virtual Jury Research: Part 1

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 10, 2019

Category: Getting the Job Done, Jury Behavior, Jury Consultants, Jury Deliberations, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

Technology is not the answer to everything. I have recently been reminded of this when talking with more than one potential client who was curious about using internet based “jury research.” Specifically, we’ve recently been asked to bid on mock jury research only to learn that the competitor’s bid was for an online “mock jury.” […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 10, 2019

Social psychology is the study of group behavior, among other things. By definition, a group is comprised of two or more people who assemble together. A jury, is of course, a unique type of group that is tasked with making important decisions that have a substantial impact on other people’s lives. When an individual or […]

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