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

A Point of View

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 […]

Another View

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

A Point of View

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.” […]

Another View

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 […]

Dance

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 8, 2019

Category: Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research

Dance! Dance to the music! I dance often, daily, in fact. I “shake it,” “move that bass,” “boogie,” “get down,” “get funky,” or whatever anyone wants to call moving one’s body to the rhythm of the music. I dance at home, or pool side, or even while riding in a car (as long as someone […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 8, 2019

Category: Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research

I can attest to Melissa’s dancing propensities. Just this morning, before going to court to help select a jury in a challenging case, there she was, dancing while eating her breakfast in the hotel room. The dancing, I should add, is always to music. That is, music is, perhaps, the driving force in her dancing. […]

Good Cuban Sandwich

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 3, 2019

Category: Business personalities, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Marketing your Business, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

Recently, a small Cuban cafe opened near our office. While full service Cuban restaurants have never been far away, this one is really close, so I wanted to check it out (even though it is housed in a corner of a gas station). What I found was a guy with a plan. The owner proudly […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 3, 2019

I agree with David; just as with many things in life, there are good Cuban sandwiches, great Cuban sandwiches, and then there are truly divine Cuban sandwiches. The differences among them are due to: (1) the quality of the ingredients; and (2) the training, expertise, and care of the person making the sandwich. One can […]

Origin of the Jurors

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 27, 2018

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

Mock jurors may seem like a species unto themselves, but, when properly recruited, they are everyday people who are representative of the trial venue. Following the post on why Magnus controls research videos, I am commenting on the origin of the mock jurors because of another subtle detail I picked up recently in reading a […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 27, 2018

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

There are almost as many ways to recruit research participants, including mock jurors, as there are types of jury/trial consultants, with both participant recruiting and consultants falling into “the good, the bad, and the ugly” categories. I will list all of possible ways I know Magnus and its competitors recruit people to participate in research […]

Guitar techs versus luthiers

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 25, 2018

Category: Careers, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consultants

I have been playing the bass guitar for almost 20 years and I am the proud owner of several bass guitars. I am not a collector; all of my basses are for my playing pleasure. As with many things in life, from time to time, one of my basses needs to be repaired, as was […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 25, 2018

Category: Careers, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consultants

I’ll have to say that, since Melissa started playing bass, I’ve learned quite a bit more than I knew about music, and the behind the scenes aspects of music, performers, and the business of music. I don’t know that I knew what a luthier was, for example. I also didn’t know how anything about the […]

Reflections on Technology Changes

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 13, 2018

Category: Business personalities, Business Travel, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Small Business Success, Workplace Technology

I was thinking about my iPhone recently in the context of how that small, but complex, device has made changes to my daily routine, to my work pattern. It did not happen over night, nor with the iPhone alone. I have had a car phone since the early 1980s. My first was a radio-phone which […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 13, 2018

I am constantly amazed at the numerous ways technology has changed our ability to perform work on behalf of Magnus’ clients. David and I have been in the trial consulting business for a long, long time. I used to marvel at the efficiency of sending a fax to a client instead of mailing them a […]

We can find Another Driver, but we can’t Replace Me

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 11, 2018

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

On a recent Sunday morning, David and I, along with a Magnus staff member, were on the way to the Miami airport for a very early flight to the destination where our research project was scheduled the next day. We always try to arrive on site the day before our research projects, due to the […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 11, 2018

The adage “the show must go on” is one for which we can prepare, but the reality is that, without the lead singer, it won’t be the same. Clients pay considerable amounts of money for the presence of our “lead singer.” (Well, actually, Melissa is a bass player who is happy to be in the […]

Priorities as Hot Potatoes

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 29, 2018

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

I was recently thinking about how our report production process resembles the childhood game of Hot Potato. That’s the game where a group of children passes a hot potato, or some other object, with music playing. When the music stops, someone is left holding the hot potato. Kind of like musical chairs, without walking around […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 29, 2018

I must admit that I enjoy playing “hot potato” as it relates to the process of preparing a report on behalf of a client far more than I enjoyed playing the game as a child (for that matter, the game of musical chairs was not for me, either). The concept of hot potato or passing […]

If things can go well, they will

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 27, 2018

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

I have a button pinned on the inside of my well worn briefcase I carry on research days that says, “If anything can go well, it will.” Notice that it says “well,” not “wrong.” I have found that, by focusing my energy on positive forces, instead of fretting about all of the negatives in life, […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 27, 2018

Being positive beats its alternative – pessimism – in many ways. Though, in other posts I’ve noted having one or more “Plan B.” For me, that is not because I think something is going to go wrong. I know it may, but I’m positive that we can overcome most obstacles if we approach them with […]

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