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![It comes as no surprise that when a witness is perceived as being credible, his or her messages will be more persuasive to the jury. Much academic research has been conducted to determine the primary characteristics that measure credibility. There has even been a scale developed to measure the perceived […]](https://www.thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/expertcredibility_thumb.png "How Does My Retained Expert Witness Improve Credibility?")
![Working with expert witnesses can be difficult for even the most seasoned attorneys and trial consultants. Oftentimes, egos and expertise can get in the way of an expert’s ability to deliver persuasive testimony, requiring attorneys and trial consultants to be creative when developing solutions that fit both the problem and […]](https://www.thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/expert_prep3-1-201x130.png "Tips for Preparing the Expert Witness")
![Flip on the television, open the laptop or sit down around most dinner tables across the country these days, and it seems clear that we are experiencing interesting times. Americans are gravitating to grassroots, populist political movements on both sides of the traditional political divide. What the campaigns of both […]](https://www.thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/Susman-and-Sotomayor-photo-by-Tara-Trask-201x130.png "Citizen Juror: Justice Sotomayor and Steve Susman Discuss Why Jury Duty Matters")
![The use of expert witnesses has become commonplace within legal proceedings. As a result, research regarding how jurors perceive expert testimony has become of increasing importance. A variety of variables can influence juror perceptions of expert testimony, ranging from content-related variables (e.g., quality of the testimony, complexity of the testimony) […]](https://www.thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/FemaleExpert-201x130.png "Juror Perceptions of Women as Expert Witnesses: Suggestions for the Effects of Testimony Complexity, Gender-Intrusive Questioning, and Perceived Credibility")
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