Harry Plotkin
Harry is a nationally-renowned jury consultant and leading voice in the field of jury decision-making, psychology, and persuasion.
He has helped shape the outcome of over one thousand trials across the country in nearly every state.
HARRY'S JURY TIPS
ASKING JURORS TO PRE-JUDGE IN VOIR DIRE September 2018
UNFAIR REASONS JURORS HATE YOUR CLIENT May 2018
CAUSE CHALLENGES: WHAT WORKS March 2018
"LITMUS TEST" VOIR DIRE TOPICS January 2018
TALK LIKE OPPOSING COUNSEL IN VOIR DIRE November 2017
DON'T EXPECT JURORS TO ENFORCE THE LAW September 2017
GOOD VOIR DIRE SHOULD FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE July 2017
MAKING YOUR CASE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE May 2017
THE DANGER OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS March 2017
WHY EVERY VERDICT INCLUDES PUNITIVES January 2017
PREACH TO YOUR SKEPTICS, NOT YOUR CHOIR November 2016
HOW TO TELL WHEN JURORS LIE September 2016
HOW/WHEN TO USE QUESTIONNAIRES July 2016
TAKE WHAT THE COURT GIVES YOU May 2016
HOW WITNESSES RE-ENACT IN TRIAL March 2016
BE CAREFUL WITH THE WORDS YOU CHOOSE January 2016
JURORS LOVE OBJECTIVITY. BUT WHAT IS IT? November 2015
DON'T WASTE TIME ON BURDEN OF PROOF September 2015
PERSUASION IN VOIR DIRE THAT WORKS July 2015
HIDE YOUR GOOD FACTS UNTIL OPENING May 2015
DON'T PIGEONHOLE YOUR JURORS March 2015
DISTANCING YOUR CASE FROM VOIR DIRE January 2015
WARMING UP YOUR JURY IN VOIR DIRE November 2014
HOW IMAGINATIONS SHAPE VERDICTS September 2014
MORE JUROR DEFINITIONS OF NEGLIGENCE July 2014
YOUR JURORS' DEFINITIONS OF NEGLIGENCE May 2014
HOW EXPECTATIONS SHAPE BIASES March 2014
CAMOUFLAGING STEALTH JURORS January 2014
DON'T EDUCATE JURORS IN EVERY TRIAL November 2013
NOT ALL STRONG JURORS ARE EQUAL September 2013
NEVER LET JURORS SELF-DIAGNOSE THEIR BIAS July 2013
TOO DANGEROUS FOR VOIR DIRE? May 2013
SPOTTING THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE March 2013
RETHINK CONVENTIONAL WISDOM January 2013
DEMAND ANSWERS IN JURY SELECTION November 2012
TELLING A PERSUASIVE STORY September 2012
HOLDING BACK IN VOIR DIRE July 2012
HOLDING BACK IN YOUR (MINI) OPENING May 2012
WHEN KEEPING BAD JURORS ISN'T AS BAD March 2012
CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING JURORS January 2012
ARE ETHICAL & LEGAL THE SAME TO JURORS? November 2011
THE PERSUASIVE CENTRAL PREMISE October 2011
THE DANGER OF ATTACKING TOO SOON September 2011
WHY SOME JURORS TRUST & OTHERS DOUBT August 2011
BUILDING/DEFENDING CAUSE CHALLENGES June 2011
TAILOR YOUR THEMES TO YOUR JURY April 2011
WHY JURORS' INTELLIGENCE DOESN'T MATTER March 2011
JURORS CHOOSE THE CLEAREST MESSAGE February 2011
WHEN JURORS DISCRIMINATE January 2011
IMPROVISING DURING VOIR DIRE December 2010
CONFESS, AND YOU SHALL BE BELIEVED November 2010
UNDERSTANDING THE OTHER SIDE'S APPEAL October 2010
JURORS VOTE FOR VALUES, NOT EVIDENCE September 2010
STOP IDENTIFYING YOUR BEST JURORS August 2010
WITNESSES AREN'T JUDGED ON WHAT THEY SAY July 2010
PREACH TO THE CHOIR IN YOUR CLOSING June 2010
A RECIPE FOR AN IDEAL OPENING STATEMENT May 2010
GENERATION X/Y AND THE NEW SPEED OF TRIAL April 2010
JUROR PERCEPTIONS OF YOU March 2010
VOIR DIRE WITH LIMITS February 2010
WHY YOUR JURORS' HINDSIGHT IS 20/20 January 2010
TREAT VOIR DIRE LIKE A FOCUS GROUP December 2009
TACKLE THE ELEPHANT IN THE COURTROOM November 2009
STOP RELYING ON DEMOGRAPHICS! October 2009
DEALING WITH JUROR HYPOCRISY September 2009
DOES A JUROR'S LAWSUIT HISTORY MATTER? August 2009
KEEP YOUR OPENING PERSUASIVE July 2009
PERSUASION, NOT MINUTIAE June 2009
WILL JURORS TRUST YOUR CLIENT OR CASE? May 2009
DEALING WITH JUROR ANARCHY April 2009
RULE FOLLOWERS & FAIRNESS-FOCUSED JURORS March 2009
JURORS WHO CHARM BOTH SIDES February 2009
COMPETITIVE & COOPERATIVE JURORS January 2009
READING BODY LANGUAGE, YOURS & THEIRS December 2008
WHEN ANXIETY OVERWHELMS JURORS November 2008
NORMALIZING YOUR JURY October 2008
JURORS WHO SCARE BOTH SIDES September 2008
LEVERAGING JURORS' SELF-INTEREST August 2008
UNCOVERING "UNOFFICIAL EVIDENCE" July 2008
DISCREDIT THE MESSENGER'S MESSAGE June 2008
WHY JURORS IGNORE EXPERT WITNESSES May 2008
EDUCATING JURORS DURING TRIAL April 2008
THE 2 WAYS JURORS DECIDE TRIALS March 2008
THE IMPRESSIONS VOIR DIRE CREATE February 2008
HARNESSING YOUR JURORS' SELF-INTEREST March 2006
WHY BIASES OUTWEIGH EVIDENCE January 2006
THE 2 PHASES OF JUROR DECISION-MAKING October 2005