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About the only time that voir dire looks cute and easy… is in the movies. Even seasoned litigators dread the unknown and misreading jurors during the voir dire process.
Voir comes from old French and derives from the Latin word ‘verum’ – meaning “that which is true.” One of the most common French verbs, “dire” means “to say” or “to tell.” In combination, the phrase roughly translates “to tell that which is true.”
It is your skill to get prospective jurors “to tell that which is true” during voir dire that will have a significant impact on the result you achieve for your next client.
In this highly practical CLE course, business litigation attorney Karen Frostrom provides tips and strategies so that you can more effectively question prospective jurors during voir dire. The main topics covered by Karen include thinking about your approach to voir dire, using what works for you, getting started, potential questions to ask and key practice points. To access the course please click here: Voir Dire: Tips and Strategies.
Additional issues covered in this CLE course:
- iJury vs. Sticky Notes
- Thinking backwards
- Eliminating vs. picking jurors
- Getting to know prospective jurors
- Asking what opinions they are afraid of
- Personal experiences
- World views
- Opinions
- Staying in 3’s
- Making your list
- Asking what the jury wants
- Taking notes
- Misreading potential jurors
Karen R. Frostrom practices business litigation, municipal redevelopment, land use, eminent domain, condemnation, and contracts law. Karen has litigated trials to verdict in San Diego and Orange County and has also handled both appellate writs and direct appeals. Karen is active with the Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations, serving previously as the Chair of the San Diego Lawyers’ delegation and the San Diego Bar Association delegation. The Consumer Attorneys of San Diego have awarded her three separate Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards.
This CLE course is offered in the following states:
- Alaska (AK)
- Arizona (AZ)
- California (CA)
- Connecticut (CT)
- District of Columbia (DC)
- Illinois (IL)
- Maryland (MD)
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Michigan (MI)
- Missouri (MO)
- New Hampshire (NH)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New York (NY)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- South Dakota (SD)
Attorney Credits offers CLE for attorneys in Illinois and around the country. For more information about CLE in Illinois please click the following link: IL CLE.