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Focus Litigation Consulting, LLC Focus Litigation Consulting, LLC (FLC) uses strategy & science to minimize legal guesswork and maximize litigation results.

Focus Litigation Consulting is a full-service jury research and litigation consulting firm with 25 years of expertise and experience facilitating over 1000 focus groups and mock trials across the country for civil, criminal, ADR & mediation proceedings. We have decades of experience assisting attorneys and organizations in preparing for trial, mediation, and arbitration. Our experience as a strategic partner on thousands of cases across the country has allowed us to continuously improve our methodologies and understanding of fact finder decision-making and persuasion. We aren’t your run of the mill jury consultants. Each of our senior trial consultants is not only trained in the effective use of social science research in the courtroom, but is also an attorney with extensive trial and litigation experience. Unlike many trial consultant firms, you will never hear us rattle off psycho-babble or arm you with strategies that don’t comport with the rules of evidence or procedure. We understand not only the psychological implications of your case, but also its practical and legal nuances. Contrary to others in the field, our consultants not only have specialized training in legal psychology, communications, and advocacy, but are also certified image consultants, color analysts, and body language experts. We focus not only on the “big picture” but also minute details often overlooked during pretrial preparation. We are a “one stop shop” for your trial team. FLC is a full-service litigation consulting firm, providing a range of research, trial, mediation, and ADR consulting services, including case strategy and theme development, venue and community attitude surveys, mock trials and focus groups, witness and attorney preparation, online jury research, jury selection and voir dire preparation, trial and social media monitoring, trial wardrobe, and post-trial juror interviews. We also work with excellent trial graphics and support affiliates across the country to ensure that all of your trial technology needs are met and that the design and creation of each of your demonstrative aids is overseen by one of our consultants. We can accommodate even the tightest of time frames and budgets. FLC understand the practical limitations with which you are faced. We pride ourselves in developing comprehensive pretrial and trial packages that fit within your budgetary and scheduling limitations. We welcome the opportunity to bring clarity to your case!

Dr. Geri Fischman recently presented at the American Family Insurance Litigation Summit on a CLE Webinar on "Science-Bas...
10/07/2026

Dr. Geri Fischman recently presented at the American Family Insurance Litigation Summit on a CLE Webinar on "Science-Based Strategies for the Nuclear Verdict Era."

The session addressed what behavioral research supports on how juries arrive at outsized damages awards, and which of the common responses to that risk hold up under scrutiny.

Our thanks to American Family Insurance for the invitation.

FLC consultants regularly present CLE and in-house programming for carriers, law firms, and claims organizations on jury decision-making, damages, and trial strategy. Inquiries may be directed to our office here: https://focuslitigation.com/ -contact

Post-trial interviews from the Lindsay Clancy mistrial indicate that the jury began at eight leaning not guilty, two und...
09/25/2026

Post-trial interviews from the Lindsay Clancy mistrial indicate that the jury began at eight leaning not guilty, two undecided, and two favoring conviction, and that the movement toward acquittal rested on doubt rather than on full acceptance of the defense theory.

Costanza Alessio, FLC Fellow and Research Analyst, examines what the juror interviews reveal: why a consistent story matters, how expert testimony helped jurors make sense of the evidence, and why jury selection questioning alone did not catch everything attorneys needed to know.

https://focuslitigation.com/how-jurors-actually-decide/

What the Lindsay Clancy mistrial reveals about jury decision-making, reasonable doubt, and the challenges jurors face in reaching a verdict.

Today we have a jury trial in Miami and mock trial in Los Angeles. Two civil matters, two trial teams, two juries with l...
09/23/2026

Today we have a jury trial in Miami and mock trial in Los Angeles.

Two civil matters, two trial teams, two juries with little in common. FLC works nationally because civil litigation does, and because a Miami-Dade and a Los Angeles panel are not interchangeable.

That takes travel, and it takes a bench of Ph.D. researchers and trial consultants whose experience spans venues across the country and a docket running from premises and product liability to securities and commercial disputes.

Jurors are local. The research should be too. See you on the road...

Dr. Geri Fischman and Dr. Michelle M. Pena recently presented at the CLM Alliance Claims College Mock Trial.The program ...
09/22/2026

Dr. Geri Fischman and Dr. Michelle M. Pena recently presented at the CLM Alliance Claims College Mock Trial.

The program puts claims professionals through a live mock trial rather than a lecture about one: direct and cross, deliberations, and the gap between how a case is presented and how a jury receives it.

Our thanks to CLM for the invitation, and to the participants for the work they put in.

Last month, Dr. Fischman presented "Beyond the Reptile: What Modern Science Really Says About Juror Decision-Making" as ...
06/30/2026

Last month, Dr. Fischman presented "Beyond the Reptile: What Modern Science Really Says About Juror Decision-Making" as part of the ABA's CLE program. If you missed it, the course is free to all ABA members and available in the ABA library.

Here is what attendees had to say:

"Excellent program, wish it would have been two hours!"
"Practical, succinct, extremely effective presentation by someone who very much seems to know what she's talking about."
"This was a total eye-opener. Wish I would have seen it about forty years ago."
"One of the best presentations I've seen on this subject and maybe ever."
"She could teach a master class in making a short and impactful presentation without any unnecessary fluff."

🔗 https://learningcenter.americanbar.org/courses/138804

FLC is growing. We're pleased to welcome Costanza Alessio (Ph.D. Candidate) to the team as a Research Analyst and FIU Fe...
06/22/2026

FLC is growing. We're pleased to welcome Costanza Alessio (Ph.D. Candidate) to the team as a Research Analyst and FIU Fellow. Alessio brings a strong research background in juror decision-making and legal psychology, which she will apply directly to trial consulting work at FLC.

Learn more about her work: https://focuslitigation.com/team/costanza-alessio-ph-d/

06/05/2026
Several days on the road for mock trials in Phoenix and Las Vegas - not the worst backdrops for jury research. 🌵 Meaning...
06/04/2026

Several days on the road for mock trials in Phoenix and Las Vegas - not the worst backdrops for jury research. 🌵 Meaningful cases, dedicated clients, and talented teams that make it all come together.

Next week, new cases take us to North Carolina, New York, and New Mexico. See you on the road...

On May 14 at 1 PM ET, join FLC Founding Partner, Geri Fischman, Esq., Ph.D. as part of the American Bar Association's CL...
05/07/2026

On May 14 at 1 PM ET, join FLC Founding Partner, Geri Fischman, Esq., Ph.D. as part of the American Bar Association's CLE Webinar series, to explore how modern behavioral science and mock trial research challenge many of the psychological theories that have long shaped trial advocacy. This program is FREE if you are an ABA member!

🧠 Learn more and register now:

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FLC Senior Trial Consultant, Dr. Michelle M. Pena, will be presenting a CLE on May 14th to the Wake County Bar Associati...
05/04/2026

FLC Senior Trial Consultant, Dr. Michelle M. Pena, will be presenting a CLE on May 14th to the Wake County Bar Association: "Beyond Guesswork: The Science of Juror Profiling Through Pre-Trial Research."

She will be discussing how trial teams can use mock trials, focus groups, and data-driven analysis to better understand juror decision-making and turn those insights into more effective voir dire strategies.

Great jury selection isn’t guesswork — it’s strategy grounded in data. In this CLE program, Dr. Michelle M. Pena of Focus Litigation Consulting shows how top trial teams use research to understand jurors, build sharper voir dire and make more confident courtroom decisions. Log onto Zoom on Thu...

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