Whether it’s a jury trial or a “judge alone” bench trial, clients or witnesses for clients should be thoroughly prepared to testify. However, there are differences in how we prepare clients for a jury trial. We may be more concerned with appearance in a Jury trial. Juries can range from four individuals in a Military Tribunal, to six in a State Court to twelve in Superior Court. They are generally not attorneys and their perceptions matter.
In this video Steve and Patty Shewmaker take a deep dive into how they prepare clients for either scenario at the law firm Shewmaker & Lewis.