Leading Experts on Trial & Jury Strategies to Present at Seminar for Attorneys, HB & ASTC Announce

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May 16, 2011, 02:05 ET

SEATTLE, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Noted trial attorney and Emmy award-winning TV journalist Manny Medrano will provide the keynote address to kick off a day of education for trial attorneys of all experience levels on critical topics such as voir dire, pre-trial publicity, stress control and more to be held on June 10, 2011 in Seattle.

"Jury Trial Strategies Forum: Learn From The Experts" will take place at the Marriott Seattle Waterfront and will be hosted by the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) in partnership with HB Litigation Conferences. Featuring a faculty of top trial consulting experts and trial lawyers, the program will cover a full range of subjects vital to trial attorneys. Highlights of the program include a live demonstration of voir dire with a live jury and Perception Analyzer "real time" audience feedback, the most up to date information on pre-trial publicity and supplemental juror questionnaires, Chief Judge Robert Lasnik of the Westen District of Washington and Judge Downing of King County Superior Court will share their trial insights.

The conference will be chaired by Tara Trask, CEO of Tara Trask, LLC, who recently discussed on NBC's Today Show how celebrity defendants can help and hurt themselves in the courtroom.

"We are excited about the depth and breadth that the speakers bring to this conference," said Tom Hagy, CEO of HB Litigation Conferences. "With Chief Judge Lasnik and Judge Downing, we couldn't have a better view from the bench, and the panels on supplemental juror questionnaires and pre-trial publicity are headed up by the leaders in those areas."

Session titles for the day are: Analyzing Pre-Trial Publicity in the New Media Universe; Trial Team Collaboration -- Using Trial Consultants Efficiently, Economically & Effectively; Stress Control During Trial Events; Supplemental Juror Questionnaires -- What You Need to Know Now; Everything You'd Like to Know About What Your Honor Will Allow in Trial But Were Afraid to Ask; and Voir Dire -- Effective & Ineffective Techniques, a Demonstration.

Speakers will be: Chief Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the Western District of Washington, Judge William Downing of King County Superior Court, Bruce Beal, M.A., Beal Research Support Services, Chicago; Michael Brockwell, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P., Dallas, TX; Edward Bronson, Ph.D., California State University, Chico, CA; Ric Dexter, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P., Dallas, TX; Ron Dillehay, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Santa Cruz, CA; Bryan Edelman, Ph.D. – Trial Innovations, Walnut Creek, CA; Dennis Elias, Ph.D., Litigation Strategies, Inc., Phoenix, AZ; Jeffrey Frederick, Ph.D., National Legal Research Group, Inc. (Director, Jury Research Services), Charlottesville, VA; Kris Hulliberger, Howard and Howard, Royal Oak Michican; Doug Keene, Ph.D., Keene Trial Consulting, Austin, TX; George Kich, Ph.D., George Kich Consulting, Berkeley, CA; Karen Lisko, Ph.D.,Persuasion Strategies, Denver, CO; Felix G. Luna, Peterson Young Putra Law Firm, Seattle, WA; Charli Morris, M.A., Litigation & Communication Consultant, Raleigh, NC; Steve Perkel, DSW, ACSW, LCSW, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Haddonfield, NJ; Will Rountree, Ph.D., Bonora D'Andrea, LLC, San Francisco, CA; Diane Wyzga, RN, J.D., Lightning Rod Communications, San Clemente, CA; Corrie Yackulic, Corrie Yackulic Law Firm, Seattle, WA. This is a "seminar within a conference" produced by the American Society of Trial Consultants for which HB is a proud marketing alliance partner. For more information about the program contact HB Litigation Conferences by phone at (484) 324-2755 x212, by email at [email protected], or by visiting the conferences section at HB's website: www.LitigationConferences.com. Press passes are available. Sitting judges may attend for free.