The people who do the work

Our consultants come from sociology, psychology, communication and law. That range lets us design creative research and give meaningful help with presentation strategy, for jury trials, arbitrations, mediations and settlement negotiations.

Our consultants

Lois Heaney

President

“What’s worked before isn’t necessarily what will work best for your case now. We probe the assumptions and question the preconceptions.”

Carol Bauss

Vice President

“We know how jurors think because we spend most of our time listening to jurors in mock trials, voir dire and post-trial interviews.”

Susan Macpherson

Senior Litigation Consultant

“We know how to sift through hours of deliberations and hundreds of questionnaire responses to identify what is driving jurors’ decisions, what they are missing and what would change how they process evidence and arguments. It is our job to translate the data into solutions and results.”

Marisea Rivera

Litigation Consultant

“Interweaving the latest social science research and our years of experience, we work diligently to find ways to illuminate the issues of your case.”

National reach, without regional offices

• All 50 states

  Plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and Canada, in urban and rural venues.

• State and federal courts

  We know the venues and the courts, and that experience helps you navigate them.

• One point of contact

  A single office in Berkeley, California. We travel to the trial.