Trial Consulting & Witness Preparation
More Than Notes.
This Is a Trial War
Room Strategy.
Trial Consulting
& Witness Preparation.
Trial Consulting Services:
- Jury Selection (Voir Dire): Crafting strategic voir dire questions and techniques to identify and connect with jurors, ensuring a fair and impartial jury is empaneled. JoDee will attend your voir dire and assist with the process in a way that the lead trial lawyer can appreciate.
- Case Theme Development: Assisting in developing compelling case narratives that resonate with jurors, simplifying complex legal issues into understandable themes. JoDee knows how to take complex concepts and make them simple enough for everyday people to understand and accept.
- Mock Trials and Focus Groups: Organizing and analyzing mock trials or focus groups to test case theories, witness credibility, and jury reactions, providing valuable insights for trial preparation. JoDee uses her own voir dire skills to develop these groups.
- Visual Aids and Demonstratives: Advising on the creation and effective use of visual aids and demonstrative evidence to enhance juror understanding and retention. JoDee knows that communication with groups requires more than one method of communication. JoDee has attended Lanier seminars and studied Reptile theory.
Witness Preparation Services:
- Comprehensive Witness Prep: Preparing witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, focusing on clarity, confidence, and credibility. Your client will feel seen.
- Child Witness Support: Specializing in working with child witnesses, JoDee employs trauma-informed techniques to ensure they are comfortable and prepared to testify, recognizing the sensitive nature of their involvement.
- Expert Witness Collaboration: Assisting expert witnesses in presenting their findings in a manner that is accessible and persuasive to jurors.
How JoDee Supports
High-Stakes Litigation.
Voir Dire Strategy
Build juror profiles, question logic, and eliminate hidden risks before opening statements.
Witness Preparation
From nervous plaintiffs to vulnerable children — JoDee prepares using Reptile Methods.
Attorney Trial Coach
I'll work with any lawyer needing a Trial Coach.
Trial Strategy
From Point A to B, with JoDee’s special insight.
Co-counsel
Co-counsel relationships available for select cases. JoDee Neil has a nationwide network through American Association for Justice, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and Texas Lawyers for Children.
Who Might Need
JoDee’s Trial Consulting
Support Services?
- — First-Chair Trial Counsel, needing a second hand
- — Law firms with big caseloads and limited in-house prep time
- — Families with vulnerable witnesses, especially children
There’s No Room for Guesswork in Court.
If your case is going to trial, JoDee can help you make it count.
