Eric Rudich

And I think in your case, because of your education level, and because you were a public defender, I think you would be more favorable to the defense just based on your demographics and life experience. Very fair assumption.

And I think in your case, because of your education level, and because you were a public defender, I think you would be more favorable to the defense just based on your demographics and life experience. Very fair assumption.

All the pretrial research has to be customized. It's similar to conducting a market research study, except your product is your case and you want to see how well received it will be and what you need to do to change your product, i.e. your case, to make it more receptive to prospective jurors.

All the pretrial research has to be customized. It's similar to conducting a market research study, except your product is your case and you want to see how well received it will be and what you need to do to change your product, i.e. your case, to make it more receptive to prospective jurors.

All the pretrial research has to be customized. It's similar to conducting a market research study, except your product is your case and you want to see how well received it will be and what you need to do to change your product, i.e. your case, to make it more receptive to prospective jurors.

Absolutely. And that's an important aspect of our work as jury consultants is to test our clients' cases and do mock trials. We're using or working with actual individuals in the trial venue who could be prospective jurors in this case. Of course, they're not jurors. And this is all done well in advance of trial. But typically, a mock trial is one or two or even three days.

Absolutely. And that's an important aspect of our work as jury consultants is to test our clients' cases and do mock trials. We're using or working with actual individuals in the trial venue who could be prospective jurors in this case. Of course, they're not jurors. And this is all done well in advance of trial. But typically, a mock trial is one or two or even three days.

And so we would have a recruiter, similar to a focus group, come and recruit, let's say, 30 or 40 or even more people to arrive at the exercise. And the individuals would be paid for their time. And they come from all walks of life. And so they might be the person who works at a bodega. It might be a secretary. It might be a teacher.

And so we would have a recruiter, similar to a focus group, come and recruit, let's say, 30 or 40 or even more people to arrive at the exercise. And the individuals would be paid for their time. And they come from all walks of life. And so they might be the person who works at a bodega. It might be a secretary. It might be a teacher.

Absolutely. And that's an important aspect of our work as jury consultants is to test our clients' cases and do mock trials. We're using or working with actual individuals in the trial venue who could be prospective jurors in this case. Of course, they're not jurors. And this is all done well in advance of trial trials. But typically, a mock trial is one or two or even three days.

Absolutely. And that's an important aspect of our work as jury consultants is to test our clients' cases and do mock trials. We're using or working with actual individuals in the trial venue who could be prospective jurors in this case. Of course, they're not jurors. And this is all done well in advance of trial trials. But typically, a mock trial is one or two or even three days.

Absolutely. And that's an important aspect of our work as jury consultants is to test our clients' cases and do mock trials. We're using or working with actual individuals in the trial venue who could be prospective jurors in this case. Of course, they're not jurors. And this is all done well in advance of trial trials. But typically, a mock trial is one or two or even three days.

And the idea is to get a representative sample like you would in a trial jury. But we're looking to see how someone who might be a juror on this case who has similar demographic and characteristics and attitudes and experiences of a prospective juror might react to the case.

And the idea is to get a representative sample like you would in a trial jury. But we're looking to see how someone who might be a juror on this case who has similar demographic and characteristics and attitudes and experiences of a prospective juror might react to the case.

And so we would have a recruiter, similar to a focus group, come and recruit, let's say, 30 or 40 or even more people to arrive at the exercise, And the individuals would be paid for their time. And they come from all walks of life. And so they might be the person who works at a bodega. It might be a secretary. It might be a teacher.

And so we would have a recruiter, similar to a focus group, come and recruit, let's say, 30 or 40 or even more people to arrive at the exercise, And the individuals would be paid for their time. And they come from all walks of life. And so they might be the person who works at a bodega. It might be a secretary. It might be a teacher.

And so we would have a recruiter, similar to a focus group, come and recruit, let's say, 30 or 40 or even more people to arrive at the exercise, And the individuals would be paid for their time. And they come from all walks of life. And so they might be the person who works at a bodega. It might be a secretary. It might be a teacher.

Exactly.

Exactly.

And the idea is to get a representative sample like you would in a trial jury. But we're looking to see how someone who might be a juror on this case who has similar demographic and characteristics and attitudes and experiences of a prospective juror might react to the case.