Jonathan Leach

My name is Jonathan Leach. I am a sole proprietor trial consultant, sometimes known as a jury consultant. I am also a Texas attorney, and I have been in the trial consulting business for about 25 years, going back to the late 1990s.

My name is Jonathan Leach. I am a sole proprietor trial consultant, sometimes known as a jury consultant. I am also a Texas attorney, and I have been in the trial consulting business for about 25 years, going back to the late 1990s.

My name is Jonathan Leach. I am a sole proprietor trial consultant, sometimes known as a jury consultant. I am also a Texas attorney, and I have been in the trial consulting business for about 25 years, going back to the late 1990s.

So that encompasses jury research, possibly mock trials or focus groups.

So that encompasses jury research, possibly mock trials or focus groups.

So that encompasses jury research, possibly mock trials or focus groups.

to help understand how the case plays to folks in a particular jurisdiction, whatever part of the country the court actually is seated in, and then working with witnesses to help them prepare for trial, help them figure out how to communicate effectively with the jury, establish rapport, get their message across, speak at a jury level.

to help understand how the case plays to folks in a particular jurisdiction, whatever part of the country the court actually is seated in, and then working with witnesses to help them prepare for trial, help them figure out how to communicate effectively with the jury, establish rapport, get their message across, speak at a jury level.

to help understand how the case plays to folks in a particular jurisdiction, whatever part of the country the court actually is seated in, and then working with witnesses to help them prepare for trial, help them figure out how to communicate effectively with the jury, establish rapport, get their message across, speak at a jury level.

It encompasses things like visuals, demonstrative aids, graphics to communicate the case to the jury, that way. So a lot of different tools come into play, but the gist is to help a jury understand as efficiently as possible what happened.

It encompasses things like visuals, demonstrative aids, graphics to communicate the case to the jury, that way. So a lot of different tools come into play, but the gist is to help a jury understand as efficiently as possible what happened.

It encompasses things like visuals, demonstrative aids, graphics to communicate the case to the jury, that way. So a lot of different tools come into play, but the gist is to help a jury understand as efficiently as possible what happened.

I think what we see in the courtroom is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the amount of effort that the two trial teams are having to put in. It is typical to leave the courtroom at 5, 5.30 to go immediately to the trial preparation room, sometimes called the war room. And in some sense, the workday begins at, say, 6 p.m. and goes into the wee hours.

I think what we see in the courtroom is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the amount of effort that the two trial teams are having to put in. It is typical to leave the courtroom at 5, 5.30 to go immediately to the trial preparation room, sometimes called the war room. And in some sense, the workday begins at, say, 6 p.m. and goes into the wee hours.

I think what we see in the courtroom is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the amount of effort that the two trial teams are having to put in. It is typical to leave the courtroom at 5, 5.30 to go immediately to the trial preparation room, sometimes called the war room. And in some sense, the workday begins at, say, 6 p.m. and goes into the wee hours.

And you're always responding to curveballs, to sudden developments that took place that day in the courtroom.

And you're always responding to curveballs, to sudden developments that took place that day in the courtroom.

And you're always responding to curveballs, to sudden developments that took place that day in the courtroom.

I think really one of the first things I'm concerned about in this case is the length of the trial and the complexity of the issues. Jury selection is a misnomer because when you come into the courtroom as a litigant, what you're really doing is engaging in a process of deselecting jurors that you don't want.

I think really one of the first things I'm concerned about in this case is the length of the trial and the complexity of the issues. Jury selection is a misnomer because when you come into the courtroom as a litigant, what you're really doing is engaging in a process of deselecting jurors that you don't want.