NEWS

- Ryan Malphurs published his article "Making Sense of 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus': A Study of Rhetorical Discursive Bias in Morse v. Fredrick" in the Journal of Association of Legal Writing Directors, vol 7 Fall 2010.

- Tara Trask delivers CLE presentation "From the Jury Box: Current Trends in Patent Jury Trials" at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner. Washington, DC. June 2010.  

- Tara Trask published a Chapter, "Women in the Courtroom Today" in the ABA Litigation Section's second edition of The Woman Advocate, edited by Abbe F. Fletman and Evelyn R. Storch.  You can view and purchase the book at: http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5310394

- Ryan Malphurs to chair panel on "Neglected Areas of Legal Rhetoric" and present his paper "Supreme Court Oral Arguments as Ritual," at The Rhetoric Society of America's 14th Biennial Conference May 28-31, 2010.

- Ryan Malphurs published in The Jury Expert with his article "Beneath the Robes and Behind Closed Doors: Why Supreme Court Justices Behave as Jurors." May 2010 http://www.astcweb.org/public/publication/article.cfm/1/22/3/-Beneath-the-Robes-and-Behind-Closed-Doors

- Tara Trask is a guest speaker for a web seminar titled "Effective Use of Focus Group Results to Break the Negotiation and Mediation Stalemate" hosted by Merrill Corporation. November 2009 http://merrillcorp.webex.com/merrillcorp/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=15680917&rKey=ee318a4b89b726b2

- Ryan Malphurs received the top paper award in the Communication and Law Division for "Could you Hear me above the Laughter? The Role of Humor at the U.S. Supreme Court." - November 2009

- Tara Trask & Associates congratulates Joe White of White and Weddle P.C., Curt Drake and Michael Kauffman of Drake Law Firm, on their victory over Hillerich and Bradsby, manufacturers of the Louisville aluminum bat. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/28/us/AP-US-Baseball-Bat-Lawsuit.html

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a panel discussion at the ABA Women in Products Liability Tenth Annual Regional CLE Workshop on "Jury Selection: How Today's Challenges Shape our Approach" - Chicago, Illinois, October 2009

- Tara Trask and Alison K. Bennett, M.S. published in The American Bar Association Section of Litigation Commercial and Business Litigation Committee on Corporate Counsel, Winter 2009, with their article, Making White-Collar Defendants Blue Collar Friendly: Lessons from Recent Trials.

- Tara Trask and Alison K. Bennett, M.S.published in the In-House Litigator, The Journal of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Committee on Corporate Counsel, Winter 2009, with their article, Making White-Collar Defendants Blue Collar Friendly: Lessons from Recent Trials.

- Linda Petersen, Ph.D. and Alison K. Bennett, M.S. published in Plaintiff Magazine, January 2009, with their article, Trial Strategy Tips for Generation X, Y and Millennial Jurors.

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a CLE panel discussion program titled "Harnessing the Winds of Change to Bring Balance and Meaning to the Workplace" at the 2008 American Bar Association Annual Meeting. - New York, NY, August, 2008

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a CLE panel discussion program titled "CSI: Kentucky" at the 2008 Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention. - Lexington, KY, June, 2008

- Tara Trask moderated a post-keynote panel discussion with noted scholar and professor of linguistics, Mr. George Lakoff at the 2008 American Society of Trial Consultants Conference.  Ms. Trask also spoke on a panel discussion regarding preparation, strategy and execution of case thematics, storyline and graphics.   - Chicago, IL, June, 2008

- Tara Trask is a presenter at the 2008 DRI Food Liability Seminar. - Chicago, IL, May, 2008

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a panel discussion at the ABA 2008 Litigation Committee on Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar on generational differences among attorneys and how it can affect their legal practice. - Scottsdale, AZ, February, 2008

- Tara Trask presented as a Faculty member at the 27th Annual National Trial Advocacy College at the University of Virginia School of Law.  Ms. Trask spoke about jury science related topics, including the use of persuasion in the courtroom. Click here for more information. - Charlottesville, VA, January, 2008

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a panel discussion at the ABA Women in Products Liability Eighth Annual Regional CLE Workshop on "Work-Life Balance."  - New Orleans, LA, October, 2007

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a plenary panel discussion at the ABA Fall 2007 National Legal Malpractice Conference on "Communicating With Jurors" - Scottsdale, AZ, September, 2007

- Tara Trask presented to a CLE program at the 2007 ABA Annual Meeting on "Litigation Skills: How Jurors Think- Crafting a Jury-Friendly Case from Start to Finish" - San Francisco, CA, August, 2007

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a panel discussion at the ABA Spring Leadership Meeting - Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2007

- Tara Trask is a presenter at the 26th annual ASTC Conference on building an "All Star Team" and the working relationship between consultants and vendors - Long Beach, CA, June, 2007

- Tara Trask spoke at the California Education Foundation's Advanced Litigation Conference - Las Vegas, NV, May, 2007

- Tara Trask is featured in "Lawyers consider 'CSI effect' on nation's courtrooms" published by the San Antonio Express.  Click here for the full article. - April 14th, 2007

- Tara Trask is a presenter on a panel discussion at the ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference on the CSI effect - San Antonio, TX, April 2007

- "Litigation Can Turn on Jurors' Snap Judgments" is published by Tara Trask in the January 29, 2007 issue of The National Law Journal.

-  Tara Trask and Associates is pleased to announce that Tom Scarvie (formerly of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold, LLP) will be bringing his considerable talents and extensive trial experience to assist our clients. - January 1, 2007

-  Tara Trask and Associates opens new Dallas office on Turtle Creek.  Please visit our contact page for full office information details. -January 1, 2007

-  Tara Trask is elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Trial Consultants.  She took her seat effective July 1, 2007.  For more information, please visit www.astcweb.org.

-  Strategic Litigation Insights becomes Tara Trask, LLC - April 2006

-  Tara Trask addresses the Federal Practices Committee of the Iowa Bar Association - December 2, 2005

-  Tara Trask addresses the New Orleans Bench Bar Conference  - Mobile, AL, March 11, 2005.

- "Getting to know 'Gen X' and 'Net Gen' as jurors" published by Tara Trask in the January 21, 2005 issue of The National Law Journal.

-  Tara Trask spoke at the "Ultimate Jury Selection Seminar" in Los Angeles, California - October 29, 2004

-  Ms. Trask moderated a panel discussion:  "Shadow Juries: Advanced Nuts and Bolts- Limitations, Benefits and Ethical Considerations" at the American Society of Trial Consultants National Conference in Memphis, TN. - June, 2004

-  Tara Trask appeared on NBC Channel 11 News in the Bay Area to comment on the Scott Peterson Jury Selection - May 27, 2004

- "Due Diligence:  Mock-trials and pre-trial research can save time down the road" published by Tara Trask in the May 19, 2004 issue of The Recorder.

- Tara Trask publishes article "Generation X" and "Net Gen" Jurors in The Jury Expert. March, 2004.

- Tara Trask presented to The National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.  "Through the Eyes of the Jury- Preparing and Presenting Your Case with the Jury in Mind- Five Lessons for Corporate Defendants" -February 25, 2004

- Tara Trask presented to the San Francisco Regional Mensa Meeting "Brilliance by the Bay" on November 28, 2003

- September 16, 2003- the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that work product of a trial consultant is protected by the attorney work product privilege.  Link to the opinion on the official site: http://vls.law.villanova.edu/locator/3d/Sept2003/024386p.pdf