The Top 80 Articles From The Past 8 Years

By: Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D. Wed, Feb 6, 2019 @ 09:48 AM

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Please join me in wishing all the authors of A2L's Litigation Consulting Report blog a Happy 8 Year Blogging Anniversary!

To celebrate, I'm sharing the top 80 articles out of more than 600 litigation & persuasion focused articles written in the past eight years. Whether you want to become an even better trial lawyer, learn the latest jury consulting techniques, or anticipate your opponent's litigation graphics trickery, you will find valuable information here that you won't find anywhere else.

After more than one million visits to our award-winning blog, these are the top read articles. All have been visited thousands of times, and the most read articles (at the bottom of the list) have been read hundreds of thousands of times.

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The Top 80 Litigation Articles From The Past 8 Years by A2L's Litigation Consultants

80. Trial Graphics, Color Choice and Culture

79. Our 12 Very Best Articles of 2013 for Lawyers & Litigation Support

78. 7 Ways to Draft a Better Opening Statement

77. The Border Wall Funding Dispute Could Be Won with Pictures

76. 5 Demonstrative Evidence Tricks and Cheats to Watch Out For

75. 5 Things TED Talks Can Teach Us About Opening Statements

74. Trial Timelines and the Psychology of Demonstrative Evidence

73. Repelling the Reptile Trial Strategy as Defense Counsel - Part 5 - 12 Ways to Kill the Reptile

72. 13 Revolutionary Changes in Jury Consulting & Trial Consulting

71. Jury Selection and Voir Dire: Don't Ask, Don't Know

70. 21 Steps I Took For Great Public Speaking Results

69. 6 Types of Jurors That May Fly Under the Radar

68. Repelling the Reptile Trial Strategy as Defense Counsel - Part 2 - 10 Ways to Spot the Reptile in Action

67. Font Matters - A Trial Graphics Consultant's Trick to Overcome Bias

66. 5 Ways to Apply Active Teaching Methods for Better Persuasion

65. 5 Signs Your Verdict Form is Problematic

64. Witness Preparation: The Most Important Part

63. Top 5 Trial Timeline Tips

62. 14 Differences Between a Theme and a Story in Litigation

61. 25 Things In-House Counsel Should Insist Outside Litigation Counsel Do

60. Beyond PowerPoint: Trial Presentations with Prezi and Keynote

59. Courtroom Exhibits: Analogies and Metaphors as Persuasion Devices

58. 6 Studies That Support Litigation Graphics in Courtroom Presentations

57. Lawyer Delivers Excellent PowerPoint Presentation

56. 9 Things Outside Litigation Counsel Say About In-house Counsel

55. With So Few Trials, Where Do You Find Trial Experience Now?

54. Portray Your Client As a Hero in 17 Easy Storytelling Steps

53. 16 Trial Presentation Tips You Can Learn from Hollywood

52. Information Design and Litigation Graphics

51. The Similarities Between Jury Trials and Auditions on The Voice and a Key Difference

50. Sample One-Year Trial Prep Calendar for High Stakes Cases

49. 5 Voir Dire Questions to Avoid

48. 11 Tips for Winning at Your Markman Hearings

47. Like It or Not: Likability Counts for Credibility in the Courtroom

46. 7 Things Expert Witnesses Should Never Say

45. 5 Essential Elements of Storytelling and Persuasion

44. 20 Fascinating Articles About Social Media and Litigation

43. Litigation Graphics, Psychology and Color Meaning

42. 6 Secrets of the Jury Consulting Business You Should Know

41. How Much Text on a PowerPoint Slide is Too Much?

40. 12 Astute Tips for Meaningful Mock Trials

39. 360¬∞ of PTSD: Facts vs. Fiction in Litigation

38. 10 Videos to Help Litigators Become Better at Storytelling

37. 11 Tips for Preparing to Argue at the Federal Circuit

36. The 5 Biggest Issues in Patent Law Right Now

35. The Top 14 Blogs for Litigators & Litigation Support Professionals

34. Repelling the Reptile Trial Strategy as Defense Counsel - Part 1

33. Why the Color of a Dress Matters to Litigators and Litigation Graphics

32. 10 Outstanding YouTube Channels for Litigators and Litigation Support

31. The Top 10 Tips for Selling Professional Services

30. 5 Ways to Research Your Judge's Likes and Dislikes

29. The 12 Worst PowerPoint Mistakes Litigators Make

28. 5 Things Every Jury Needs From You

27. Witness Preparation: Hit or Myth?

26. 12 Alternative Fee Arrangements We Use and You Could Too

25. 6 Reasons The Opening Statement is The Most Important Part of a Case

24. The Jodi Arias Trial, A Case Study in Experts, Witness ‚Ä¶or Witless?

23. 20 Great Courtroom Storytelling Articles from Trial Experts

22. What is Visual Persuasion and What Do You Need to Know About It?

21. 10 Signs of a Good Jury Questionnaire

20. 21 Ingenious Ways to Research Your Judge

19. [Infographic] What is a Litigation Consultant and What do They Do?

18. How to Structure Your Next Speech, Opening Statement or Presentation

17. 7 Things You Never Want to Say in Court

16. The 14 Most Preventable Trial Preparation Mistakes

15. 4 Ways That Juries Award Damages in Civil Cases

14. 16 PowerPoint Litigation Graphics You Won't Believe Are PowerPoint

13. The Top 14 TED Talks for Lawyers and Litigators 2014

12. 15 Fascinating Legal and Litigation Infographics

11. 12 Reasons Bullet Points Are Bad (in Trial Graphics or Anywhere)

10. 10 Things Every Mock Jury Ever Has Said

9. The Top 5 Qualities of a Good Lawyer

8. 15 Tips for Great Customer Service from the Restaurant Industry

7. The Top 10 TED Talks for Lawyers, Litigators and Litigation Support

6. 14 Tips for Delivering a Great Board Meeting Presentation

5. The 50 Best Twitter Accounts to Follow for Lawyers and Litigators

4. Lists of Analogies, Metaphors and Idioms for Lawyers

3. 10 Ways to Spot Your Jury Foreman

2. The Top 14 Testimony Tips for Litigators and Expert Witnesses

1. 5 Questions to Ask in Voir Dire . . . Always

About Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D.

While attending the Delaware Law School in the early 1990s, Ken taught himself computer animation as a hobby. That hobby, combined with his law degree and a degree in economics from the University of Mary Washington, helped launch his career in litigation consulting.

In 1995, he founded his first company, A2L Consulting, where he served as its President/CEO for nearly 25 years. A2L provided litigation support services to all of the nation’s top law firms and their clients around the world. Often called upon when the dollars at stake are high, A2L’s services included helping to predict how judges and juries will react to a case (i.e., jury consulting and mock trials), the creation of sophisticated visual evidence used to persuade judges and juries (i.e., litigation graphics and 3D animation), and the deployment and use of state-of-the-art technology in the courtroom (i.e., hotseaters and trial technicians).

Ken launched LawProspecter in 2007, a first-of-its-kind software company that provided information about litigation and who was involved in it. In 2020, Ken launched OurHistoryMuseum, a crowdsourced history museum, which he continues to run.

Bestselling business author Dan Pink highlighted A2L in his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, and Ken has been quoted by many news outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Inc., NBC News, Wired, the Washington Post, and the BBC.

Recently, the readers of LegalTimes voted A2L “best jury consultants” and “best trial consultants,” and readers of the National Law Journal voted A2L “Best Demonstrative Evidence provider” in the country. Many other publications have held similar votes and ranked A2L at the top of a key category. The American Bar Association named A2L’s blog, where Ken and his colleagues publish weekly, one of the top 100 blogs in the legal industry and one of the top 10 litigation blogs.

In 2013, Virginia’s Governor appointed Ken to a four-year term on the University of Mary Washington’s Board of Visitors. He has also served on the Dean’s National Advisory Board of Delaware Law School and various local and business boards and advisory groups.

In 2023 Ken launched Persuadius, a litigation consulting company that has picked up where A2L left off.

Despite an interesting and varied career, Ken still lists his top passion and proudest accomplishment as “father of triplet girls born in 2008.”

You can reach Ken Lopez at ken@persuadius.com

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