We have experience in hundreds of civil and criminal cases in venues across the United States, including the following litigation areas: • Anti-Trust • Contracts • Commercial • Criminal • Employment Discrimination and Harassment • Insurance • Intellectual Property • Medical Malpractice • Patents and Trademarks • Personal Injury • Product Liability • Securities • Toxic Tort |
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 Richard Gabriel: PresidentRichard Gabriel has worked on hundreds of civil and criminal cases since 1985. He has conducted training sessions and lectures for thousands of litigators nationally and is published in national legal publications and legal texts. He has co-authored a book, Jury Selection: Strategy and Science, which was published by Thompson West Publications. Mr. Gabriel is recognized as an expert on pre-trial research and presentation strategies that favorably impact trial outcomes. He is a regular speaker at law schools, bar associations, and law firms on jury research and trial communication strategy. He is a guest speaker at Pepperdine Law School and was formerly on the Communication and Learning Skills faculty at the University of California - Los Angeles Extension program. He has specialized in addressing complex, high-liability civil issues and high-bias criminal issues. His experience includes working for the defense on the O.J. Simpson, Heidi Fleiss, and Patrick Naughton trials, as well as for the Office of the Independent Counsel. He is the past President of the American Society of Trial Consultants and appears regularly as a commentator on jury issues for CNBC, CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS. |
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 Paul Lisnek, J.D., Ph.D.: C.E.O.Dr. Paul M. Lisnek, is a Co-Founder and CEO of Decision Analysis. He served two terms as president of the American Society of Trial Consultants, has served on the faculty of NITA, and is a commissioner and inquiry panel chairperson of the Illinois Attorney Disciplinary Commission, an Illinois Supreme Court appointment. He has several years experience as an arbitrator and mediator. Paul currently anchors “Newsmakers” on CNN Headline News Channel and “Political Update,” a television talk show, both on the Comcast Network. He has served as a legal, political and ethics expert for NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, ABC, FOX, WGN, MTV,CTV (Canada’s leading national network). He has been featured on numerous national television shows, including “The Today Show,” “NBC Nightly News,” and “Anderson Cooper 360.” He is also a legal expert for numerous radio stations around the country and Canada. Formerly the assistant dean and lecturer in law at Loyola Law School in Chicago, Dr. Lisnek has taught at the University of Illinois, DePaul University and Pepperdine University School of Law’s Institute for Dispute Resolution. Paul has authored several articles and twelve books, including The Hidden Jury and Other Secret Tactics Lawyers Use to Win; Courtroom Power; Depositions (now in its 3rd ed.); Negotiating Power, and Lawyer’s Handbook for Interviewing and Counseling, among others. |
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 Richard P. Matthews, J.D., Senior Trial ConsultantRichard Matthews received his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law, and brings an impressive background of litigation and negotiation. He litigated complex insurance matters in San Francisco and is an internationally respected expert in negotiation. His expertise encompasses issue analysis, thematic message and communication strategy, and all aspects of the dynamics of a multi-party agreement-reaching process. Rich has addressed thousands of professionals, executives, and students at some of the world's largest and fastest-moving companies, and such schools as Stanford University and Boalt School of Law at University of California, and has provided expert commentary to Fox News, ABC, and national print media. Rich is a member of the State Bar of California, and is admitted to all federal courts in California as well as the Federal Circuit Courts covering most of the United States. He leads the San Francisco office of Decision Analysis. You can view Rich's insightful trial consulting blog at www.juryology.com . |
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 Michelle Ward, Ph.D.
Senior Trial ConsultantMichelle Ward received her Ph.D. in Clinical Neuroscience (Psychology) from the University of Southern California. She has an extensive background in multivariate statistical analysis and she specializes in merging qualitative and quantitative jury research. She has published several articles using structural equation modeling to identify and quantify influences on complex human behavior and has taught undergraduate courses in statistics, research methodology and psychology. Dr. Ward has specialized in complex intellectual property, product liability, antitrust, environmental, and commercial litigation. Her expertise also includes the study of psycho-physiological responses to various stimuli, which is a useful tool for understanding how jurors react physically and psychologically to evidence, testimony, and attorney arguments. She has presented papers at various national conferences and has received several prestigious awards from the National Institute of Mental Health. She has also appeared as a commentator on high profile trials and is currently developing and hosting new original programming for Court TV |
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 Judge Sara K. Radin, Director of Judicial ServicesJudge Radin served as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 1978 to 1993 as well as serving Pro Tem on the Court of Appeal. Judge Radin is an alumnus of UCLA and Southwestern School of Law and was in private practice for over twenty years. She has received numerous judicial and civic awards and has served on dozens of judicial commissions and committees. She is a past President of the Santa Monica Bar Association and has been a guest lecturer for the Rutter Group, CEB, and numerous bar associations. Since leaving the bench in 1993, Judge Radin has served as a private judge for arbitrations, mediations, and settlement conferences and as a special master. She has been selected by counsel and appointed by the court as a discovery referee in complex civil cases.
Zoltan Gross, Ph.D., Consultant on Clinical Psychology Applications Dr. Gross became a diplomate in Clinical Psychology in 1957. Since then, he has won the Meritorious Service Award from the American Board of Professional Psychology and became a Fellow from the American Board of Clinical Psychology in 1994. He has been an Adjunct and Assistant Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry, California School of Professional Psychology and Antioch University. He has also served as an advisor and consultant to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. Dr. Gross has written a book on personality theory and has been published in a number of psychological journals. He has developed pinpoint research methodologies for Decision Analysis and has assisted clients in understanding jury interaction and decision dynamics, jury selection profiles and witness performance and motivation. |
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