Putting Jurors in the Plaintiff’s Shoes
Thomas D. Penfield reviews Experiencing Other Minds in the Courtroom – as published in Trial Magazine
Since 1943, when Melvin Belli famously brought a large model of a cable car intersection and a gearbox and chain to trial to demonstrate the cause of a cable car gripman’s injuries, plaintiff lawyers have creatively used demonstrative evidence to develop greater empathy and understanding in jurors.