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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS​

  • Understanding Your Audience, (2017).  DRI Annual Conference.
  • Opening Statements Critique, (2017). Defense Asbestos Litigation Seminar.
  • Jury Trends & Generational Differences, (2016). Harmonie Group, Transportation Seminar.
  • Jury Psychology and Jury Dynamics, (2015). Condemnation Summit.
  • Jury Psychology Applied to Litigation, (2014). Women’s Bar Association.
  • Improving Corporate Image by Impacting Jurors’ Thinking, (2014). Arkansas Trucking Conference.
  • Jury Psychology Applied to Intellectual Property Cases, (2014). Illinois MCLE.
  • Improving Image by Impacting Jurors’ Thinking:  Thin Slicing versus Effortful Cognition (2013). Arkansas Trucking Conference.
  • Cognitive Correlates of Adverse Jurors in Asbestos Cases, (2012).  Hilton Head Asbestos Conference.
  • Use of Mock Jury Research in Testing Catastrophic Injury Cases: Mock Trial Demonstration, (2012). Harmonie Group Spring Conference.
  • Trial Psychology, (2012).  General Defense and Insurance Law, Brown & James Symposium.
  • Selecting the Best Jury in Employment Cases, (2011). Missouri Bar Association and the Labor & Employment Law Symposium.
  • Selecting and Persuading the Jury, (2011). Arizona Condemnation Summit.
  • Today's Jurors, (2011). American Automobile Association Annual Conference.
  • Preparing Your Star Witnesses in High Exposure Cases, (2011). Arkansas Trucking Conference.
  • Use of Mock Trials and Post-trial Juror Interviews, (2011). Chicago Law Bulletin.
  • Jury Selection in Asbestos Cases, (2011). Hilton Head Asbestos Seminar.
  • Perspectives on Jury Selection in the Southeast, (2011). Harris Martin Asbestos Seminar.
  • Mock Jury Research in Trucking Litigation, (2011). ABA Transportation Megaconference.
  • Jury Psychology and Mock Trials, and Post-trial Juror Interviews, (2011). Law Bulletin Juror Deliberation and Jury Management Conference.
  • Mock Witness Examination of Epidemiologists, (2010). ACI Food Borne Illness Litigation Conference.
  • Recession: Jury Trial Friend or Foe? (2010). Arkansas Trucking Seminar.
  • Intellectual Property: Jury Selection and Beyond, (2010). Rader Fishman & Grauer, PLLC.
  • Jury Selection in a Recession, (2010). Trial Attorneys of America.
  • Maximizing Your Discussion with the Jury: Opening & Closing Statements, (2010). Law Bulletin Jury Deselection and Jury Management Seminar.
  • The Best Asbestos Jury Selection Ideas, (2009). DRI. 
  • If its Condemned, isn’t it Worthless? Jurors and the Condemnation Case, (2009). Condemnation Summit.
  • Damages and Voir Dire:  (2009). DRI Asbestos Litigation Conference.
  • Facing a Jury in a Recession, (2009). FDCC Corporate Counsel Symposium.
  • Witness Preparation in the Bad Faith Case, (2009). BVR Legal/Mealey’s Bad Faith Litigation Conference.
  • How Juries Think: Tools to Prepare for the Capital Case, (2008). Persuasion for Life Seminar. Cook County Public Defenders’ Capital Crimes Division.
  • Defending the Arches Everyone Knows, (2008). Tort Litigation Practice Group Annual Claim and Litigation Seminar, McDonald’s Corporation.
  • Benefits, Limitations and Misconceptions of Mock Trials and Mirror Juries, (2009). FDCC Summer Conference.
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, (2008). College of Railroad Trial Advocacy.
  • Benefits and Limitations of Mock Trials, (2008).  Midwest Claims Conference.
  • Persuasion and the Condemnation Case, (2008).  Annual Condemnation Summit.
  • Jury Selection in the First Party Insurance Case, (2008).  FDCC Winter Conference.
  • Witness Preparation: Minor Miracles to Prevent Major Train Wrecks, (2007).  Trial Attorneys of America.
  • Preparing the Corporate Witness to Testify, (2007).  FDCC Annual Meeting.
  • Jury Selection, (2007).  Illinois Defense Counsel Spring Defense Tactics Seminar.
  • Cross-Examination of Physicians and Economists, (2007).  DRI Preeminent Lawyer: Superstars of Trial.
  • Sympathy in the Courtroom, (2007).  DRI Preeminent Lawyer: Superstars of Trial Seminar.
  • Considering a Mock Trial: What You Do or Don’t Do Can Cost You, (2006).  Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. Casualty Claims Seminar.
  • Dungeons and Dragons a.k.a. Voir Dire. Jones Day Litigation Associates Meeting.
  • Damages Assessment, (2006).  Trial Attorneys of America.
  • Jurors’ Damages Decision Making, (2006).  Transportation Seminar.
  • Considering a Mock Trial: What You Do or Don’t Do Can Cost You, (2006).  Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
  • Damages and Voir Dire, (2006).  DRI Silica Medicine Seminar.
  • Damages and Voir Dire , (2006).  DRI Damages Seminar.
  • The Use of Mock Jury Research in Analyzing Potential Damages, (2006).  DRI Damages Seminar.
  • The Use of Settlement Strategies, (2005).  National Association of Subrogation Professionals Conference.
  • Opening Statement Strategies, (2005).  DRI Preeminent Lawyer Symposium.
  • Closing Argument Pointers, (2005).  DRI Preeminent Lawyer Symposium.
  • Jurors’ Perceptions in Sexual Harassment Cases, (2003).  Chicago Bar Association.
  • Jurors’ Perceptions in Intellectual Property Cases, (2002).  Boston Bar Association. 
  • Jury Selection in a Catastrophic Injury Case, (2002).  Indiana Bar Association ICLEF Seminar.
  • The Role of Health Psychologist in a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic, (1999).  Psychiatric Department, University of Illinois.
  • Workplace Violence; Stress Management; Balancing Work and Family; Mood Management, (1995-1998).  Abbott Laboratories Seminars.
  • Depression and Motivation Affect Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome, (1997).  American Psychological Association Convention.
  • Belief Systems and Category-based Induction: A Re-evaluation of Osherson’s 1990 Model Based on Mental Bisectors and Capture of the Centroid, (1993).  Western Psychological Association Conference.
  • Attentional Cuing to Multiple Visual Regions, (1991).  Invited symposium, Western Psychological Association Conference.

MEDIA APPEARANCES

  • Fox News Chicago, Trial of Rod Blagojevich (2010).
  • Fox News Chicago, Trial of Drew Peterson (2010).
  • WGN, “Legally Speaking” (2009).
  • WGN, “The People v. Drew Peterson,” IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (2009).
  • CNN, Paula Zahn “Now,” Jury Selection (2005).
  • Andrews, C. (2005).  Trial Consulting: Moving Psychology into the Courtroom, In Life after Graduate School in Psychology (pp. 257-274).  New York: Psychology Press.
  • Andrews, C. (2005).  Getting the Most out of Mock Jury Research.  The Jury Expert.
  • Andrews, C. (2005).  Benefits, Risks and Misperceptions of Mock Trials and Shadow Juries. Federation of Defense Corporate Counsel.
  • Andrews, C. (2002).  Common Hurdles in Labor and Employment Cases: Strategic Solutions for Jury Trials.  HR Advisor.
  • Kludt (Andrews), C. (2000).  Pain Perception in Two Immunologically Distinct Subgroups of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Arthritis Care and Research.
  • Kludt (Andrews), C. & Perlmuter, L. (2002).  Effects of Control and Motivation on Treatment Outcome. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 31(4).

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PUBLICATIONS

  • Andrews, C. (2017).  Understanding Your Audience. Defense Research Institute.
  • Andrews, C. (2015). Mock Jury Research. Attorney at Law Magazine.
  • Andrews, C. (2014).  Witness Effectiveness Training. In Inside and Outside the Jury Box:  Effective Trial Strategies, IICLE.
  • Andrews, C. (2010).  Facing Jurors in a Recession. Litigation Commentary & Review.
  • Andrews, C. (2009). Shadow Juries:  Benefits and Limitations. In Trial by Jury.  New York:  Practising Law Institute. 
  • Andrews, C. (2009).  Juror Perceptions of Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation. The Environmental Litigator.
  • Andrews, C. (2009).  Best Asbestos Jury Selection Ideas. Defense Research Institute.
  • Andrews, C. (2009). The Value of Research for ADR, American Bar Association.
  • Andrews, C. (2008).  The Supplemental Juror Questionnaire as Special Weapon in Voir Dire, In Trial by Jury.  New York:  Practising Law Institute. 
  • Andrews, C. (2008).  Voir Dire Strategies for Success.  Defense Research Institute.
  • Andrews, C. (2006). Damages and Voir Dire. DRI; White paper.
  • Andrews, C. (2006). Mock Trials and Surveys for Analyzing Damages. DRI; White paper.
  • Andrews, C. (2005). Making the Most of Voir Dire: Illustrating Techniques through Three Typical Cases. The Advocate.

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Firehorse Trial Consulting, LLC is a Chicago-based, national jury research and litigation consulting firm providing value-added insights on cases of all sizes.