Professor of business law Franklin Strier has a chapter on “Reform Proposals” in the forthcoming book, “The Handbook of Trial Consulting,” which will be released by Springer next month. The volume examines trial consulting as a form of applied psychology. In the chapter he wrote, Strier examines issues such as the effectiveness of trial consultants, the assurance of an impartial jury, and public perception of trial jury legitimacy under the influence of a trial consultant. “Trial consulting is fast becoming de rigueur in major litigation,” says Strier. “Coinciding with the growth, however, have been mounting concerns. There are no meaningful or binding ethical standards governing the ... Read More