Attention Trial Lawyers: You’ve meticulously crafted your opening statement, mastered your directs and crosses, and fine-tuned your closing argument. But have you developed a strategy for jury selection? What will you do when a potential juror gives an unexpected answer? Do you even want that person on your jury? The clock is ticking — you need to think fast.
Introducing Picking Justice, the essential podcast for trial lawyers. Join nationally renowned jury consultant Harry Plotkin and leading trial lawyer Dan Kramer as they guide you through the complex art of jury selection.
Harry and Dan share invaluable insights and real-world strategies, breaking down the myths and misconceptions that often hold lawyers back in the courtroom.
Whether you’re a seasoned litigator or preparing for your first big case, Picking Justice offers expert guidance to help you make smarter choices during jury selection.
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Steve Vartazarian – How to Keep Biased Jurors From Being Rehabilitated (Rewind)
A juror who says they won't award money for pain and suffering only becomes a cause challenge if that answer holds up when the judge or defense tries to rehabilitate them. Steve Vartazarian (https://thevlf.com/steven-r-vartazarian-esq/), founder of The Vartazarian Law Firm (https://thevlf.com/), shares with hosts Harry Plotkin (https://www.yournextjury.com/harry) and Dan Kramer (https://www.kramerlaw.com/team/dan-kramer/) the simple questions he uses to lock those jurors in, and why he stops short of pushing them too far. He also explains why he welcomes jurors' worst answers, why he calls it "human harm" instead of pain and suffering, and the one line about damages that jurors love to hear. Tune in for jury selection techniques to use in your next voir dire.
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21 Sept 2026
Joe Fried – How to Win Over Hostile Jurors (Rewind)
Some of the toughest jurors aren't the ones to strike; they're the ones to win over. Joe Fried (https://www.friedgoldberg.com/about-our-firm/joseph-a-fried/), an Atlanta trial lawyer with Fried Goldberg (https://www.friedgoldberg.com/) who has tried cases in 43 states, builds his approach around what jurors share rather than what divides them. He joins hosts Harry Plotkin (https://www.yournextjury.com/harry) and Dan Kramer (https://www.kramerlaw.com/team/dan-kramer/) to unpack what turns skepticism into trust: modeling "shockingly vulnerable" honesty, framing a case around a juror's oath, and running a voir dire that surfaces the universal values a case is really about. Joe also explains why he now drops his exact damages number in his opening, and why less is more when arguing them. Tune in for practical takeaway on inclusive jury selection.
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8 Sept 2026
Non-Economic Damages: Spot the Jurors Who Won’t Award
Most jurors haven't decided how they feel about giving millions for pain and suffering until the trial's nearly over — so how do you spot the ones who never will? In this deep dive, hosts Harry Plotkin and Dan Kramer unpack the "Health Is Wealth" question sequence Harry uses to surface which jurors value non-economic damages. They dig into the counterintuitive power of telling jurors the money isn't meant to help, how to read jurors who dodge or push back on open-ended questions, and the tricky calculus of brain-injury cases and waiving future care. Tune in for a practical playbook on making quality of life feel like real wealth to a jury.
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