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GEORGE SPECKART, Ph D

Phone: 832.372.4430

Biography

Dr. Speckart is the only jury consultant in the country with experience spanning five decades and internationally recognized research on the prediction of behavior. He has worked on over 1,500 cases and has conducted jury selection in over 200 trials in 48 states. The head of litigation at one major law firm called him “perhaps the top trial and jury consultant in the United States.”

Education

Ph D – Psychology
Major: Personality
Minor: Measurement
UCLA, 1984

M.A. – Psychology
UCLA, 1978

B.A. – Quantitative Psychology
Magna Cum Laude, Honors
UCLA, 1976

Specializations

  • Applied research design and analysis for litigation risk management
  • Trial strategy and preparation
  • Witness effectiveness training
  • Jury psychology and jury selection

Professional Experience

Present

  • CEO, Speckart, Inc., Laguna Woods, California

Previous

  • 2011-2021 Director, CSI Litigation Psychology, LLC., Irving, Texas
  • 2007–2011 National Director of Consulting, Courtroom Sciences, Inc., Irving, Texas
  • 1998–2007 Senior Litigation Consultant, Courtroom Sciences, Inc., Irving, Texas
  • 1985–1998 Director of Research, Bodaken Associates, Incline Village, Nevada
  • 1983–1985 Research Analyst, Litigation Sciences, Inc., Palos Verdes, California

Major Cases

Recent Cases Under Confidentiality Restrictions

  • 2018 – 2022 DAF Truck Antitrust Litigation (Europe)
  • 2016 Miller Industries v. Caterpillar
  • 2015 Centerpoint v. Valero
  • 2014 Stragent v. Intel
  • 2013 Hitachi v. Vizio et al.
  • 2012 Eolas v. Amazon, Google Inc. et al.
  • 2011 Cheetah v. Verizon
  • 2010 Deutsche Bank v. Lloyd’s Underwriters
  • 2009 AMTI v. Akin Gump et al.
  • 2008 Mass Engineered v. Dell et al.
  • 2007 Forgent v. Echostar
  • 2006 Lucent v. Microsoft and Dell
  • 2005 McReynolds et al. v. Sodexho
  • 2002 Jones et al. v. First Union Bank
  • 2001 Strong et al. v. United States Pipe & Foundry Company
  • 2000 Aguirre et al. v. BFI
  • 1999 Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Lloyds Underwriters
  • 1998 – 2001 Caterpillar v. Deere
  • 1990 – 1996 Tobacco Litigation, Cigarette Filter Litigation
  • 1993 – 1994 Exxon Valdez Litigation
  • 1990 – 1991 City of Long Beach v. Exxon
  • 1988 – 1989 ETSI v. Burlington Northern et al.
  • 1986 – 1987 Procter & Gamble v. Kimberly Clarke
  • 1985 – 1986 Welding Fume Litigation, Asbestos Litigation
  • 1984 Agent Orange Litigation
  • 1983 Dalkon Shields Litigation

Publications

Jury Psychology

  • “Unlocking the Performance Potential in Your Witness,” For the Defense, 2022, no. 9
  • “Old Wine, New Bottles: The Nuclear Verdict,” For the Defense, 2020, no. 4
  • “Winning the Incomprehensible Patent Case,” Intellectual Property Magazine, October 2017
  • “The Devil in the Details: Hidden Costs in ‘Traditional’ Witness Preparation,” Georgia Defense Lawyer, Fall, 2011
  • “Do Mock Trials Predict Actual Outcomes?” In House, Summer, 2010, vol. 5, no. 13
  • “The Jury Trumps Everything,” Inside the Minds: Litigation Strategies for Intellectual Property Cases, Aspatore Publishing, 2010, Boston MA
  • “Trial by Science,” Risk & Insurance, October 15, 2008, vol. 19, no. 13
  • “Navigating the Road to an Intellectual Property Verdict: Planning, Execution, and Things that Go Bump in the Night,” For the Defense, 2008, vol. 50, no. 4
  • “Street-wise Litigation: ‘Legitimate’ Tactics for Operating Outside the Rules,” Litigation, 2003, vol. 29, no. 4
  • “Factors Affecting the Persuasiveness of Expert Witnesses: A Three Dimensional Theory,” For the Defense, 2003, vol. 45, no. 7
  • “Excessive Damage Awards and Tactics for Containment,” For the Defense, 2002, vol. 44, nos. 10-11
  • “How to Tap the Potential of the Juror Questionnaire,” in ALI-ABA’s Manual on Trial Advocacy, American Law Institute – American Bar Association on Continuing Professional Education, 2001, IBN # 0-8318-1405-5
  • “Identifying the Plaintiff Juror: A Psychological Analysis,” For the Defense, 2000, vol. 42, no. 9
  • “Expertise, Objectivity, Communicativeness Enhance Persuasiveness of Experts,” Judges & Lawyers Business Valuation, 2000, vol. 2, no. 5
  • “How to Tap the Potential of the Juror Questionnaire,” The Practical Litigator, 1999, vol. 10, no. 1
  • “A Tactical Weapon for Litigators,” Texas Lawyer, 1998, vol. 37, no. 11
  • “Jurors See No Middle Ground in Sexual Harassment Cases,” Corporate Legal Times, 1997, vol. 7, no. 73
  • “To Down a Stealth Juror, Strike First,” The National Law Journal, 1996, vol. 19, no. 4

Publications

Prediction of Behavior

  • “Application of Attitude-Behavior Models to Varied Content Domains,” Academic Psychology Bulletin, 1982, vol. 4, p. 453-466.
  • “Attitudes ‘Cause’ Behavior: A Structural Equation Analysis,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1981, vol. 40, p. 226-238.
  • “Models of Attitude-Behavior Relations,” Psychological Review, 1979, vol. 86, p. 452-464.

Awards

  • National Institute of Justice Research Service Award, 1989
  • National Institute of Justice Research Grant #86-CX-0069, “Optimization of Legal Supervision for Chronic Addict Offenders,” 1986
  • National Institute of Justice Research Grant #84-CX-0038, “Narcotics Use and Crime: A Confirmatory Analysis,” 1984
  • National Institute of Mental Health: National Research Service Award, 1983

Professional Affiliations

Dr. Speckart is a regular speaker at Defense Research Institute (DRI) conventions and is a member of the Jury Selection Standards Committee of the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC). He has spoken at conventions hosted by the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA); the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC); American Association of Justice (AAJ); and numerous State Bar and private industry conventions across the USA.