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“Preparing the Trial Consultant,” Eastern Communication Association annual meeting, April 1995.

 

“Unifying Research and Practice in Legal Communication,”  Speech Communication Association annual meeting, November 1995.

 

“Issues in Multi-stage Multi-site Jury Research Projects,” American Society of Trial Consultants annual meeting, May 1996.

 

“Developing Standards for Change-of-Venue Motions,” American Society of Trial Consultants annual meeting, May 1996.

 

“Influence of Rules of Evidence on Trial Consultants,” with Stan Davis, JD, American Society of Trial Consultants annual meeting, June 1999.

 

Moderator & Panel Presenter, “Conducting Jury Researchover the Internet: Cutting Edge or over the Edge?,” American Society of Trial Consultants annual meeting, June 2000.

 

“Focus Group Research Methodology for Jury Research,” American Society of Trial Consultants annual meeting, June 2002.

 

“The Use of Trial Consultants in Alternative Dispute Resolution,” American Society of Trial Consultants annual conference, June 6, 2003.

 

Among Dr. Beisecker’s research grants and awards are an Intra-University Professorship from the University of Kansas to study rules of evidence and courtroom procedures (1990) and a grant from the University of Kansas General Research Fund for “Attributing Responsibility in Personal Injury Litigation” (1988-89).  He has served as associate editor of Forensic Reports (1989-92) and of a special issue on legal communication of Argumentation and Advocacy (1994). He also was a faculty participant in the Legal Services Advocacy Training Program sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation in Chicago (May 1992).

 

Other legal communication experience includes

 

“Reenactment: The Asphalt Dip Vat Explosion Trial,” 43rd Annual Kansas Safety and Health Conference, Overland Park, KS, December 1992.

 

Faculty Participant, Legal Services Advocacy Training Program, sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Atlanta, GA, May 1993.

 

Presenter, “Survey Research Comes to Life in the Courtroom,” American Society of Trial Consultants pre-conference workshop, New Orleans, May 1993.

 

Panelist, “So You Want to Be a Litigation Consultant: Beginning at the Beginning,” American Society of Trial Consultants, New Orleans, May 1993.

 

Conflict Management Workshop, Kansas Press Women’s Association, Lawrence, KS September 1994.

 

Jury Consultant Commentator, Mock Trial Demonstration presented by by Husch & Eppenberger for the Chubb Insurance group, Kansas City, MO, October 1994.

 

Presenter, “Principles of Jury Selection,” Washburn University CLE Seminar Secrets of Jury Selection, Topeka, KS, August 1995.

 

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