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and Presenter, Trial Skills Training Program, Armstrong Teasdale, Kansas
City, MO, June 1997. Presenter,
“Story Telling to the Jury,” Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Basic Trial Skills:
Opening the Courthouse Door and Trying Your Case to a Jury, Lawrence, KS, April 1999. Presenter,
“Developing Narratives for Trial,” Shook Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO,
March 2000. Presenter,
“Methods of Assessing Pre-Trial Publicity Effects,” Kansas City Inns of
Court, February 2003. Presenter,
“The Use of Trial Consultants in Litigation,” Shugart, Thomson & Kilroy,
December 2003. Areas of Expert Testimony Evaluation of the likelihood that a
party can receive a fair trial, including assessments of the amounts and
effects of community prejudice on potential jurors based on media publicity
or the results of community survey data. Analysis of warning label adequacy on
hazardous chemicals, flammable liquids, farm implements, other machinery,
toys, and protective helmets. Analysis of the adequacy of
communication screening procedures used by blood collection agencies to
prevent AIDS infected blood donations. Evaluation of survey research methods
and statistical procedures to determine the validity of conclusions used to
justify employment hiring decisions and to justify real estate appraisal
values. Analysis of the effect that comments
made by an insurance agent to a claims investigator had on the investigator’s
subsequent behavior. Evaluation of the persuasive effects
that claims made in bond prospectuses had on purchasers’ perceptions of the
bonds’ security. Evaluation of the suitability of
claims to certify plaintiffs for a class action. Evaluation of the quality of survey
research to determine the reliability and validity of conclusions reached in
real estate appraisals. Evaluation of the wording of a
Separation Pay Plan to determine an appropriate level of compensation. Evaluation of the effects of witness
credibility on perceptions of members of an arbitration panel. Dr. Beisecker consults with attorneys
on trial related matters including venue issues, case theory development,
witness preparation, jury selection, courtroom presentation, and post-trial
evaluation. He has spoken at numerous professional seminars on communication
issues in litigation and has been cited in publications including the Kansas City Star,
The Wichita Eagle, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Inside
Litigation and The Arkansas Bar
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