OTLA Trial Lawyer Fall 2020

1 Trial Lawyer • Fall 2020 Board of Governors Fall 2020 The views expressed in Trial Lawyer are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, its members, Board of Governors or staff. Trial Lawyer is a quarterly publication of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and is distributed as a membership benefit. For permission to reprint articles, contact Michael Kesten at 503-246-1126, michael@kestenmedia.com. For advertising rates, contact law@llmpubs.com or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Kyle Dukelow, kbdukelow@msn.com, 503-288- 1992; Faith Morse, faith@andersenlaw.com, 541-773-7000 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, michael@kestenmedia.com, 503-246-1126 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205 503-223-5587, otla@oregontriallawyers.org, www.oregontriallawyers.org To ensure access to Oregon’s justice system, promote juries and jury service. Articles Balance and Understanding: The art of jury selection Kelly Andersen................................................................................................ 7 Why Jurors Hate the Hobby Question Sari de la Motte ............................................................................................ 12 Jury Selection in Small Town Oregon Steve Hill...................................................................................................... 16 Focus Groups: Same concept — different approach Faith Morse................................................................................................... 22 Focus Groups: Same concept — different approach Marc Johnston. ............................................................................................. 23 Effectively Working with A Jury Consultant Matthew Hass............................................................................................... 32 Don’t Eat the Bruises: Voir dire the Keith Mitnik way Matthew Kehoe............................................................................................. 36 The News They Watch: Ten tips for voir dire Damian Idiart............................................................................................... 38 A Focus Group of Law Students Shangar Meman............................................................................................ 42 The Virtual Way: The new world of focus groups Earl and Erin Christison................................................................................ 46 Departments President’s Message: The challenges we face Tim Williams ................................................................................................. 2 View from the Bench: A courthouse for the 21st century Hon. Nan Waller............................................................................................. 4 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice & Annual Partners donors........................................................................................................... 30 Comp Corner: Systemic discrimination Julene Quinn. ............................................................................................... 49 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Christine Moore.................................................. 50 Officers President Tim Williams President-elect Lara Johnson Secretary-Treasurer Blair Townsend Parliamentarian Rob Kline Immediate Past President Ronn Elzinga District Governors Marcia Alvey — District 1 Melissa Bobadilla — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Brian Dretke — District 2 Rob Beatty-Walters — District 3 Neil Jackson — District 3 Derek Johnson — District 4 Robert Johnson — District 4 Erin Christison — District 5 Brent Barton — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Sonya Fischer Erious Johnson Rob Kline Quinn Kuranz Paul Loving Christine Moore Jeremiah Ross Thanh Tran Greg Zeuthen New Lawyer Governors Ron Cheng Blair Townsend AAJ Governors Kathryn Clarke Tom D’Amore Shenoa Payne AAJ State Delegates Michael Wise Nadia Dahab Apolinar Montero-Sánchez OTLA Staff Email, (firstname) @oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Executive Director Nora Fogarty, 503-223-5587 x104 Development Dir. & Publications Mgr. Astrid Grigsby Schulte, 503-223-5587 x100 Education Director Jake Hessel, 503-223-5587 x106 Deputy Political Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist