Kristi Harrington


Kristi Harrington is a trial consultant with First Court, Inc. As a retired circuit court judge, Kristi presided over hundreds of jury trials. Kristi is a Distinguished Visiting Professor and former Director of Advocacy at Charleston School of Law.

Recent Posts

The Attorney's Guide to Humanizing the Corporate Defendant

Sep 6, 2023 11:05:05 AM / by Kristi Harrington
In our last article (Every Trial Argument Needs a Theme - Here's Why & How to Create One) the discussion focused on how defense counsel must create a theme to present the case for the best possible outcome. Current trends have shown that juries tend to vilify the corporate defendant, oftentimes ...
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Every Trial Argument Needs a Theme - Here's Why & How to Create One

Aug 28, 2023 4:19:42 PM / by Kristi Harrington
Last week, continuing through Robert Tyson’s Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice For All, the discussion focused on how to place a value on a life. One of the suggestions, “Get to Know the Decedent,” is useful in developing your theme for the case. Your case theme tells a larger tale; it “goes ...
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How Do Attorneys Evaluate the Value of a Life?

Aug 24, 2023 10:49:47 AM / by Kristi Harrington
In our last article, the discussion focused on how defense counsel can confront a pain and suffering number. It can be challenging to navigate personal injury cases where the plaintiff is seeking damages for the loss of a loved one. When it comes to wrongful death cases, defense attorneys must ...
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Confronting Pain & Suffering Arguments

Aug 23, 2023 9:50:18 AM / by Kristi Harrington
In our last article, we continued through Robert Tyson’s Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice For All. The discussion focused on the defense giving a damages number to the jury. It is important to start this week’s discussion noting that while Tyson offers strategies to defeat plaintiff’s pain and ...
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Always Give a Number, Defense Counsel!

Aug 9, 2023 10:01:03 AM / by Kristi Harrington
In Week Two of our series on Robert Tyson’s Nuclear Verdicts, we delve into the concept of “giving a number” to the jury…by defense counsel. The mere suggestion that civil defense attorneys should offer the jury a damages number always sparks a lively conversation, and defense counsel have strong ...
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