Rigorous Training and Disciplined Preparation

The people of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons spend the greater part of their lives training for your trial. Partners and associates actively participate in the firm's training programs, including mock trials structured to closely simulate real-world trials, often using retired judges and always with the kind of content our lawyers regularly encounter. Such exercises hone our attorneys' skills in the many aspects of oral presentation.

Other programs provide advanced training in motions, discovery, procedure, use of exhibits, video techniques, and trends. Research skills are regularly updated and sharpened. And our attorneys attend Continuing Legal Education seminars presented by the state and local bar associations and other organizations.

For trial preparation, we regularly employ pretrial jury profiling to determine the probable makeup of a particular jury and use focus groups to test theories and evidence. We also engage shadow juries, a group of people demographically similar to the actual seated panel. The shadow jury is present in the courtroom during trial and provides feedback to our attorneys via focus groups. Finally, juror debriefing following a trial helps us monitor our performance and continually improve.