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Speaking & Panels

Engage our nationally renowned consultants as keynote speakers, CLE presenters, and expert panelists on a range of strategic litigation topics to keep your team and clients ahead of the competition.

Elevate your trial strategies and connect with modern juries.

The litigation landscape has become increasingly complex. Winning cases requires a deep understanding of juror behaviors, credibility factors, and storytelling techniques. Traditional methods may no longer be enough to sway decision-makers.

Partner with IMS to ensure your team is prepared for today’s challenges. Bringing decades of experience in courtrooms and mock trials nationwide, our presenters provide research-backed insights and practical strategies that help attorneys of all levels optimize their trial approach. 

We are here to support your success through in-firm trainings, virtual CLEs, industry events, and more. Explore our featured topics below and request a presentation today.

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  • 30+ Years of Industry Experience

  • 6,500+ Completed Trials

  • 95% Repeat Client Firm Business

Meet Our Presenters

Known for their deep knowledge of trial strategy and juror decision-making, these highly experienced members of our litigation consulting and client success teams are sought-after presenters at industry conferences and CLE programs nationwide. 

Please contact us at the top of this page for details about each presenters' specific expertise areas and availability.

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    Chris Dominic

    Senior Jury Consulting Advisor

    For more than two decades, Chris Dominic has counseled clients on cases ranging from everyday casework and ADR to some of the nation’s most high-profile, high-stakes trials and multidistrict litigation. 

    While his experience is broad, Chris specializes in strategy and speechmaking. He worked for Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant and served as president at Tsongas Litigation Consulting before the firm joined IMS.

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    Laura Dominic

    Senior Jury Consulting Advisor

    Laura Dominic has some of the broadest and deepest jury consulting experience in the nation. She can often be found steadfastly preparing witnesses for a deposition, running a mock trial or focus group, providing feedback for an opening statement, or assisting in the selection of a jury on a high-profile case. 

    In addition to consulting with trial teams, Laura frequently speaks at legal industry events and CLE seminars.

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    Melissa Gomez, PhD

    Senior Jury Consulting Advisor

    Dr. Melissa M. Gomez has worked on 1,000+ jury trials across the US, focusing on the psychology of learning, behavior, and decision-making. She has three decades of expertise in research design and methodology, as well as behavioral and communication skills training.

    Dr. Gomez assists counsel in targeting discovery efforts and developing a case strategy with the goal of favorable resolution.

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    Jill M. Leibold, PhD

    Senior Jury Consulting Advisor

    With more than 20 years of trial consulting experience, Dr. Jill Leibold has applied her expertise in juror decision-making to hundreds of cases across all genres of litigation. 

    Dr. Leibold specializes in developing statistically based juror risk profiles to identify jurors for cause and peremptory strikes during jury selection. She also applies qualitative analyses to inform the development of case stories and trial themes.

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    Keith C. Pounds, PhD

    Jury Consulting Advisor

    With nearly 20 years of litigation consulting experience, Dr. Keith Pounds is adept at helping trial teams identify and develop compelling case themes and presentation strategies. 

    He also specializes in providing quantitative and qualitative analysis through focus groups and mock trials, in addition to assisting clients with witness preparation, voir dire, and jury selection.

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    Theodore O. Prosise, PhD

    Senior Jury Consulting Advisor

    Theodore (Ted) Prosise has 20+ years of experience working with trial teams in hundreds of venues nationwide.  He has prepared 1,000+ witnesses for deposition and trial, conducted 250+ mock trials and focus groups, and selected 200+ juries. 

    His current focus areas are trial strategy and theme development, and witness preparation—particularly for medical professionals and foreign witnesses in the US.

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    G. Christopher Ritter, JD

    Senior Jury Consulting & Strategy Advisor

    With 40+ years of litigation experience, Chris Ritter provides expert guidance through case analysis and strategy development, mock trial and focus group research, witness preparation, voir dire, and jury selection. 

    Chris also works with clients to create highly engaging trial graphics. He is a master at clarifying the complex and making esoteric topics both understandable and compelling,

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    Adam Bloomberg

    Senior Client Success Advisor

    Adam Bloomberg has consulted with hundreds of trial teams and corporate clients over 30+ years to develop communication strategies and presentations that inform and compel the deciders of fact. 

    He has also led trial technology and logistics efforts across numerous case types—including commercial, financial, employment, product liability, toxic tort, and transportation—and “hot seated” 1,000+ proceedings.

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Strategy Workshops

Dive deeper into the presentation topics mentioned above and gain case-specific insights by booking one of our immersive strategy workshops.