Dr. Jill Leibold, Senior Jury Consulting Advisor with IMS Legal Strategies, has more than 20 years of trial consulting experience and has applied her expertise in juror decision-making to hundreds of cases across all genres of litigation. Clients rely on her skills in preparing challenging witnesses for deposition and trial, as well as her extensive experience in jury selection for both civil and criminal cases.
At IMS, Jill specializes in developing statistics-based juror risk profiles to identify jurors for cause and peremptory strikes, and she applies the qualitative analyses to develop case stories and themes. She frequently presents at national legal conferences and writes for legal trade publications about juror attitudes, implicit bias, and jury selection in the areas of environmental and toxic torts, personal injury, asbestos, insurance bad faith, patent and trademark, transportation, product liability, fraud, criminal, and complex commercial cases.
Jill resides in Los Angeles. Outside of work, she is a sportbike motorcycle enthusiast and avidly rides as many racetracks as possible around the US and the world, including Australia, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, England, and Portugal. Jill also had the good fortune of being featured on an episode of The Property Brothers’ Celebrity IOU (Season 4, Episode 19) with Laurence Fishburne, so she and her family enjoy entertaining in the renovated backyard.
Education
- PhD, Social Psychology, Michigan State University
- MS, Social Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University
- BA, Psychology, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
Notable Publications and Presentations
- Leibold, J.M., Goodman, O., & Hiley, A. (2025). Measuring The Impact of Attorney Gender On Trial Outcomes. Law360.
- Leibold, J.M. “Jury Selection in a Post-Pandemic World.” Panel presentation at the 2025 Drug and Medical Device Seminar, hosted by DRI, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, Nashville, TN. May 7, 2025.
- Leibold, J.M., and N. Polavin. A Strange New Litigation World: Safetyism, Plaintiff Verdicts, and High Damages. DRI For The Defense Magazine (September 2023 issue), 41–44.
- Leibold, J.M., N. Polavin, C. Burrichter, M. Kim, and A. Ozurovich. (2023). Safetyism and Conspiracies Are Affecting Juries. DRI In-House Defense Quarterly (Summer 2023 issue), 17–2.
- Leibold., J.M. (2022). My Case Isn’t Going to Trial, So Why Do I Need a Trial Consultant? Insights.
- Leibold, J.M. Panelist for “Practicing in the Spotlight.” Meeting of the National Association of Women Lawyers, July 21, 2021.
- Cox, J., R. Hudgins, D. Wade, and J.M. Leibold. “A Discussion of Jury Selection and Juror Attitudes in the Post-COVID World.” Dykema Litigation Institute Webinar, March 25, 2021.
- Marinakis, C.M., A. Bloomberg, J.M. Leibold, and M.J. Pitera. (2021). “20 Lessons Learned from Trials in the COVID Era – Parts 1–2.” Insights.
- Leibold, J.M., and N. Polavin. “The Psychology of Jury Selection.” Presentation to Baylor School of Law, January 10, 2021.
- Leibold, J.M. & Gerchen, R. (2020). How to Keep Your Expert Witness from Crumbling on Cross. Insights.
- Leibold, J.M. (2020). A Piece of Paper, A Feather…Combating Plaintiff Attorneys’ Interpretation of Burden of Proof. Insights.
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