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Best Practices in Jury Selection
Produced on July 19, 2017
Course Information
Course Description
Jury selection, while governed by statutes and procedure, is as much art as law. How can you identify jurors who will be sympathetic to your case, while also establishing the rapport necessary to engage them with your narrative of events? Understanding your jurors as people first and foremost is key to humanizing your client to the jury.
This program, taught by Managing Attorney of the Russo & Toner Buffalo office Florina
Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles of juror psychology and best practices for Voir Dire
- Develop a game plan for jury selection
- Detect and eliminate bias in the jury pool
Credit Information
Faculty
Florina Altshiler
Russo & Toner, LLP
Florina Altshiler is a litigation attorney specializing in labor law and premise liability matters. Her practice also includes medical malpractice and general negligence law. Previously, Ms. Altshiler worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the State of Alaska where she handled the prosecution of the highest-level felonies including homicides, sexual assaults and violent felonies through jury trial. She has prosecuted over twenty cases through jury verdict. Prior to working as a prosecutor, Ms. Altshiler honed her litigation skills at nationally recognized law firms in New York City for seven years. She has significant experience in the areas of complex medical malpractice, premises liability and construction accident litigation.
Ms. Altshiler is the managing attorney for the firm’s Buffalo, NY office.
Education:
- J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, 2005
- International Studies Certificate from Binghamton University, 2003
- B.A. in Psychology from Binghamton University, 2002
Experience:
- Practicing attorney for over 10 years
- Litigated cases at the State and Federal level through trial and appeal
- Over 20 trials through jury verdict as first chair
- Arbitrator, Civil Court of the City of New York
- Instructor of Trial Advocacy at Columbia University in the City of New York
- Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy (criminal and civil) at St. John’s School of Law
- Mock Trial Coach, Anchorage High School
Admissions:
- New York State, 2006
- New Jersey State, 2005
- Alaska State, 2013
- United States District Courts of the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York
Honors:
- Alaska State Legislature Citation
- Dr. Thomas C. Beneventano Award for Legal Medicine
- Rosenberg Scholar, St. John’s School of Law
- Institutional Merit Scholar, St. John’s School of Law
- 2004 CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Criminal Trial Advocacy
- U.S. President’s Student Service Award for Outstanding Service to America
- United Hospital Fund’s Student Achievement Award
- Rosefsky Language and Culture Scholar, Binghamton University
- Semi-Finalist, Intel National Science Talent Search
- Salomon Smith Barney Quality of Life Research Competition
- New York City Hall Commendation for Research
Presentations:
- Erie County Bar Association CLE Presenter: Pre-Litigation Statements Qualified Privilege or Defamation? April, 2015
- Erie County Bar Association CLE Presenter: Intensive (two-day) Trial College, anticipated October, 2015
- WGRZ-TV: Civil Trial Analysis of the Corasanti trial
- Contributing writer in Law and Policy to The Public
Reviews
Ms. Altshiler was excellent. Great presentation.
Presenter was great!
Great tips!
The speaker was very effective. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to her.
Very clear and useful!
This was a great course. The presenter was extremely insightful.
The speaker was very good.
Excellent practical overview, although she ran out of time.
One of the best Lawline lectures
Enjoyed the presentation. Got some good tips and hints for void dire.
She was very effective!
Wonderful course Great presenter!!
Speaker briefly, but effectively, introduces concepts of juror psychology and how best to use such concepts alongside practice tips on voir dire tactics.
Good course
Good lecture.
Excellent presentation style
Strong presenter!
Articulate and her interest and presentation made it simple, but it was comprehensive and hit all the important points. Went FAST!
Excellent presenter. I enjoyed this. Thank you.
Ms. Altshiler raised some good points.
Excellent presenter
very good
Very good and lively presentation.
Well presented. Knowledgeable attorney with solid expertise and understanding.
Very helpful information.
Good tips,
Thank you
great practical advice!
The most interesting and well presented course yet.
Instructor was excellent!
She is awesome presenter. Loved it.
Very good for newer attorneys without Jury Selection experience!
I really liked this presenter. She was very engaging.
Excellent speaker - clear, entertaining and well versed in material
Very informative
I would highly recommend to a new attorney just starting out.
Excellent coverage of jury selection
The presenter was very good.
I liked the additional materials with specific state information.
Love this presenter!! More from her!
excellent presentation!
Nice job!
I would pick a jury with this presenter any day.
Presenter was interesting, practical.
Presenter was easy to understand.
Commentator was EXCELLENT!
Excellent CLE. Well prepared and presented.
Strongly recommend to all criminal and civil litigators, no matter how long you’ve been practicing. You WILL learn something. I’ve never before commented on a program. That’s how good I thought it was!
Excellent summary of jury voir dire
Excellent, clear, knowledgeable presentation!
Really excellent!
I love watching her presentations. Always gives an incredibly large amount of information, with great energy, in a small amount of time. Hope she does more presentations in the future.
Practical, candid, and insightful
Very solid advice for jury selection.
interesting
good
Presenter was very interesting!
Informative general primer on jury selection.
Outstanding!! Thank-you.
Really enjoyed your presentation. Excellent content.
Excellent job by lecturer. Good written materials too.
Better than most
Super speaker. Organized, easy to listen to, and provided practical tips. One of the best ones I've seen.
An excellent program and a very skilled presenter; I believe she could easily have made this a 2-Hour presentation that would have been both engaging and educational. One of the very best Lawline programs I have taken to date.
Good presentation.
Very well done.
The presenter was excellent in every respect!
good program
Very informative.
Informative and well done...
Great course and presenter!
Very good presenter, interesting course.
Good advice.
Well presented. Good, practical advice for trial attorneys.
Interesting and useful information
Thank you
Excellent presentation
Very good summary -- practical, informative, and interesting. I like her direct way of addressing the topic.
Very practical. Good info.
Good presentation.
Really excellent presentation
It was good to refresh what I need to do in jury selection.
Very enjoyable presenter
Superb presentation; very entertaining and informative.
Outstanding preparation and presentation!!!! *****
Very well done and interesting.
Good job
Excellent
very good cle
I enjoyed the program.
Excellent!
I have been a trial attorney for more than 20 years. I picked up some good tips from this presentation.
Excellent and entertaining
Excellent program
Excellent presentation with good practice tips
Outstanding presentation
Excellent presentation. The attorney is a very good speaker and knows how to teach her subject matter. I enjoyed the presentation and learned much more than I imagined.
Would like a little more delving into the great slides.
great
This was informative.
Thank you
Presenter very informative.
Very good presentation!
I always enjoy her presentations. Excellent speaking style and clear presentation. Thank you, as always.
i liked the teacher, her tone, cadence, and pace
She was great! I enjoyed this a lot.
Excellent class! Thank you.
Great content and engaging presentation - well done.