Eric Oliver, Trial Consultant at Metasystems Consulting in Chicago, will be speaking at Boardwalk Seminar 2025. His program, Unspoken Assumptions and Impaired Attention: Meet the Challenge of Post-Truth Deciders in the Jury Box, will be offered in the Waterfront Conference Center at Harrah's Resort. See the table below for dates and times and learn more about the program details here. 

*All locations subject to change

The following is a description of the program for those interested in learning how to improve their case stories and adapt to jurors' inattention.  

Did you know there are 10 unspoken assumptions that could shape how up to half of your jurors approach their role? Each one can either make or break your client’s case. Want to uncover what they are and how to craft your case story to align with them?

But that’s not all…

Your entire career will be shaped by a growing challenge: The three key ways jurors' ability to focus is already impaired—and it’s only getting worse. How can you ensure jurors truly absorb and act on your carefully constructed case story when they’re only receiving fragments of it?

What if you could learn how to adapt to their attention inevitably drifting?

This program dives deep into the tools and strategies proven by research and real-world trials to help you develop and deliver case stories that resonate in today’s high-distraction, post-truth decider environment. The stakes are high, but the potential rewards for mastering these skills are even higher. Are you ready to meet the challenge?

Eric will also share tidbits from his forthcoming book, Assuming It To Be True: Unspoken Assumptions and Impaired Attention--The Challenge of Post-Truth Deciders in the Jury Box. 

Join us and learn what is causing jurors' attention to be impaired and how to account for that inevitability when building your case story, so you can not only capture their attention but minimize their distractions. 

Don't miss your chance to improve your trial skills.