Episode 17

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8th Sep 2025

Craig Peters – “Give Me Two Days to Voir Dire the Whole Panel”

As a public defender, Craig Peters focused his voir dire on getting jurors to assure him they’d follow the law. Turns out that jurors can promise they’ll follow the law; it doesn’t mean they will. Now one of California's leading plaintiffs' trial attorneys with multiple eight-figure verdicts, Craig joins hosts Harry Plotkin and Dan Kramer to share what he’s learned about jury selection from practicing on both sides. He advocates, for example, for the opportunity to voir dire the entire jury panel rather than the traditional six-pack. “You're one of the only attorneys who I think I've talked to who actually is pushing this, to judges, to do the whole panel,” Dan observes. Tune in for Craig’s insights about why this strategy benefits jurors as well as lawyers, how to embrace bad facts in mini-openings, and why addressing juror biases head-on creates powerful courtroom themes.

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Picking Justice
A Trial Lawyer Jury Selection Podcast
Attention Trial Lawyers: You’ve meticulously crafted your opening statement, mastered your directs and crosses, and fine-tuned your closing argument. But have you developed a strategy for jury selection? What will you do when a potential juror gives an unexpected answer? Do you even want that person on your jury? The clock is ticking — you need to think fast.

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Harry and Dan share invaluable insights and real-world strategies, breaking down the myths and misconceptions that often hold lawyers back in the courtroom.

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Daniel Kramer

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Daniel Kramer is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who specializes in representing families and individuals involved in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters, as well as employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuits. Daniel has obtained numerous eight-figure jury verdicts on behalf of his clients.

When not in the courtroom, Daniel is a die-hard Colorado Buffaloes, Atlanta Braves, and Falcons fan while permanently trying to convince his wife and young children that they need to jump on the bandwagon.

Harry Plotkin

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When the best trial lawyers in California go to trial, they call Harry. As a juror consultant who works exclusively for plaintiffs, Harry has helped trial lawyers win some of the biggest verdicts in personal injury, employment, and civil rights trials, including 36 verdicts of over $10 million and 7 verdicts over $100 million since 2021. He has picked the jury in the largest employment verdict in the history of the country ($464 million against Southern California Edison, with trial lawyer David deRubertis) and the largest medical malpractice verdict in American history ($412 million, with trial lawyers Nick Rowley and Keith Bruno). Pursuing justice is his passion, but outside of the courtroom he’s a proud #GirlDad who spends every minute he can with his young(ish) daughters.

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