John D. Gilleland, Esq.
Magna Legal Services https://magnals.com/
About The Lecturer
SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
- Qualitative and quantitative jury research methods
- Development and implementation of persuasive communication strategies
- Opening and closing statement analysis
- Witness and attorney evaluation and preparation
EXPERTISE
- Social psychology
- Experimental research methods
- Survey methodology
EXPERIENCE
- 34 years of full-time jury consulting, with an emphasis on conducting empirical research.
- Consulted on hundreds of civil and criminal cases in both state and federal courts.
- Participated in more than 1500 qualitative surrogate juror exercises and more than 350 jury selections.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2019 – Present Senior Jury Consultant, Magna Legal Services, Chicago
- 2014 – 2019 Vice President, DecisionQuest, Chicago
- 2004 – 2014 Senior Jury Consultant, TrialGraphix, Chicago
- 1997 – 2004 Director of Research, DecisionQuest, Chicago
- 1996 – 1997 Director of Trial Consulting, FTI – Jury Analysts Group , Houston
- 1994 – 1996 Director of Trial Consulting, Litigation Sciences, Inc., Houston
- 1992 – 1994 Executive Director, FTI, Chicago
- 1988 – 1994 Director of Research, FTI – Jury Analysts Group (nationwide)
- 1987 – 1988 Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Williams College, MA
Practice Area(s)
Trial
Other
Education
Ph.D., Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara (1988)
B.A., Psychology, University of California, San Diego (1981)
B.A., Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1976)
