A witness’s performance can influence how jurors interpret evidence, assess credibility, and ultimately decide a case. Even the strongest facts can lose impact if testimony is unclear, defensive, or difficult to follow. DOAR’s witness testing and preparation services are built on decades of behavioral insight and trial experience, helping witnesses communicate with confidence, authenticity, and clarity.
We evaluate how testimony is perceived, identify what strengthens or weakens credibility, and provide targeted guidance that improves both delivery and comprehension. Our approach ensures that every witness—from key fact witnesses to highly technical experts—supports the trial narrative, reinforces core themes, and connects with the factfinder in meaningful and persuasive ways.
Mock jurors, judges, or arbitrators observe direct and cross-examinations to evaluate a witness’s clarity, credibility, demeanor, and response to pressure. This testing identifies communication gaps and helps determine whether a witness strengthens the case or requires further development or shouldn't testify at all.
We coach witnesses in demeanor, pacing, clarity, courtroom presence, and the effective use of exhibits, ensuring they communicate confidently and withstand challenging questioning in depositions or at trial.
Experts must simplify complex concepts without sacrificing precision. We help them refine language, structure testimony, and anticipate cross-examination, enabling them to present their case clearly and persuasively. We also develop effective visual strategies to assist experts' presentation of complex concepts.
As technology transforms what is possible in juror research, the gap between available tools and permissible practices continues to widen, particularly with respect to social media.
State rules can dramatically alter what experts must disclose before trial and what they’re allowed to say during it. Let’s examine the spectrum of these guidelines and how they shift by location.
DOAR is proud to have supported the plaintiffs and their counsel at Winston & Strawn LLP in this significant victory for immigrants whose civil rights and due process protections were violated.
Research has shown that external variables can influence decision-making even for “objective” fact-finders.
DOAR announced that it will fully integrate its expert witness subsidiary, WIT Legal, into its litigation strategy practice, creating a seamless, comprehensive service for law firms and corporate clients.
The DOAR Research Center conducted a survey of residents in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York about their attitudes on free speech.
The press release tells how our survey revealed generational and demographic differences in how potential jurors view trade secret protection.
DOAR released a new study that measures how people of diverse demographics differ in their opinions on free speech and its application in legal contexts.