Ellen Brickman, Ph.D., is a Director at DOAR and a nationally recognized jury consultant with three decades of experience advising legal teams on high-stakes, high-profile matters. At DOAR, she leads teams in conducting pre-trial research and consults on all facets of trial strategy, including theme development, jury selection, and witness preparation. Dr. Brickman is particularly skilled at designing research to address complex strategic questions and translating those insights into persuasive courtroom strategies.

Dr. Brickman has advised on numerous high-profile criminal and civil cases across a wide range of practice areas, including white-collar criminal defense, securities litigation, intellectual property disputes, and employment matters. She has worked on landmark cases such as U.S. v. Robert Menendez, in which the U.S. Senator faced federal bribery and corruption charges in a politically charged trial, U.S. v. Tom Barrack, where the founder of Colony Capital was acquitted after a six-week trial, and U.S. v. Jayson Penn et al., the widely watched poultry antitrust case that ended in full acquittals.

As a thought leader in the field, Dr. Brickman has authored numerous studies on public attitudes toward key issues in emerging areas of litigation. These studies, conducted through the DOAR Research Center, provide invaluable insights into juror perceptions around trending and often controversial legal topics, enabling trial teams to anticipate challenges and shape persuasive narratives from the outset.

Dr. Brickman’s articles have been featured in Law360, the New York Law Journal, and other leading legal publications. She has been quoted in national media outlets, like The Wall Street Journal, and is a regular guest lecturer at Yale Law School and Columbia Law School. She is also a sought-after speaker at major legal conferences, including the ABA White-Collar Crime Institute and has led CLE programs for law firms nationwide.

Dr. Brickman has also previously conducted research in social service settings and taught courses in social psychology and research methodology at New York University, the New School for Social Research, and Fordham University. She holds a B.A. in English and Psychology from Barnard College and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Columbia University.