- JAMES DOBSON
Principal
Jim has a broad range of experience in both civil and criminal litigation and has supported both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving contract disputes, securities and accounting fraud, intellectual property, antitrust, medical malpractice and others. He has been recognized as having played key roles in the successful outcomes of some of the nation’s most complex and high-profile cases. After a long…
- DAVID KLEIN, PH.D.
Principal
Dave has been in the jury consulting field since 2002. He first worked at a national jury consulting firm, where he quickly rose to become Director of its Jury Consulting Division, overseeing a group of ten jury consultants. In 2007, he co-founded Empirical Creative, LLC., a boutique trial consulting firm that specializes in providing jury research, trial graphics and…
- Elizabeth Thompson, Ph.D.
Senior Jury Consultant
Elizabeth is an experienced trial consultant with expertise in securities litigation, patent and intellectual property cases, environmental litigation, employment disputes, pharmaceutical litigation and corporate governance issues. Elizabeth has assisted both plaintiff and defense teams with thematic case development and graphics. Drawing on her academic expertise in…
- John P. Esser, J.D., Ph.D.
Senior Jury Consultant
John P. Esser is Professor of Sociology at Wagner College. He received his B.A. from Haverford College, and his J.D., M.S., and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he served as the Hewlett Fellow in Dispute Resolution. He is the co-editor of The Science of Courtroom Litigation: Jury Research and Analytical Graphics (2008, ALM/Law Journal Press), as well as author and co-author of…
- STEVE TUHOLSKI, PH.D.
Senior Jury Consultant
Steve Tuholski came to the jury consulting field in 2004 after a successful academic career at Southern Illinois University. As a jury consultant, Steve is an expert in pre-trial research and how to effectively leverage data from research to increase his client’s success at trial, pre-trial mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution settings. Steve’s philosophy is to “practice like we play”, and…
- JESSICA GENAW
Senior Graphic Designer
Jessica Genaw is a Senior Graphic Designer with Empirical Creative. She has been in the litigation design field for over nine years working with trial teams to create persuasive and strategic demonstratives for complex litigation. Jessica has supported a wide range of matters across the country such as pharmaceutical litigation, insurance, employment and securities matters…
- Tiffany Jacobs
Senior Research Associate
Tiffany has been in the trial consulting field for 16 years and has successfully executed trial-related projects for a variety of clients in numerous jurisdictions. She has industry-leading insights into local demography and its impact on jury composition, as well as experience with multiple types of project delivery for clients. As a Senior Research Associate, Tiffany has worked on…
- THOMAS BRYAN
Graphic Designer
Thomas Bryan is a Graphic Designer with Empirical Creative. He has over twenty years of experience as a designer, animator for advertising and over ten years of experience as a litigation designer simplifying complex concepts into easily understandable demonstratives for use in court. Thomas has supported many cases ranging from insurance, pharmaceutical, securities, medical malpractice and…
what our clients say.
“Jim Dobson and David Klein of Empirical Creative are the very best jury consultants, and much more. Since they truly understand advocacy and persuasion, and take the time to truly understand your case, they are able to help a skilled trial lawyer integrate the key themes of the case to the likely audience. Their insights into jurors and jury selection are deep, thoughtful and case-specific. They helped us make the most of our jury panel, and select a jury that could understand and accept the key themes of our case, and then advocate and vote for us in the jury room. I am looking forward to the next opportunity to work with them.”