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On March 17, 2013, the Indianapolis Star published “Knowing How a Jury May Lean,” featuring an interview with ThemeVision consultant, Dennis Stolle, about the nature and growth of the jury consulting industry and about his involvement in jury selection in United States v. Bales, which was tried in South Bend, Indiana.

On March 9, 2013, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle served on the faculty of the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s 16th Annual Trial Advocacy Skills College. Dr. Stolle presented the plenary session on Jury Selection and Voir Dire and coaches individual students on voir dire and opening statement skills.

On February 13, 2013, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle presented an Indianapolis Bar Association trial skills seminar titled, Voir dire: How to start your next trial on the right foot.  The seminar, which was attended by Indianapolis area trial lawyers, covered practical techniques for preparing and executing effective voir dire strategies in state and federal jury trials.

On January 30, 2013, the Indiana Lawyer published a story featuring ThemeVision’s jury consulting practice. The story included a detailed interview with Dennis Stolle about jury selection strategies and trial consulting services.

On January 8, 2013, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle presented a Lorman Education Services national teleconference titled, “Voir Dire: Effective Techniques for Getting and Using the Information You Need.” The teleconference, which was attended by trial lawyers throughout the country, covered practical techniques for preparing and executing effective voir dire strategies in state and federal jury … more »

On November 15, 2012, Christina Studebaker served as an expert commentator in the Trial Tactics session of the DTCI Annual Conference. Dr. Studebaker provided analysis and feedback on attorneys’ mock direct and cross examinations of expert witnesses. The following day, Dennis Stolle presented a plenary session on jury selection, titled “Voir Dire and Jury Selection: … more »

ThemeVision consultant, Dennis Stolle, is the editor of the Legal Update column of the Fall 2012 issue of the American Psychology and Law Society News. The Fall 2012 column, by Jennifer K. Robbennolt and Jean R. Sternlight, focuses on what social psychology can bring to bear in researching and understanding the role of ethics in … more »

On April 26, 2012, ThemeVision consultant, Dennis P. Stolle, presented at PLAC’s Spring Conference in Ashville, North Carolina. His presentation, titled “The Jurors’ Nonconscious Programs: How to Recognize Them, How to Use Them,” focused on ways in which jurors rely upon heuristic reasoning, or “mental shortcuts,” in their decision making and how understanding and predicting … more »

ThemeVision consultant, Dennis Stolle, is the editor of the Legal Update column of the Winter 2012 issue of American Psychology and Law Society News.  The Winter 2012 column, by Angela Yarbrough & Amanda Nicholson, focuses on recent, significant decisions regarding the assessment of the reliability of eyewitness testimony.  The column is titled, Significant Eyewitness Cases … more »

Dennis Stolle has been appointed as the Legal Updates Editor of American Psychology & Law Society News. APLS is published three times a year and is read by nearly 5,000 mental health professionals, legal professionals, and academics.