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On March 7, 2008, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle, President of ThemeVision LLC, presented a guest lecture to Indiana law students. Dr. Stolle spoke about the process of developing, testing, and implementing persuasive trial themes in intellectual property litigation. He also spoke about the jury decision making process in complex patent litigation and how the use … more »

ThemeVision Trial Consultants, Dennis Stolle and Christina Studebaker, were each mentioned in the 2008 book, The History of Nebraska Law. The book’s chapter on interdisciplinary legal education mentions Stolle’s work with Dr. Steven Penrod on complex research designs, citing to Stolle’s 2002 article in Behavioral Sciences & the Law. The chapter also refers to Stolle’s … more »

On November 9, 2007, Dr. Christina Studebaker presented to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York on the work and professional activities of practicing trial consultants. And, on November 15, 2007, Dr. Dennis Stolle presented to undergraduate psychology students at Indiana University about jury selection, trial … more »

On August 22, 2007, the Indiana Lawyer’s front page featured a collaborative research project between ThemeVision and Indiana University, which had surveyed lawyers, judges, and jurors from 179 criminal trials in Indiana. The article, titled “Influence Inside the Jury Room,” discussed the study’s findings, which included a strong statistical relationship between verdict and the presence on … more »

On August 20, 2007, The Indianapolis Star profiled a collaborative research project between ThemeVision and Indiana University in an article titled, “Jury Study Prompts Guidance, Praise.” The study surveyed lawyers, judges, and jurors from 179 Indiana criminal jury trials. The Star article highlighted the study’s finding that “[t]he foreman’s initial viewpoint carries a lot of weight. Jurors also … more »

David Bartholomew, Graphic Artist for ThemeVision LLC, was part of a team selected to redesign Governor Mitch Daniels’ Indiana Motorsports Web site. The team was selected from outstanding students nominated by faculty at IUPUI. The selected group, from The Computer Graphics Technology Department, was assigned to analyze and re-tool the website: www.indianamotorsports.gov The project, a … more »

On July 27, 2005, the Indiana Lawyer Daily published "Study: Forepersons, Vocal Jurors Strongly Influence Verdicts," which profiled research conducted by Dr. Stolle in collaboration with Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis on the quality of the deliberation process in Indiana criminal juries. The article highlighted the researchers’ findings that jury forepersons’ initial leanings were highly … more »

On July 25, 2007, Inside INdiana Business.com published "IU Researchers Look at Jury Deliberations," which profiled research conducted by Dr. Stolle in collaboration with Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis on the quality of the deliberation process in Indiana criminal juries. The article highlighted the researchers’ finding that jury forepersons’ initial leanings were highly correlated with … more »

Dr. Dennis Stolle, President of ThemeVision LLC, has been named a founding member of the New Media Advisory Board for the Indiana University School of Informatics at IUPUI. The New Media Program offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in media arts and sciences. The program emphasizes the design, development, management, integration, and deployment of new and … more »