Sari Swears Podcast: Trial Debrief with Chrissy Hagen and Emily Peacock

What do you do after getting a defense verdict? You learn from it, get your ass back in the courtroom, and try again.

Chrissy Hagen is back on Sari Swears, this time with fellow trial attorney Emily Peacock, to break down what changed between a previous defense verdict and their recent plaintiff's verdict. We talk about the lessons they took from that loss, how they approached voir dire differently, the importance of finding the piss-off point, and why arguing about the medicine can cause you to lose sight of what jurors actually need to hear.

Listen to today's episode to learn:

Find the piss-off point: Give jurors something they can emotionally rally around instead of expecting the facts alone to move them.

Get ahead of defensive attribution: Build your voir dire around the ways jurors may instinctively distance themselves from your client's experience.

Stop arguing about the medicine: In a medical malpractice case, the stronger story may be about responsibility, choices, and what happened after the mistake.

Learn from the fucking loss: Chrissy shares how practicing more, learning from mistakes, and getting back into trial helped her become more confident in voir dire.

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