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19 Jury Expert 1 (2007)

handle is hein.journals/jurexp19 and id is 1 raw text is: Handwriting Examination Aids Attorneys with ABCs of Jury Selection By Kevin Stirling, M.B.A. When it comes to picking juries, attorneys scour every source, including juror questionnaire responses, for personality clues. Ruth Holmes assists attorneys in jury selections, reading between the lines on the juror questionnaires by examining the individual Ps and Qs. Crossed t-bars, looped letters and the overall style and shape of the ABCs of potential juror signatures, writing or printing offer Holmes insights about jurors' character traits that can ultimately provide a courtroom advantage for attorneys and their clients. Holmes, signature-sleuth, renowned handwriting examiner and nationally-recognized jury consultant, is president of Pentec, Inc., a forensic, personnel and trial consulting firm that she founded in 1983 and operates in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In recent years, Holmes has expanded her firm's operations with the help of her daughter, Sarah, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology. Ruth Holmes launched a second Pentec office in Duxbury, Massachusetts, five years ago. With two offices to operate and a busy workload to share, Ruth and Sarah Holmes are fast becoming a dynamic duo of handwriting examination. They are the second and third generation in this family business. Still active is Rachel Elliott, 94, also a handwriting examiner. In addition to jury consulting, as a forensic handwriting examiner, Ruth Holmes is court-qualified as an expert witness in federal, state and local courts. A certified document examiner, Holmes works internationally and across the United States. She has assisted attorneys on both plaintiff and defense teams participating in many national trials, including those of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. 5 7 1 Proposed Speech Testifying in the Theater Quick Courtroom Tips: for 3udges: of the Courtroom: When speaking to laypeople, Take a look at an introductory Recognize the importance of speak in lay language. speech forvenirepersons aboutthe courtroom performance - where importance of jury service, what is said and how it is said will influence jurors. I-

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