Jury consulting fees, published in full

In this field, prices usually come after the phone call. These are the actual fees — fixed where the work can be defined in advance, per day where it depends on how long trial runs — so you can see whether help fits the case budget before you call.

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Fee scheduleTexas

Real-Time Trial Strategy$1,200Per trial day

Trial Readiness Engagement$3,500Fixed fee

Voir Dire Strategy$2,000Fixed fee

Scheduling deposit: two trial days, applied to the final invoice. Expenses billed at actual cost, no markup.

What Each Fee Covers

Three services, three prices

Each can be engaged on its own or combined. Fixed-fee work is scoped in writing before it begins, and the engagement can expand by simple written agreement as trial approaches.

No. 1

Flagship Service

Real-Time Trial Strategy

An independent observer in the gallery whose one job is to watch and interpret the jury while you try the case — and to help you adjust while there is still time to change the outcome.

Continuous observation of juror reactions throughout testimony and argument
Consults at recesses and over lunch, while the next witness can still be adjusted
End-of-day debrief with counsel
Written evening summaries of juror reactions and recommended adjustments
Strategic realignment in real time as the jury’s read of the case develops

How it’s billed: Per day of trial observed. The final count of trial days is trued up on the closing invoice; trials expected to run longer than a week are invoiced weekly.
When to book: As soon as the setting is firm. Reserved dates are held exclusively for your team.

$1,200Per trial day

No. 2

Trial Readiness Engagement

The same jury perspective applied before trial begins: an independent assessment of how the case, the witnesses, and the arguments are likely to be received.

Comprehensive case overview and review of the theory of the case and trial strategy
Strengths, weaknesses, and strategic risks assessed from a juror-perception perspective
Arguments and themes likely to resonate with different types of jurors
Witness review, with roughly four hours of witness communication coaching included
Preparation for jury selection and transition into voir dire strategy

How it’s billed: One fixed fee, typically invoiced at the start of the engagement. Additional witness coaching beyond the included hours is available at a preferred rate.
When to book: Weeks before trial if possible — the value is in changes that still have time to take hold.

$3,500Fixed fee

No. 3

Voir Dire Strategy

A focused, stand-alone engagement for attorneys who want help with jury selection without the broader readiness package.

Preparation meeting on the case, juror attitudes, and selection objectives
Drafting case-specific juror questionnaires, and supplemental questionnaires where the court permits
Demographic and background analysis of the venire panel against the case’s specific facts and themes
Development of a practical voir dire strategy
Assessment of juror responses for cause challenges and strikes
Consulting at counsel table during jury selection

How it’s billed: One fixed fee, typically invoiced at the start of the engagement.
When to book: Early enough to draft and submit questionnaires on the court’s schedule.

$2,000Fixed fee

Sample Budgets

What a full engagement costs

Most matters combine services. Three common shapes, with the arithmetic shown, before travel and case expenses.

Jury selection only

Help picking the jury; counsel tries the case without an observer.

Voir Dire Strategy$2,000

Total$2,000

No trial days reserved, so no scheduling deposit.

Jury selection and a four-day trial

Help picking the jury, then an observer in the gallery through verdict.

Voir Dire Strategy$2,000

Real-Time Trial Strategy, 4 days$4,800

Total$6,800

$2,400 deposit at reservation, applied to the final invoice.

Full preparation and a five-day trial

A pre-trial readiness assessment, then an observer through a week of trial.

Trial Readiness Engagement$3,500

Real-Time Trial Strategy, 5 days$6,000

Total$9,500

$2,400 deposit at reservation, applied to the final invoice.

These are illustrations, not quotes. Your engagement letter states the actual scope and fee for your matter before any work begins or any date is reserved.

Beyond the Packages

Additional services

Witness coaching is billed by the hour and can be engaged on its own. Other work that doesn’t fit a package is scoped and priced before it begins — never billed open-ended.

Witness communication coaching

Helping witnesses deliver truthful testimony clearly, naturally, and credibly — never scripting what they say. Available on its own for any witness who would benefit, or added to any engagement.

$250 per hour · $200 per hour for Readiness clients

Post-trial debrief

Lessons learned, juror reactions, and witness performance — for firms institutionalizing insight across trial teams.

Custom scope

Custom engagements

Narrowly defined work outside the standard menu where your needs don’t fit an established package.

Scoped and quoted before work begins

How Billing Works

Deposits, refunds, and continuances

Trials move, settle, and reset. These terms say in advance what happens to your money when they do.

Straight Terms — Stated Up Front

Who engages the practice: Trial counsel. The practice works at counsel’s direction, and fees are set out in an engagement letter with counsel before work begins.
When fees are invoiced: Fixed-fee work is typically invoiced at the start of the engagement. Trial days are billed against the reservation, with the final count trued up on the closing invoice; trials longer than a week are invoiced weekly.
Scheduling deposit: Reserving trial dates requires a deposit equal to two trial days — $2,400 — which is applied to the final invoice. For a five-day trial, that leaves $3,600 in trial-day fees at the close.
If the case settles early: If a matter resolves before substantive work begins, the fixed fee is refunded or credited toward a future engagement — your election. Completed work is earned when performed.
Cancellation: If a reserved setting is vacated, the deposit is refunded or credited on a sliding schedule based on notice given, stated in full in the engagement letter.
Continuances: If trial is continued rather than resolved, the deposit rolls forward to the reset date at no additional charge.
Expenses: Travel and ordinary case expenses are billed at actual cost with no markup. Specialized third-party services require advance approval.

Questions About Fees

Common questions

Why fixed fees instead of hourly billing?

Because you should be able to commit to a defined cost, and explain it to your client, before any work begins. A fixed fee also means there is no meter running when you call at nine o’clock on a trial night to talk through tomorrow’s witness.

Why publish prices at all?

Most engagements begin within weeks of trial, sometimes days. When time is short, you should be able to tell at a glance whether this kind of help fits the case budget — and spend the phone call on the case, not the price.

Can I start with one service and add another?

Yes. An engagement can expand by simple written agreement. A Voir Dire Strategy engagement can add trial days once the jury is seated, and Real-Time Trial Strategy continues day to day without a new engagement.

Is it too late if trial is next week?

Often not. Intake — a conversation, a conflict check, and a written engagement letter — is built to move quickly for exactly this situation. Availability for specific trial dates depends on reservations already held.