Experts in Trial Strategy & Jury Research
Vinson & Company maintains a full-time professional staff trained at the country’s leading schools and universities. Our Ph.D. specialists offer expertise in Psychology, Sociology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychometrics, Statistics, Mathematics, Communication Sciences, and Research Design.
OUR KEY LEADERSHIP
DR. DONALD E. VINSON
Founder/Chairman
Dr. Vinson is widely considered the “founding father” of jury and trial research, and is internationally recognized as the world’s leading expert in the field. He has founded three successful companies in the industry, two of which were acquired by NYSE-listed corporations.
STEPHEN PATERSON
President & CEO
Stephen Paterson is President and CEO of Vinson & Company and has more than 25 years of experience in the field of trial research. He began his career as the Director of Marketing at Litigation Sciences, Inc, the first jury research firm in the industry.
DR. NORMA SILVERSTEIN
Senior Vice President of R&D
For 25 years Dr. Silverstein has served alongside Dr. Donald Vinson and Steve Paterson in some of the most well-known trials in recent legal history.
DAVID PERLUT
Vice President
Mr. Perlut has more than 20 years of experience as a trial strategist, having developed significant expertise in high-risk, high-exposure, bet-the-company litigation.
DR. KATHERINE VINSON
Senior Litigation Consultant
Dr. Katherine Vinson has over 10 years of litigation experience and is a social psychologist with a specialty in juror behavior and decision making.
DR. KIRSTEN DOMAGALSKI
Research Associate
Dr. Kirsten Domagalski received her undergraduate degree in Mathematics and went on to get her Ph.D. in Psychological Science at UC Irvine, culminating in over 7 years of experience in applied psychological research.
LOLA VALLEJO
Executive Assistant to Steve Paterson
KYLE PATERSON
Research Analyst
SARAH AGUIRRE
Director of Operations
DIAMELA GARCIA
Research Analyst
MEGAN WUNDERLI
Research Analyst
EXPERIENCE
We have been retained to assist clients with civil and criminal jury trials in both Federal and State courts throughout the United States, U.S. territories, and in some foreign jurisdictions. These have included matters in small rural communities as well as large, diverse metropolitan areas. With over 35 years of experience, we have been involved in virtually every kind of litigation. Our record for helping clients achieve successful results is well recognized by the law firms and corporations with whom we have worked over the years.
Our professionals have extensive experience in:
- Survey research and questionnaire design
- Small group issue analysis and theme identification
- Mathematical and statistical juror modeling
- Strategy development and testing
- Trial simulations and case evaluation
- Assessment and evaluation of courtroom communication
- Analysis and evaluation of prior verdicts
- Strategies for the effective use of video depositions
- Preparation of opening statements and closing arguments
- Development of effective visual strategy