CJ is a trial consultant and jury researcher with nearly two decades of experience in complex civil and criminal litigation across the 8th, 9th, and 10th Circuits. His consulting work spans federal civil litigation, state criminal defense, regulatory matters, federal tax controversy, and high-publicity engagements where pretrial publicity, community attitudes, and the media environment are part of the strategic picture.
CJ’s scholarly work is grounded in the contemporary empirical tradition in jury research — the lineages of Devine, Hans, Sommers, Greene, and Kovera, and frameworks such as Pennington and Hastie’s Story Model, which informs how he helps counsel structure the narrative jurors will ultimately rely on in deliberation. He is the author of a book-length manuscript on jury cognition, deliberation, and decision-making, currently in final prepublication review.
What that means in practice: findings are translated into language counsel can act on. Methodology is explained, not hidden. Uncertainty is named when it exists.
CJ also writes and consults from a humanist orientation: each juror, witness, and party brings a distinct life behind their reasoning, and good jury work has to take that seriously. It’s also why a meaningful portion of his work each year is committed pro bono to indigent defense, civil rights litigation, and matters arising in Indian Country.
Alongside his practice, he serves as a teaching assistant in upper-division psychology at The Pennsylvania State University. He lives in Washington and Alaska with his family.
