Experience
The Decision Analysis team has guided counsel through the country’s most consequential trials for nearly forty years.
About 2,000 cases across the country in nearly forty years.
The Decision Analysis Team
Richard Gabriel
PresidentSince 1985, Richard has been a leader in jury research, jury selection, and litigation communication with experience in nearly 2,000 trials. CBS News has called him “by reputation, one of the best trial consultants in the country.”
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Jonathan Ross
Senior Trial ConsultantJonathan has worked on trials across the country, including Phil Spector, Casey Anthony, and Kwame Kilpatrick, and many multi-million-dollar civil matters. He specializes in focus group and mock trial research.
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Of CounselPaul has worked as a trial consultant since 1990. He has served two terms as President of the ASTC, authored 14 books on courtroom psychology and advocacy, and is a legal and political analyst for WGN-TV Chicago.
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Sophia Hobby
Associate Trial ConsultantSophia joined Decision Analysis with a background at the intersection of law, psychology, and research. She brings several years of litigation experience, rigorous research training, and competitive mock trial recognition to her consulting work.
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Gabriela Cedré, M.S.
Director of OperationsGabriela has been with Decision Analysis since 2017 and specializes in operations management and visual presentation design. She holds an M.S. in Forensic Psychology from Cal State LA with research in eyewitness memory and juror decision-making.
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Emily Shaw, Ph.D.
Senior Trial ConsultantEmily is an award-winning researcher specializing in jury decision-making. Her published work spans juror perception, credibility, conformity, and implicit bias, and she has consulted on personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death matters since 2015.
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Michelle Rey LaRocca, J.D.
Senior Trial ConsultantMichelle leverages seven years of San Francisco litigation practice, a Communication degree, and teaching experience in her consulting work. She serves as current Vice President of the American Society of Trial Consultants.
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Jade Larson, Ph.D.
Associate Trial ConsultantJade approaches trial consulting with a foundation in communication science and decision-making, supporting cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, and medical malpractice.
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Our team has worked on nearly every type of litigation in state and federal courts across the country.
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Employment
- Commercial Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Antitrust
- Insurance & Bad Faith
- Criminal Defense
- White-Collar Crime
- Crisis Communication
- Corporate Defense
- Mediation & Arbitration