Episode 19

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6th Oct 2025

Pat Salvi - Winning Even When the Defendant is Everyone's Hero

Everyone loves doctors. Pat Salvi’s firm sues them. When you know how to pick a good jury, he says, you can overcome the inherent likability factor. In this conversation with hosts Harry Plotkin and Dan Kramer, Pat reveals his strategies, starting with how he makes a connection with potential jurors. Tune in for his tips on exposing juror bias and focusing jurors on a doctor’s behavior, not personality. “It’s not about whether he's a good doctor or a nice guy,” he tells them. “It's whether or not he was reasonably careful under these circumstances.”

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Picking Justice
A Trial Lawyer Jury Selection Podcast
Attention Trial Lawyers: You’ve meticulously crafted your opening statement, mastered your directs and crosses, and fine-tuned your closing argument. But have you developed a strategy for jury selection? What will you do when a potential juror gives an unexpected answer? Do you even want that person on your jury? The clock is ticking — you need to think fast.

Introducing Picking Justice, the essential podcast for trial lawyers. Join nationally renowned jury consultant Harry Plotkin and leading trial lawyer Dan Kramer as they guide you through the complex art of jury selection.

Harry and Dan share invaluable insights and real-world strategies, breaking down the myths and misconceptions that often hold lawyers back in the courtroom.

Whether you’re a seasoned litigator or preparing for your first big case, Picking Justice offers expert guidance to help you make smarter choices during jury selection.

Subscribe today and elevate your trial skills with Picking Justice.

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Daniel Kramer

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Daniel Kramer is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who specializes in representing families and individuals involved in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters, as well as employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuits. Daniel has obtained numerous eight-figure jury verdicts on behalf of his clients.

When not in the courtroom, Daniel is a die-hard Colorado Buffaloes, Atlanta Braves, and Falcons fan while permanently trying to convince his wife and young children that they need to jump on the bandwagon.

Harry Plotkin

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When the best trial lawyers in California go to trial, they call Harry. As a juror consultant who works exclusively for plaintiffs, Harry has helped trial lawyers win some of the biggest verdicts in personal injury, employment, and civil rights trials, including 36 verdicts of over $10 million and 7 verdicts over $100 million since 2021. He has picked the jury in the largest employment verdict in the history of the country ($464 million against Southern California Edison, with trial lawyer David deRubertis) and the largest medical malpractice verdict in American history ($412 million, with trial lawyers Nick Rowley and Keith Bruno). Pursuing justice is his passion, but outside of the courtroom he’s a proud #GirlDad who spends every minute he can with his young(ish) daughters.

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