Unprecedented times require the wisdom of experience. Our consultants were among the first to participate in Zoom jury selections. We have been conducting online mock trials and focus groups since the early days of the pandemic.
You have questions.
We have answers.
As thorough researchers with decades of experience, we apply the research tools you need to help you build a winning case.
Helping you present the best case, to the most receptive audience of jurors.

Our services are built upon the foundation of effective trial presentation:
- A simple story
- Themes that resonate
- Witnesses who can testify clearly, and with confidence
- Visual images that people understand and remember
- Openings and closings that move and persuade
- Jurors who will listen, watch and judge with an open mind
What Our Clients Are Saying
We have worked with Bonora Rountree on challenging criminal cases in San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. Whether their work involves mock jury exercises, juror questionnaires and research, or voir dire and jury selection, they are consistently thoughtful and strategic. It is a pleasure to work with real pros.
Steve BauerLatham & Watkins
I have worked with Beth Bonora and her colleagues at Bonora Rountree for over two decades, in every kind of criminal case. Whether it's mock trial research, opening and closing, or jury selection, their work is beyond compare. Their expertise can turn a difficult criminal case into a winner.
Cris ArguedasARGUEDAS, CASSMAN & HEADLEY, LLP
Representing an indigent client in a murder case, I brought in Beth Bonora to assist with jury selection. She grasped the case quickly and knew what was needed in voir dire. Her penetrating analysis of the jury pool paved the way for a positive outcome for my client.
Lisa Maguire -Chief DefenderSan Mateo County Private Defender Program
I've worked with Will Rountree on several cases and each time he focused like a laser on what matters most to jurors. He worked quickly to understand the details in complex cases, using his knowledge of the details to construct themes that resonated with jurors.
Joseph P. McMonigleLong & Levit llp
Alexis and Beth worked with us on pre-trial research, jury questionnaires, graphics consulting, and jury selection. Their recommendations for our witnesses and trial graphics marked a turning point in our case and led to our ability to connect with the jurors. From start to finish, they offered insights that helped us win a groundbreaking verdict for our clients.
Lesley WeaverBleichmar fonti & auld llp
On the toughest criminal cases, Bonora Rountree is where we turn for deep experience and seasoned instincts to help us develop effective trial strategy. They quickly grasp complex material, identify strengths and weaknesses and help formulate case themes that jurors can absorb.
Nanci Clarenceclarence dyer & cohen llp
Bonora Rountree was an integral part of our trial team and contributed to our client's successful 2008 jury verdict, which was the largest jury verdict of the year in the country. Their work is outstanding.
Barry LeeManatt, phelps, & phillips, llp
Beth Bonora and her team performed extraordinary survey research to help us understand juror attitudes in Silicon Valley, and the information gathered was as surprising as it was helpful in framing arguments and themes for trial.
Jerome Rothmunger tolles & olsen llp
Bonora Rountree helps even before you reach the courtroom. Will Rountree worked with me on developing opening statement, closing argument, and witness examinations for a case, and that preparation ultimately helped to impress the adverse carrier and secure a judgment on the eve of trial.
Scott SumnerSumner Law
Their insights - pretrial - have been incredibly helpful. They are worth their weight in platinum.
David FerminoLaw Foundation of Silicon Valley
Beth Bonora and her colleagues were essential in enabling us to present a complicated, multi-layered defense in a cogent, persuasive and successful manner.
Dan HerlingMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
Distilling a complex case into a story that jurors can understand and accept is critical. Bonora Rountree has been extremely helpful with this process and has had a significant role in obtaining positive results for my clients. I have particularly valued their assistance in some difficult cases where there was a great deal at stake and my resources were limited.
Dek KetchumThe Law Offices of Dek Ketchum
From pretrial research to jury selection, Alexis provided us with the insights we needed in our fraud and embezzlement case. She identified the strengths and weaknesses in the case that helped us secure the win for our client. Her thoughts about the jurors’ reactions to our case were on target. I highly recommend her.
Leyla PasicWood Litigation
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Jurors make their decisions at trial using their intellect and their hearts.
The challenge for the trial lawyer is to shape the case so that jurors can reason their way to a verdict without contradicting their instincts about what is right and just.

We help lawyers develop trial strategies and case themes that will reach all kinds of people, in ways that appeal to their intellectual, emotional, and moral concerns.
It's likely we have experience with cases like yours...
Age Discrimination
Antitrust
Bid Rigging
Breach of Contract
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Breach of FRAND Agreements
Construction Projects & Redevelopment
Consumer Class Action
Eminent Domain
Insurance Coverage
Patent Infringement
Private Attorney General Actions (PAGA)
Race Discrimination
Theft of Trade Secrets
Unfair Competition
Utilities & Public Power
Our consultants have decades of experience.
In fact, one of our firm's principal members helped found the field of Trial Consulting. Contact us to find out how our experience can help you overcome the challenges in your case, and help you win.
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