Links to our Staff:
Dr. Thomas P. Baggott · Dr. George Goldman · Dr. Wayne R. Hill · Ms. Margaret Frola
Ms. Melisa Holm · Mr. David Boyan · Mr. Joseph Krosky
DR. THOMAS P. BAGGOTT
Dr. Thomas P. Baggott is our lead consultant and he oversees all cases undertaken by Jury Behavior Research. Dr. Baggott has an extensive background in the court system, as well as the clinical world. He has been retained by corporate giants such as General Motors, America Online, Lloyds of London, General Electric and the U-Haul Corporation.
Tom holds two undergraduate degrees, as well as a Master's Degree and a Ph.D. He is a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialties. He has worked extensively with physicians, hospitals and businesses on cases with exceptionally high client exposure.
Dr. Baggott maintains a current caseload of at least 12 cases per year with an exposure of more than ten million dollars per case.
Dr. Baggott has an extensive history of presentations and publications and is a sought-after speaker. He has presented papers to the Defense Research Institute, as well as various bar associations, both state and national, on topics including trial simulations, focus group studies, medical malpractice and the behavior of jurors. Dr. Baggott's work has been published in various professional journals and he is quoted in training manuals. He is a contributing author to The Medical Malpractice Case: From Screening to Jury; he is the author of the book Cultivating Effective Lawyer-Juror Relationships: Understanding the Process.
You may reach Dr. Baggott via e-mail at: drbaggott@juryadvisor.com.
To download a copy of Dr. Baggott's Curriculum Vitae please click on the following link: Curriculum Vitae 
DR. GEORGE GOLDMAN
Dr. Goldman has been doing forensic work for more than 25 years. He began this aspect of his career by conducting evaluations of parents and children involved in difficult and often contentious custody disputes. These evaluations often involved courtroom testimony. He then became involved in the criminal aspects of Forensic Psychology and testified in numerous cases as an expert witness. These cases included murder and attempted murder.
For the past ten years, his clinical specialty has been PTSD, working with victims and perpetrators of sex offenses. During this time, he began his association with Jury Behavior Research. As a staff member he has organized trial simulations for both criminal and civil matters throughout the United States. His work includes detailed consultation with attorneys and insurance company representatives to ensure that the trial simulations address all relevant and pertinent issues. He analyzes and interprets the immense amount of data generated by these social science projects and prepares a report which includes case strengths, case weaknesses and strategies to optimize success. In addition, his report includes a detailed juror profile.
Dr. Goldman also works as a jury selection consultant and provides witness preparation. This involves developing juror questionnaires, analyzing the results, and in court assistance with jury selection. His witness preparations are behaviorally based, to give the witness every advantage with the jury. His clinical and forensic experience combine to make him a significant resource for a variety of judicial purposes.
Dr. Goldman's Curriculum Vitae can be obtained by clicking on the following link: Curriculum Vitae
You may reach Dr. Goldman via e-mail at: drgoldman@juryadvisor.com.
DR. WAYNE R. HILL
Dr. Wayne R. Hill has been a consultant in Traverse City, Michigan since 1983. Dr. Hill has been closely associated with Dr. Baggott for more than 15 years. They often work as a team and provide dynamic input into difficult cases. Dr. Hill also continues to maintain a clinical practice, through which he performs court-ordered psychological evaluations and provides consultation services to the private sector.
Dr. Hill's background in the justice system is both varied and extensive. Dr. Hill is a former member of the Dallas (Texas) Police Department, where he served as a staff psychologist and hostage negotiator. Currently, he is the staff psychologist to the Traverse City Police Department. He is nationally known for his expertise in the treatment of psychological disorders related to trauma and anxiety.
Dr. Hill is a published author, with several articles printed in professional journals. Dr. Hill is highly acclaimed academically: he was inducted into Psi Chi, the national honor society for psychology; he is a member of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society for scientists; he is a Diplomate in clinical forensic psychology with the American College of Forensic Examiners; and he is a member of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Hill's primary field of trial consulting expertise is witness preparation. Dr. Hill works from the basic concept that the more a jury approves of you, the more weight they tend to give your testimony. Working within an appropriate ethical framework, he can assist attorneys with increasing the approval rating of their witnesses.
Dr. Hill is also the primary training member of Jury Behavior Research. He is a highly respected educator who is well known by many agencies involved in the justice field.
Dr. Hill's Curriculum Vitae can be obtained by clicking on the following link: Curriculum Vitae .
MS. MARGARET FROLA
Ms. Margaret Frola is a Resident Consultant with Jury Behavior Research. Before coming to Jury Behavior Research, Margaret completed her Masters degree in Forensic Psychology and worked as a research assistant at a trial consulting firm in the Washington, D.C. area. While in the D. C. area, she gained consulting experience on several high-profile criminal cases including the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. Ms. Frola is experienced in developing Supplemental Juror Questionnaires, Voir Dire questions, conducting Trial Simulations, as well as Case Strategy and Jury Selection for both criminal and civil cases.
Ms. Frola has given presentations to various groups, including bar associations and other professional organizations. Margaret is a guest lecturer at the University of Arizona Law School teaching voir dire strategies to aspiring lawyers. She also authors articles for Jury Behavior Research's in-house publication From the Jury Box.
Ms. Frola's Curriculum Vitae can be obtained by clicking on the following link: Curriculum Vitae
You may reach Ms. Frola via e-mail at: margaretf@juryadvisor.com.
MS. MELISA HOLM
Ms. Holm is the Chief of Staff for Jury Behavior Research. She coordinates and maintains the activities of the home and field offices; she works hand-in-hand with our clients; and she supervises the support staff of the company. She coordinates all the projects and the scheduling of the consultants. She is the designated problem-solver for issues both big and small.
Melisa began her career in trial consulting a decade ago, when she interned with Dr. Baggott and began her journey into the management intricacies of a research firm. In her capacity as Chief of Staff, Melisa is found at the home office in Tucson and, usually, onsite for major projects. When conducting trial simulations, she can usually be counted upon to crunch numbers as the project moves along so the consultants can have meaningful dialogue with the attorneys immediately after the onsite portion of the project is completed.
Ms. Holm's academic credentials are outstanding. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Arizona, where she maintained an overall GPA of 3.8. In her final semester, she took a full course load, worked in her internship and functioned as a teacher's assistant for a class of over 600 students. In spite of all these activities, she maintained a 4.0GPA for that final semester. The dedication shown to her labors in college is continuously displayed at Jury Behavior Research.
Ms. Holm may be reached via e-mail at: melisa@juryadvisor.com.
MR. DAVID BOYAN
Mr. Boyan has an extensive background working as a graphic consultant with law firms across the nation. He is well known in the transportation industry for his graphic explanations of component failures. Mr. Boyan works closely with the consultants to design graphics that assist in teaching the jurors. Mr. Boyan is an expert in the use of subtle color changes to focus the attention of the jurors on the items of importance and concern.
Mr. Boyan's work includes anatomy, construction, design, charts and graphs, among others. His work is used with foam core boards, slides, overheads, ELMO presentations, PowerPoint and Trial Director presentations, as well as full animations.
MR. JOSEPH KROSKY
Joe Krosky is the manager of client development for Jury Behavior Research Corporation. He has an extensive background in satisfying the needs of various clients and attorneys. Joe is known for his ability to identify problem areas and work with the consultants to ensure the needs of the client are met with the appropriate research design.
Mr. Krosky has worked in most fields of client development associated with trial consulting, including skilled nursing homes, the transportation industry, insurance bad faith, employment and toxic tort.
Joe is a graduate of Arizona State University, holding a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. Other than the exceptions granted for his wife and children, Joe's real love is golf. He claims the atmosphere on the links is responsible for some of his most creative thoughts. He also claims he can help you take two strokes off your current handicap.