David A. Wenner

Location:

Phoenix, Arizona

Phone:

(602) 714-1701

Fax:

(602) 381-8997

Email:

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David Wenner, M.S.W., J.D. is nationally recognized as an authority on juror bias and decision-making. As a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Snyder & Wenner, P.C., Mr. Wenner has spent the last two decades prosecuting wrongful death and catastrophic injury accident cases, speaking to lawyers across the country on juror bias and decision-making, and creating a successful juror bias model.

Research

Juror Bias ATLA Blue Ribbon Committee - 1994-1997
Tort Reform Rhetoric and Juror Attitudes, 2000 - 2001, Stanford University, Roscoe Pound Foundation
Juror Attitudes Post 9/11, AAJ; Roscoe Pound Foundation 2002
Robert L. Habush AAJ Endowment Jury Project --- Judicial Attitudes Toward Voir Dire, Professor Lee D Ross, Stanford University, Geoff Garin, Peter Hart & Associates, Washington D.C. 2008

Areas of Practice

Wrongful Death
Catastrophic Injury Accident

Bar Admissions

Arizona, 1984
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1984
U.S. Supreme Court, 1990

Published Works

Jury Bias Model (Co-Author)
Co-Creator, Jury Bias Model
Reframing the Model, Trial Magazine, March, 2008
Wenner, D. Book Review, Scientific Jury Selection, Trial Magazine, March, 2007
Personal Reflection Regarding Juror Bias, Trial Magazine, July, 2004
Letter to the Editor, Wall Street Journal, January 20, 2004
"Jury Bias", Litigating Tort Cases, Chapter 35, West & American Association for Justice, 2003
Personal Reflection Regarding Juror Bias, Trial Magazine, July, 2004
Combating Juror Bias, Trial, p. 30, June, 2000
Preparing for Trial: An Uncommon Approach, Trial, p. 62, January, 1998
Overcoming Juror Bias in Voir Dire, Trial, p. 42, July, 1997
Communication Skills in the Courtroom Summation, Arizona Trial Lawyers, p. 4, Fall, 1985
Sensory Language in the Courtroom, Trial Diplomacy Journal, p. 13, Winter, 1981

Classes/Seminars

Co-Developer, AAJ's Overcoming Jury Bias Seminar & College, 1995 - Present
American Association for Justice NCA Post - Ultimate College, Charleston, SC, American Association for Justice's First Focus Group, February 26, 1994
Faculty Member, Lecturer, Social Psychology of the Jury Trial, March 3, 1994
Focusing on Your Case, American Association for Justice NCA Post-Ultimate College, Houston, TX, April 28, 1995
Professional Liability Issues, American Association for Justice NCA Holiday Golf Classic Seminar, Pebble Beach
American Association for Justice NCA Premises Liability: Inadequate Security and Violent Crimes, February 23, 1996
Lecturer, Negligent Hiring and Jury Decisions in Inadequate Security Cases, February 24, 1996
Focusing on Your Case, American Association for Justice NCA Post-Ultimate College, Arlington, VA, March 1, 1996
Fighting for Justice By and For the People, American Association for Justice 1996 Annual Convention, July 27, 1996
Lecturer, Focus Groups for Trial Lawyers, Boston, MA, July 31, 1996
Lecturer, The Medical Malpractice Case, AzTLA Program, October 11, 1996
Lecturer, A Day In Court With The Masters, AzTLA Program, November 8, 1996
Arizona's Top Ten - How They Did It, AzTLA Program, December 13, 1996
Lecturer, Co-Chair and Faculty, NCA Case Workshop Program - Tucson, AZ, February 7, 1997
Collision Cases, Premises Liability & Persuading, NCA Resort Mega Seminar, Phoenix, AZ, February 10, 1997 - February 24, 1997
Co-Creator and Co-Chair, American Association for Justice Overcoming Juror Bias, May 16, 1997
Lecturer, American Association for Justice 1997 Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, July 18, 1997
Lecturer, American Association for Justice 1997 Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, July 23, 1997
Lecture and Demonstration of Jury Deliberation, The Sea - Faculty - Sneak Preview Into a Jury Room, State Bar of Arizona, CLE, 1997
Faculty Member, American Association for Justice, GA, American Association for Justice Case Workshop Program, September 18, 1997
Chair and Faculty - Lecture, American Association for Justice Overcoming Juror Bias, Chicago, IL, September 26, 1997
Jury Bias, Conducted Focus Group, September 27, 1997
TBI, Medicine, Employment; Plenary: Overcoming Jury Bias, NCA Mega Seminar, October 31, 1997
Lecturer, Jury Bias, Reno, NV, November 1, 1997
Faculty Member, Conducted Live Focus Group, Medical Trial Skills College, Arizona State University College of Law, Tempe, January 16, 1998
Lecturer, Juror Judgment and Decision-Making, American Association for Justice 1998 Winter Convention, Maui, Hawaii, February 21, 1998 - February 25, 1998
Chair and Faculty, American Association for Justice Overcoming Juror Bias, Salt Lake City, UT, March 13, 1998
Lecturer, Jury Bias, Conducted Live Focus Group, March 14, 1998
Faculty, American Association for Justice Case Workshop Program, Santa Fe, NM, April 23, 1998
Chair and Faculty - Lecture - Juror Decision-Making, Overcoming Juror Bias in Voir Dire, AzTLA Program
Lecturer, American Association for Justice 1998 Weekend with the Stars, New York, NY, December 12, 1998
Doubleheader: Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases; Premises, American Association for Justice, February 26, 1999
Faculty Voir Dire, Liability: Inadequate Security, Phoenix, AZ, February 27, 1999
Chair and Faculty, New Frontiers in Overcoming Juror Bias, American Association for Justice, Jupiter, FL, April 9, 1999
Lecturer, Jury Bias, Conducted Live Focus Group, April 10, 1999
Faculty, American Association for Justice Case Workshop Program, Minneapolis, MN, April 21, 1999
Faculty, American Association for Justice Case Workshop Program, Minneapolis, MN, April 25, 1999
Focus Group Demonstration, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, July 17, 1999
Co-Chair and Faculty, Voir Dire, NCA Trial Advocacy College, Phoenix, AZ, October 9, 1999
Co-Chair and Faculty - Lecture, American Association for Justice Overcoming Juror Bias, Phoenix, AZ, February 4, 2000 - February 5, 2000
American Association for Justice Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases From a Trial Lawyer's Perspective, February 25, 2000
Lecturer, Jury Bias in Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, American Association for Justice, GA, February 26, 2000
American Association for Justice Litigating Employment Cases From a Trial Lawyer's Perspective, March 17, 2000
Lecturer, Juror Judgment and Decision - Making in Employment Cases, Las Vegas, NV, March 18, 2000
Lecture, New Frontiers in Juror Bias, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, July 27, 2000
Lecturer, Jury Bias, Nevada Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, August 2, 2000
Lecturer, Focus Groups, American Board of Trial Advocates' Seminar, Phoenix, AZ, November 10, 2000
Co-Chair and Faculty, American Association for Justice's Weekend With The Stars, New York, NY, December 10, 2000
Lecturer, Jury Decision-Making and Bias, December 11, 2000
Faculty, American Association for Justice's Medical Trial Skills College, Miami, FL, January 10, 2001
Faculty, American Association for Justice's Overcoming Juror Bias College, American Association for Justice, GA, 2001
Lecturer, Juror Bias, Michigan State Bar, Troy, MI, April 9, 2001
Faculty, Continue Legal Education, Law Firm Jones, Day, Tucson, AZ, May 18, 2001 - May 19, 2001
Jury Psychology, State Bar of Arizona CLE, Sea Half Day Program, San Diego, CA
Lecturer, Psychology for Lawyers, American Association for Justice's Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, 2001
New Frontiers in Juror Bias, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL, 2001
Jury Psychology, State Bar of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
Faculty, Overcoming Jury Bias College, American Association for Justice, Coronado, CA, 2002
Jury Bias, Kentucky Trial Lawyers Association, Louisville, KY, 2002
Faculty, Overcoming Jury Bias Seminar, American Association for Justice-Las Vegas, NV, 2002
Keynote Lecturer, National Employment Lawyer Association Annual Conference, Juror Bias, Orlando, FL, 2002
Faculty, Overcoming Juror Bias Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
Faculty, American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy College, Direct and Cross-Examination, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
Lecturer, Jury Bias, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Des Moines, IA, 2002
Faculty, American Association for Justice Overcoming Juror Bias College, Phoenix, AZ, 2003
Lecturer, Jury Bias, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Des Moines, IA, 2003
Jury Psychology, American Association for Justice Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2003
Persuasion, Colorado Trail Lawyers, Vail, CO, 2003
Speaker, Jury Bias, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, Farmington, MI, 2003
Speaker, Psyching Yourself Up For Trial, American Association for Justice's Weekend With The Stars, New York, NY, 2003
Faculty, Exposing, Attacking & Defeating Juror Bias, American Association for Justice, Las Vegas, NV, 2004
Faculty, Ultimate Course: Art of Persuasion, Harvard Law School, American Association for Justice, Cambridge, MA
Co-Chair, Overcoming Jury Bias Seminar, American Association for Justice, Las Vegas, NV, 2004
Faculty, Jury Bias, Washington State Trial Lawyers, Tacoma, WA, 2004
Co-Chair and Presenter, Jury Bias, Arizona Trial Lawyer Annual Conference, 2004
Faculty, Seminar on Jury Decision-Making, Ontario Trial Lawyers, Toronto, Canada, 2004
Presentation, Jury Psychology, Trial Advocacy, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Boston, MA, 2004
Faculty, Jury Decision Making, Mediterranean Cruise: An Italian Aria, American Association for Justice, Venice, Italy, 2004
Speaker, American Association for Justice's18th Annual Weekend with the Stars, New York, NY, 2004
Faculty, Overcoming Jury Bias in Complex Cases Seminar, American Association for Justice, Miami Beach, FL, 2005
Focus Group Demonstration, AAJ's Medical Trial Skills College, Scottsdale, AZ, 2005
Faculty, American Association for Justice's The Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, Georgetown Law School, Washington D.C., 2005
Presentation, Jury Bias, Nevada Trial Lawyer Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 2005
Speaker, Jury Decision Making, CLE, State Bar of Arizona, San Diego, CA, 2005
Presentation on Jury Psychology, 2005 American Association for Justice's Annual Convention, Toronto Ontario, 2005
Faculty, American Association for Justice's Overcoming Juror Bias College Part I, American Association for Justice, GA, 2005
Speaker, Jury Bias, American Association for Justice's Winter Convention, Honolulu, HI, 2006
Faculty, American Association for Justice's Overcoming Jury Bias Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 2006
Half Day Presentation, Overcoming Jury Bias, Wyoming Trial Lawyers, Jackson Hole, WY, 2006
Speaker, Communication with Conservative Jurors, Attorney Information Exchange Group, Denver, CO, 2006
Presentation, Jury Decision Making, American Association for Justice's Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, 2006
Faculty, American Association for Justice's Psychology of Persuasion, American Association for Justice, GA, 2006
Faculty, American Association for Justice's Overcoming Juror Bias College, American Association for Justice, GA, 2006
Presentation, Trial Story Framing in Birth Trauma Cases, AAJ's Litigating Injured Infants Seminar, Tucson, AZ, 2007
Faculty, Overcoming Jury Bias, Alabama Trial Lawyers, Birmingham, AL, 2007
Half Day Presentation, Jury Bias, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers, Las Vegas, NV, 2007
Presentation, New Frontiers in Jury Bias, Trial Advocacy, Annual Conference, American Association for Justice, Chicago, IL, 2007
Speaker, Jury Selection in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, Annual Conference, American Association for Justice, Chicago, IL, 2007
Presentation, Jury Decision Making in Auto Defect Cases, Attorney Information Exchange Group, Santa Fe, NM, 2007
Presentation, The Unconscious and Jury Decision Making, Annual Conference, Arizona Trial Lawyers, Scottsdale, AZ, 2007
Speaker, Jury Selection, Maricopa County Superior Court Judges, Mesa, AZ, 2007
Faculty, AAJ'S New Avenues to Justice: The Art and Science of Persuasion, Las Vegas, NV, 2007
Presentation and Demonstration, Focus Groups and Jury Bias, New Mexico Trial Lawyers, Albuquerque, NM, 2008
Presentation; Focus Groups, Defective Drug Seminar, AAJ, Las Vegas, NV, 2008
Faculty & Presentations, Jury Bias Modela, The Juror and the Unconscious, Overcoming Jury Bias Seminar, AAJ, Phoenix, AZ, 2008
Facilitate Focus Group, AIEG Seminar, Seattle, WA, 2008
Faculty, Jury Decision Making Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2008
Facilitate Focus Group with Arizona Judges regarding Voir Dire, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, Tucson, AZ, 2008
Presentation, New Frontiers on Jury Bias, AAJ Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
Presentation, Jury Bias in Medical Negligence Cases, AAJ Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 2008