Founder

Marshall L. Hennington, Ph.D.

Dr. Hennington is recognized as a national leader in the field of trial and jury consulting. He is known for his ability to craft litigation strategies to help his clients win trials. He received his Ph.D. and an MA. Degree from the California School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology and also has an Educational Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University. He received a B.S Degree in Social Science from U.C. Berkeley. He has represented clients in various courts throughout the country and is a member of the American Psychology Association’s Law and Psychology Division. He has served on the professional visibility board of the American Society of Trial Consultants. He specializes in jury research, juror profiles and jury selection in both civil and criminal cases. He has an expertise and published articles in the field of ethnic and gender considerations for jury composition and selection. He is a regular contributing writer to the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s “Verdicts and Settlements” section. His forensic and qualitative psychological skills have been successfully used to conduct community attitude surveys, focus group research, mock trials, and to develop computerized juror profiles for jury selection. He travels extensively providing strategic consultation to help his clients win cases.

Dr. Hennington has assisted with numerous high profile trials including the Philip Morris tobacco trial, The Thomas Toolan murder trial in Nantucket, the Ron Ruden murder trial in Las Vegas, the Marian “Suge” Knight (CEO of Death Row Records) trial, “Operation Casablanca” (the largest money laundering trial in U.S. history), and the Reverend Henry Lyons corruption trial in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Hennington has also represented numerous corporations including Chevron Oil Corporation, State Farm Insurance, Fireman’s Fund, Universal Pictures, Vivendi, Washington Mutual Bank, King Drew Medical Center, The Department of Justice and American Airlines. Dr. Hennington served as a legal commentator for the Michael Jackson trial and he is the Author of the book “Words of Wisdom for My Daughter, Life Lessons” (available on Amazon.com). Dr. Hennington is a regular commentator on CNN, and MSNBC. He is recognized as a leading authority for understanding jury psychology.

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