Marjorie S. Fargo, M.A.
President and Senior Litigation Consultant

			Marjorie S. Fargo is a resident of Alexandria, Virginia and has worked full time as jury and trial consultant since 1975. As one of the first jury consultants in this emergent field, Ms. Fargo pioneered the application of focus group methodology to the field of jury research in complex criminal and civil trials. Drawing upon her work in hundreds of criminal and civil trials in jurisdictions throughout the United States, Ms.Fargo advises counsel in white collar criminal and complex civil litigation regarding case strategy, voir dire and jury selection.   Ms. Fargo has submitted affidavits and testified as an expert on jury procedures to improve jury procedures in state and Federal courts and has been court appointed in both capital and non-capital murder cases. She is a former member of the Board of the American Society of Trial Consultants.(Click here for partial list of relevant publications

SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: 

Handbook of Jury Research, American Law Institute-American Bar Association (1999): Chapter 25, "Post-verdict Juror Interviews." 

"Trial Techniques; Juror Questionnaires Can Supplement Voir Dire," Trial, October 1993. 

"The Obscenity Trial in Rural America: Preparing to Win" (with D. Rudolf), The Champion, 12: 5 -16, November, 1988. 

"Make the Post-Trial Interview Work for You," Criminal Justice, American Bar Association, 3: 2 - 4; 38-41, Summer, 1988. 

JURYWORK: Systematic Techniques, West Group, St. Paul, MN (1983)

Chapter 10, "Conducting Voir Dire" (with B. Bonora). 

Mock Trial of a Software Distribution Franchise Dispute, Faculty, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy (NCA), 1998 Annual Convention, Commercial Litigation Section, Washington, DC. 

Defending a Death Penalty Case: Demonstration of a Jury Focus Group, Faculty, Multi-county Public Defender & Professional  Division of the Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta, GA, July, 1998. 

Jury Issues in a Criminal Trial: A Full Day Mock Trial, Faculty, Alexandria Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee, June, 1998. 

Case Workshop Program, Faculty, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy (NCA), Santa Fe, NM, April, 1998. 

The American Trial: Issues for the 21st Century, Panelist, Smithsonian Institution, Campus on the Mall, Smithsonian Resident Associates Program, Washington, DC, October, 1997. 

Case Workshop Program, Faculty, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy (NCA), Atlanta, GA, September, 1997. 

Voir Dire in a Capital Case: Voir Dire Practice and Critique Sessions, Faculty, New Jersey Public Defender, Trenton, NJ, August, 1997. 

Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course: Art of Persuasion, Faculty, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy (NCA), Harvard Law School, March, 1997. 

Post-Ultimate College: Focusing on Your Case, Faculty, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy (NCA), Arlington, VA, March, 1996.

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