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April 2008

KEYS TO SUCCESS IN ARBITRATION
The fifth volume and first edition of The Advantage includes:

--Keys to success in Arbitration;
--Do's and Don'ts from the campaign trail;
--Curious litigation facts about three American Presidents.

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December 2007

SEX IN COURT
The fourth volume and third edition of The Advantage includes:

--The differences between male and female speech;
--Frequently asked questions from attorneys about how to talk about litigation consulting and corporate clients;
--Tsongas announces its new Alternate Dispute Resolution strategy sessions, and;
--The Top 10 New Year's Resolutions.

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September 2007

A VIEW FROM THE BENCH
The fourth volume and second edition of The Advantage includes:

--The Honorable Robert Alsdorf is interviewed about his experience with jurors;
--The service of trial monitoring and shadow juries is profiled as "a powerful tool to be handled with care," and;
--Tsongas President, Chris Dominic, begins his term as the President of the American Society of Trial Consultants.

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May 2007

JUROR'S COMMON WISDOM: "I DON'T KNOW...I'M JUST THE CEO"
The fourth volume and first edition of The Advantage includes:

--Witness Credibility: A multi-dimentional construct
--Tsongas News: New and improved website coming May 2007

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December 2006

INSIDER TIP: MEETING YOUR CONSULTING NEEDS
The third volume and third edition of The Advantage includes:

--Arming Your Jurors for Deliberation
--Jurors' Common Wisdom

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August 2006

INDUSTRY UPDATE: TRIAL CONSULTANTS PRACTICING MORE PRIOR TO ADR
The third volume and second edition of The Advantage includes:

--Fundamentals of Opening Statement Preparation: Speech 101
--Chris Dominic Elected as ASTC President

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April 2006

HOW WILL MY JURY ARRIVE AT DAMAGE FIGURES?
The third volume and first edition of The Advantage includes:

--You Have More Important Things to Worry About
--Jurors Aren't as "Neutral" as We Think

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December 2005

INDICATORS OF QUALITY IN PRETRIAL SMALL GROUP RESEARCH
The second volume and third edition of The Advantage includes:

--Thank You from the Seattle Director
--Practice Tips: Fighting the Defensiveness Demon
--New Consultant Profile: Thomas M. O'Toole, M.A.

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August 2005

INTRODUCING THE NEW TSONGAS SEATTLE OFFICE
The second volume and second edition of The Advantage includes:

--Introducing the New Tsongas Seattle Office
--Tsongas Expands Seattle Presence
--Consultant Profiles

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March 2005

DOES CLOSING REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
The second volume and first edition of The Advantage includes:

--Voice of Experience: Does Closing Really Make a Difference?
--A View From the Bench: An Interview with the Honorable R.E. Jones, Senior Judge of the US District Court of Oregon
--Tsongas Welcomes Jill Schmid, Ph.D. to our growing team.

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December 2004

THE SILVER BULLET OPENING
The first volume and third edition of the Advantage includes:

--Practice Tips: Starting your Opening with the Silver Bullet
--Voice of Experience: Jurors DO NOT Make up Their Minds After Opening
--Graphics Update: Frequently Asked Questions About Graphics.

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April 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS
The first volume and second edition of the Advantage includes:

--The Slippery Slope of Allowing Discovery of Attorney Work Product
--The Case Story and Jury Reasoning
--Do I Need a Focus Group or a Mock Trial?
--Jurors Say the Darndest Things

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January 2004

INTRODUCING THE ADVANTAGE
This first volume and first edition of The Advantage includes:

--An introduction letter
--When to Use a Community Attitude Survey
--Incorporating Your Themes While Identifying Your Strikes
--Runaway Jury as a Sign of the Times

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