Trisha Volpe

Below are some of Trisha’s most recent speaking engagements:

• American Bar Association, Panelist - Remote Trials and Their Tribulations: Practical Realities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
• VISION Series Presents: Obstacle Course – Navigating obstacles and seizing opportunities in the practice of law
• Own the Room: Confident Communication for Lawyers – An interactive workshop designed to support women attorneys to become better communicators by giving them tools to develop confident communication skills and to improve credibility and business potential
• DRI Asbestos Medicine Conference – Presentation encouraging women to opt into the practice of law
• Voir Dire: Getting The Information You Need, In The Courtroom And Before – Presentation aimed at improving voir dire strategy in civil and criminal litigation
• American Bar Association - Attorneys In The News: Understanding And Engaging With The Media – Effective communication training seminar at the ABA's Annual Conference
• How To Prepare For And Execute An Effective Jury – Presentation focused on getting the information needed from and about prospective jurors, how to prepare for and execute an effective jury selection and how to communicate strategically to get important insight from jury decision makers
• Women Attorneys In The News: Understanding And Engaging With The Media – Presentation on effective media communications strategies hosted by the Minnesota Women Lawyers organization
• Strategies In Creating And Presenting Demonstratives And Animations – Presentation focused on strategic, effective and persuasive storytelling in court, including proven techniques and methods of educating and communicating through visual advocacy, and using graphics and animation
• Leading The Way: A Conversation With The Women Justices Of The Minnesota Supreme Court – Moderated discussion with Minnesota’s woman justices of the Supreme Court
• National Business Institute - Legal Ethics Of Email And Other Digital Communication – How to navigate the digital landscape as an attorney
• National Conference of Chief Justices - Panelist - Analyzed issues related to media coverage of state courts for an audience of chief justices and court administrators
• Minnesota District Judges Foundation Conference - Panelist - "Managing the Complex Criminal Case - Managing the Media"
• Minnesota Judges Annual Conference 2014 - Panelist - "Savvy Media Management Strategies"
• American Greed - Commentator - "Generous with Other People's Money," American Greed, Episode 55, CNBC
• Expert Witness Training Academy, William Mitchell College of Law - Faculty Member - Trained scientists from around the country to communicate effectively in a variety of settings including media interviews, Congressional hearings, depositions, trials
• FBI Leeds Law Enforcement Training Academy - Panelist for annual media training seminar - Taught high-ranking law enforcement officials about effective communication and developing positive relationships with media

Below are some of Trisha’s most significant publications and videos:

• In-person and virtual trials in the time of COVID – Technology Considerations, December 2020 
• Ten Tips for Litigators on Working with a Graphic Artist, December 2020 
• ‘War Room’ Safety – Staying Safe In Your Team Work Space at Trial During the COVID Pandemic, November 2020
• Jury Selection and Trial by Zoom – Insights and Advocacy, September 2020 Jury Selection and Trial by Zoom – | ThemeVision
• Confident Communication for Lawyers Part 4 – Asking Good Questions, August 2020 
• Confident Communication for Lawyers Part 3 – Life Hacks for Video Conference Calls, June 2020 
• Taking it Online; Jury Research in the Age of COVID-19, June 2020 
• Confident Communication for Lawyers Part 2 – Strategic Communication in Public Settings, May 2020 
• Confident Communication for Lawyers Part 1 – Mastering the Video Conference Call, May 2020
• Cut the “bull”: Media portrayals of social science in the law - The impacts of media depictions of trial consultants and social scientists in the legal system, February 2017