Founder

Marshall L. Hennington, Ph.D.

Dr. Marshall Hennington received his Ph.D. and an MA. Degree from the California School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology and also has an Educational Masters 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 is a past member of the professional visibility board of the American Society of Trial Consultants. He specializes in jury profiles and selection, case theme development, and witness preparation in both civil and criminal cases. He has an expertise and has published articles in the field of ethnic and gender considerations in jury composition and selection. He is a regular contributing writer to the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s “Verdicts and Settlements” section and is recognized as a national leader in trial and jury consulting. 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 has been featured in numerous magazines including Newsweek Magazine and The Los Angeles Times. He travels extensively lecturing to law schools and law firms. He has also been featured on the “Today Show” on NBC.

Dr. Hennington has assisted with numerous high profile trials including most recently the USA v. William Jensen Cottrell (Cal-Tech Graduate Student Eco-Terrorist) trial, The Philip Morris tobacco trial, The Candid Camera, Inc. trial, 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 (State of Florida v. Henry Lyons). Additionally, Dr. Hennington will assist in the re-trial of (State of New Jersey v. Jayson Williams). Dr. Hennington has also represented various corporations including Philip Morris (Altria Group), Texaco Oil Corporation, State Farm Insurance, Fireman’s Fund Insurance, Universal Pictures, Vivendi, Washington Mutual Bank, King Drew Medical Center, The Southern California Metropolitan Water District, The Department of Justice and American Airlines with employment matters. Dr. Hennington is a regular commentator on Court T.V., CNN, and MSNBC. He is recognized as a leading authority in jury psychology. He has been involved in numerous high profile celebrity trials including the Robert Blake Murder Trial and the Thomas Toolan Murder Trial in Nantucket. Dr. Hennington has served as a legal commentator for the Michael Jackson Trial for NBC and MSNBC. Dr. Hennington is currently self publishing two books tentatively titled “The Art Of Winning Jury Trials” and “Words Of Wisdom; A Message To My Daughter.” Dr. Marshall Hennington’s specialty is crafting litigation strategies to win trials. Dr. Hennington is on the Board of Directors for Operation Hope which is a full service program that addresses the needs of at risk youth. In his spare time Dr. Hennington also volunteers his time at the Westside Jewish Community Center.

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