Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D.

Lorie Sicafuse is a Senior Jury Consultant with Magna Legal Services. She earned a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Her grant-funded doctoral dissertation examined how civil jurors’ personality characteristics, deliberation contexts, and susceptibility to bias influence case-related judgments and verdicts. In addition to her academic research, Dr. Sicafuse has extensive applied experience leading community-based research and evaluation projects.

Dr. Sicafuse has been partnering with legal teams for nearly two decades, consulting on high profile and billion-dollar cases in State and Federal venues across the nation. Her interdisciplinary background in academic and applied research informs the litigation consulting services she provides, including witness preparation for deposition and trial, case assessments, focus groups and mock trials, voir dire development, jury selection, shadow juries, community attitude surveys, and post-trial interviews. Dr. Sicafuse’s consulting practice areas include insurance defense, personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, toxic torts, contracts, employment, securities fraud, and intellectual property.

Dr. Sicafuse employs a data-driven approach to jury research and jury selection, using innovative data analytics to predict verdict leanings and identify trends in juror attitudes. She is particularly interested in the effects of the changing social landscape on jurors’ perceptions, decisions, and civil case outcomes and incorporates the results of her continuing research into her publications, presentations, and overall approach to consulting.

Dr. Sicafuse has authored over thirty articles and book chapters for both academic and applied audiences. A frequently requested speaker, she presents multiple CLEs annually for attorneys and claims professionals.