The Jury Is Out

The Jury is Out offers insight, experience and mentorship to trial attorneys who want to better serve their clients and improve their practice. Hosted by John Simon, Member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and Founder of Simon Law, Tim Cronin, Attorney at Simon Law, and St. Louis attorney Erich Vieth, named one of the top Appellate Attorneys in Missouri in 2021, The Jury Is Out focuses on client relations, trial skills and firm management. Nationally recognized guests add depth and vision to the lively and inspiring discussion. Recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the winningest law firms in America, Simon Law has obtained more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice, personal injury and corporate law since the firm’s founding in 2000. The Jury Is Out is a production of Simon Law. Contact us at comments@thejuryisout.law.

The Jury Is Out is a education podcast hosted by TJIO, with 248 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

TJIO hosts The Jury Is Out, a education show with 248 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  EP 716 - The Jury Is Out: What Jurors Really Care About (A Father-Daughter Conversation, Part 2)

  Aug 5, 202656 minS7

  In Part 2 of this father-daughter conversation, trial attorneys John Simon and Mary Simon continue exploring what truly drives jury decision-making. Through real courtroom stories and side-by-side scenarios, John explains why a defendant's conduct, credibility, and character often matter as much as the injuries themselves. Together, they discuss why jurors don't simply calculate damages—they make human judgments about responsibility, accountability, and whether someone has earned their trust.

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  Episode #15

  EP 715 - The Jury Is Out: What Jurors Really Care About (A Father-Daughter Conversation, Part 1)

  Jul 22, 202633 minS7

  This week's episode brings a unique dynamic to the mic as trial attorneys John Simon and Mary Simon—father daughter duo—sit down for an honest conversation about what jurors actually care about. Drawing on more than 41 years and over 100 jury trials, John shares the lessons experience has taught him while Mary asks the questions every trial lawyer eventually wrestles with.

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  Episode #14

  EP 714 - Fines, Fees, and Civil Rights Part 2

  Jul 8, 202629 minS7

  Beyond exploring the civil rights victories attorney and professor Brendan Roediger has scored, the hosts dive into three themes of teaching the next generation in civil practice. Erich Veith, who co-teaches a Civil Practice course at St. Louis University Law with Roediger, walks students through a simulated case from initial client intake all the way to the eve of trial, noting it's where students stop feeling like the law is magic performed only by people smarter than them and start realizing they actually belong. Roediger proposes allowing students to submit AI produced assignments instead of preaching against it, and redline it, and write a memo explaining every change. The conversation ends with an open question none of them can answer: when AI can do the research, draft the brief, and summarize the discovery, what exactly are we training law students to become?

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  Episode #13

  EP 713 - Fines, Fees, and Civil Rights Part 1

  Jun 24, 202635 minS7

  Find out how a defense theory that multiple women fabricated stories of sexual assault out of greed for settlement money collapsed under cross examination in this episode with Brendan Roediger, civil rights attorney and clinical law professor at St. Louis University School of Law. The episode covers a lot of Roediger's career, from the grassroots discovery of illegal warrant fees in St. Louis County municipalities to a $37 million verdict against the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and some of the most difficult civil rights litigation imaginable. What ties it all together is his view that the legal system routinely punishes people not for what they did, but for how little money they have.

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  Episode #12

  EP 712 - The Improv Advantage: What Trial Lawyers Can Learn from the Stage Part 2

  Jun 10, 202637 minS7

  This episode moves from the philosophy of improv into its specific mechanics and direct parallels to the craft of trial law. Guest Ashley Rube breaks down what she actually teaches: starting with being a great teammate, then building active listening, presence, and scene mechanics from there. The principle that your job is to make your scene partner look incredible reframes how Tim Cronin thinks about direct examination: rather than ticking through an outline, the attorney's role is to set up the witness to shine. Ryan Myers draws the same parallel from his years in sales: the best client conversations happen when you stop following a script and start genuinely listening for what the other person needs. Research shows that stress narrows lateral thinking and produces tunnel vision. Improv, the guests argue, doesn't replace a lawyer's skills, it quiets the parts of the nervous system that get in the way of those skills.

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