David Ball

David Ball

Trial Consultant

(919) 961-8177

Key Facts

Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Electrical Engineering, 1963 Alfred University, B.A., English, 1965 University of Maryland, M.A., English, 1966 University of Minnesota, Ph.D., Speech, Communications, and Theatre Arts, 1970

Biography

David Ball (Malekpour Ball Consulting) is the nation's most influential trial consultant. With partner Artemis Malekpour, he guides plaintiff's civil cases and criminal defense cases across the country. They are the nation's only trial consultants qualified to help attorneys with Reptilian methods and strategy, as well as with Ball's David Ball on Damages techniques and a wide range of other essential approaches. They have an unparalleled record in helping attorneys with every size and kind of case.

Dr. Ball is also a pioneer in adapting methods of film and theater for use in trial. His theater/film students hold Oscars, Obies, Tonys, and Emmys. His Theater Tips and Strategies for Jury Trials has been a bestseller for nearly two decades, and his Backwards and Forwards has been a foundation of theater and film training since 1984.

Dr. Ball wrote two of the bestselling trial strategy books ever published: David Ball on Damages and—with Reptile cofounder Don Keenan—Reptile: The 2009 Manual of the Plaintiff's Revolution.

Dr. Ball is an award-winning teacher for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and the American Association for Justice's National College of Advocacy. He has also taught law students at North Carolina, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, and Campbell law schools, and at Duke Law as a senior lecturer. He has long been the nation's most in-demand continuing legal education speaker.

David Ball's Products

David Ball on Damages 3 - Trial Guides
David Ball on Damages 3
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David Ball on Damages 3 (Audiobook) - Trial Guides
David Ball on Damages 3 (Audiobook)
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Damages Evolving - Trial Guides
Damages Evolving
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Damages Evolving (Audiobook) - Trial Guides
Damages Evolving (Audiobook)
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Maximizing Damages in Admitted Liability Cases - On Demand CLE - Trial Guides
Theater Tips and Strategies for Jury Trials - Trial Guides
A Preview of Damages: The Evolution, Part 1 - On Demand - Trial Guides
A Preview of Damages: The Evolution, Part 1 - On Demand
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A Preview of Damages: The Evolution, Part 2 - On Demand - Trial Guides
A Preview of Damages: The Evolution, Part 2 - On Demand
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Roundtable Q&A with David Ball, Artemis Malekpour, and Keith Mitnik - On Demand - Trial Guides
David Ball on Damages Advances and Innovations: A Recorded Seminar - Trial Guides
David Ball on Damages Advances and Innovations: A Recorded Seminar
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David Ball on Damages Advances and Innovations - On Demand - Trial Guides
David Ball on Damages Advances and Innovations - On Demand
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Maximizing Limited Voir Dire - Trial Guides
Maximizing Limited Voir Dire
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Friedman, Ball & Karton - Trial Guides
Friedman, Ball & Karton
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Focus Groups - Trial Guides
Focus Groups
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Focus Groups: How to Do Your Own Jury Research - On Demand - Trial Guides
Focus Groups: How to Do Your Own Jury Research - On Demand
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Winning the Unwinnable Case - Trial Guides
Winning the Unwinnable Case
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Winning the Unwinnable Case - On Demand - Trial Guides
Winning the Unwinnable Case - On Demand
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David Ball on Criminal Defense: Blocking Conviction - On Demand - Trial Guides