Kenneth Broda-Bahm, Ph.D.
Senior Litigation Consultant

Experience
Ken Broda-Bahm has been an active litigation consultant for the past thirteen years and is a past-President of the American Society of Trial Consultants.  With a doctorate in speech communication emphasizing the areas of rhetoric and legal communication, he has provided research and advice on a variety of plaintiff and defense cases relating to personal injury, malpractice, natural resources, contracts, employment, criminal and product liability, and capital defense.  He is experienced in assisting jury selection, preparing witnesses, designing and evaluating mock trial and focus group research as well as in evaluating the results of venire surveys and conducting post-trial juror interviews.

As a former Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Towson University in Maryland, Dr. Broda-Bahm has extensive experience teaching courses including legal communication, communication research, public speaking, persuasion, argumentation, and advocacy.  Having authored two books on public argument, he brings experience and perspective to the task of improving communication effectiveness in both simple and complex cases.

Dr. Broda-Bahm has designed and led seminars on communication, argument, and persuasive strategy across the United States as well as in seventeen other countries.  

Selected Publications and Presentations
Broda-Bahm, K., Boully, K. R., Lisko, K. O., Spiecker, S. C.  "Arbitration v. Jury Trial: What is the Real Difference?" Inside Counsel, September 2007.

Broda-Bahm, K., Boully, K., Spotting, and Persuading, Anti-Corporate Jurors: Their Bias Takes Many Forms Calling for a Nuanced Approach. The National Law Journal, Feb. 2, 2007.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2006). Mocking Corporate America: The State of Anti-Corporate Bias and the State-of-the-Art Mock Trial. Holland & Hart, Colorado.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2006). Technology in the Courtroom. NITA Presentation, Colorado.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2006). Preparing for Deposition Testimony: Communicating to Win. Northwest Physicians Mutual, Litigation Education Retreat, Eugene, Oregon.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2006). The Art and Science of Legal Persuasion. University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado.

Broda-Bahm, K; Lisko, L.; Spiecker, S. (2005). Jurors in Red and Blue America. Corporate Legal Times.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2005). Corporate Defense in a Skeptical Age: A Model for Crafting Your Message. A Persuasion Strategies White Paper.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2005). Jury Selection in Nursing Home Cases. Presented as part of the ATLA Education Series, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2005). The Top 5 Nursing Home Defense Tactics and How to Defuse Them. Presented as part of the ATLA Teleseminar Series.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2004). Furthering Graduate Education in Trial Consulting: A Workshop Based Approach. Presented to the 2004 ASTC National Conference, Memphis, Tennessee.

Broda-Bahm, K.  (2004).  The Art (and a Little Science) of Legal Persuasion.  University of Denver School of Law, Denver, CO. 

Broda-Bahm, K. (2004). Preparing Your Witness For Deposition. Lorman Educational Services, Denver, Colorado.

Broda-Bahm ,K. (2004). 'Your Counterfactual Strategy: How You Can Influence Jurors Thoughts About ‘What Might Have Been,’ Court Call, 20:1.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2004). Leadership: Perspectives and Process. Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association, Denver, Colorado.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2004). Successful Persuasion in Team Settings. Holland & Hart Staff Retreat, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Broda-Bahm, K. & Kempf, D. (2004). Audience and Argument: A Practical Guide to Public Debate. New York: International Debate Education Association.

Broda-Bahm, K & Schwartz, S. (2003). Those Who Might Have Served: The Attitudes of Excused Venire Members at the Baltimore County Circuit Court. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Society of Trial Consultants, Reno, Nevada.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2003). The Wise, Wary, and Economical use of Litigation Consultants. Presentation for the annual meeting of the Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming, Thermopolis, Wyoming.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2003). Effective One-on-one and Small Group Communication: "Presenting" in "Non-presentational" Settings. Holland & Hart Para-Legal Retreat, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Broda-Bahm, K, & Broda-Bahm, C. (2003). Advocacy Skills for the Favela Community Mediator. Presentation for Agentes de Derietos, Balcao, Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Broda-Bahm, K. & Locke, T. (2003). Effective Jury Selection. Holland & Hart Trial Advocacy Institute, Copper Mountain, Colorado.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2003). Training Argumentation in Legal Settings. International Debate Education Association Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Broda-Bahm, K., Lisko, K., & Spiecker, S. (2003). The Anti-Corporate Juror: Lessons Learned for a Post-Enron Age. Holland & Hart, Denver, Colorado.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2003). The Wise, Wary, and Economical use of Litigation Consultants. Presentation for the annual meeting of the Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming.

Broda-Bahm, K. (January, 2003). Issue Analysis and Research for Public Advocacy. Presentation for Roma Versitas, Skopje, Macedonia.

Broda-Bahm, K., et al., (July, 2002). The United States Should Support an International Criminal Court. A public debate presented for SEEYLI, U.S. Department of State, Educational and Cultural Affairs, Towson, Maryland.

Broda-Bahm, K. (October, 2002). Advocacy on Behalf of Roma Issues: Choosing Your Words, Presenting Your Message. Presentation, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.

Broda-Bahm, K. (2002). (Editor, Contributor). Perspectives in Controversy: Selected Essays from Contemporary Argumentation and Debate. New York: International Debate Education Association.

Broda-Bahm, K. (November, 2001). Arguments on What Might Have Been: An Observational Analysis of Counterfactual Advocacy Among Mock Jurors in Deliberative and Focus-Group Settings. Paper Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Broda-Bahm, K. (August, 2000). Cross-Examination Strategies. Presentation for the International Debate Education Association, Ustron, Poland.

Broda-Bahm, K. (May, 2000). Presentational Speaking: A Few Suggestions. Presentation for physicians, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical.

Broda-Bahm, K. (1999). A Counterfactual Theory of Fiat. Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, 20: 1-23.

Broda-Bahm, K. (Spring, 1999). Finding Protection in Definition: The Quest for “Environmental Security. Argumentation and Advocacy: The Journal of the American Forensic Association, 35: 159-170.

Broda-Bahm, K. (June, 1999). Using Mock Trial Effectively: Teaching the Teachers. Presentation for Informal Education Debate Center, Druskinini, Lithuania.

Broda-Bahm, K. (July, 1999). Communication Perspectives on Law: The American Experience. Presentation for the International Debate Education Association, Veli Losinj, Croatia.

Broda-Bahm, K. (July, 1998). Mock Trial as a Tool for Teaching Advocacy. Presentation for Open Society Institute, Borovets, Bulgaria.

Broda-Bahm, K. (December, 1997). Reasoning With Your Audience. Presentation for Fondation Connaisance et Liberte, Port Au Prince, Haiti.

Broda-Bahm, K. (June, 1997). Building Arguments Through Cross Examination. Presentation for Open Communication, Jabuka, Serbia.

Bahm, K. (1993). Law, Language, and Sex-Difference: A Study of Language Use by Female and Male Attorneys in Criminal Trials in the United States. Dissertation. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Professional Activities
• Immediate Past-President, American Society of Trial Consultants
• Board of Directors, International Debate Education Association, USA
• Curriculum Planner, Trial Consulting Certificate Program, Towson University, Maryland
• Chair, Certification Task Force, American Society of Trial Consultants
• Member, Professional Liaison Committee, American Society of Trial Consultants
• Member, Communication and Law Commission of National Communication Association
• Member, American Forensic Association
• Trainer, International Advocacy Program, Open Society Institute
• Editor, Contemporary Argumentation and Debate

Education
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Ph.D., Speech Communication), 1993

Western Washington University (M.A., Speech Communication), 1986

Western Washington University (B.A., Political Science), 1984