CAALA Women in Law - Trial Skills Sessions: Jury Selection and Mini-Openings

Claire Plotkin is a jury consultant in Los Angeles who has consulted in all types of civil ligation, including employment, personal injury, and business disputes. She selects juries, mock-tests cases, preps witnesses to testify, and gives advice on how best to present your case in trials, from large to small.

Ibiere Seck is the founder and principal trial attorney at Seck Law P.C. where her practice focuses primarily on complex catastrophic injury, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, civil rights and sexual assault of minors. Ibiere exclusively represents plaintiffs in civil litigation/trial and prides herself in being a zealous advocate on an endless pursuit for justice on behalf of people who have been wronged, harmed or injured. Ibiere has been recognized by her peers as a zealous advocate for her clients and has been appeared on the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars or Super Lawyers list since 2010, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. She was voted National Bar Association’s “Nation’s Best Advocates 40 Under 40” in 2015 and Top 40 Under 40 by the Daily Journal in 2019.

Candice Klein is intent on helping those victimized by insurance companies and big businesses. She goes to battle for countless people in physical and mental anguish, and recovers the compensation that they deserve. Whether giving a voice to survivors of sexual violence, or fighting for a child who was mistreated or neglected in school, Candice works on every case with an unshakable devotion.

Louanne Masry is founder of Masry Law Firm. Louanne litigates personal injury cases, with a focus on sexual abuse, elder abuse, discrimination, and civil rights cases. Since 2011, Louanne has been consistently listed as a “California Super Lawyer,” and has been regularly named in Super Lawyers’ list of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Southern California,” including in its most recent 2020 list.