FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Will I be tipping my hand to my opponent if I post my case with ZapJury?

No. The only part of the information you submit that will be available to the world at large is the fictitious name you select and the brief summary of the case. That's all. Jurors agree as a condition of participation that they will keep the details made available to them confidential. All participating lawyers must agree that they will respect others' submissions as work product. We even commit to sanction non-participating lawyers who try to get access to your details. It's not total security, but we think the risk of violation is low.

Can I get jurors in the county where my case is filed?

Yes. If our jury pool has grown large enough to offer sufficient jurors in your county, you can limit juror selection by the county demographic information we furnish. If there are not enough jurors for you in a particular county, we will assist in getting you as many as you need, but there will be a juror fee involved. However, you might decide instead that using our demographic information on jurors located elsewhere will permit you to approximate the results you would get locally.

Will the jurors deliberate as a group?

This is important to some lawyers, and the answer is that they will not do so in the basic mode, but that can be arranged for an additional fee, namely double any basic juror fee you are offering. If you are offering none, you can submit your deliberation request to the jurors for free.

Won't the online method suffer because the jurors can't see the witnesses?

If you can get video or audio for a witness and want it presented to jurors, we can do that for an extra charge, $50 and up depending on length. But in most cases, lawyers working with mock juries don't have the real witnesses anyway, or only have witnesses for their side of the case. In many cases demeanor evidence isn't important anyway. It's up to you.

How do I know jurors aren't just shooting in bogus answers to get a few bucks?

We emphasize to jurors the importance of sincere answers and expect that bogus ones will be rare. Most people won’t go to that much trouble to give bogus answers, so when they occur they will be sufficiently off the wall that they will be easy to spot -- especially since we are encouraging lots of commentary. We are also going to permit the posting of
comments on the reliability of particular jurors. In addition, we will accept complaints about suspicious responses and will approach suspected provocateurs directly. When fees are paid, the lawyer must approve the submissions by the jurors. When the submission is free, you will have to be the judge of whether it is anomalous.