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title: Sonia Chopra
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# Sonia Chopra

Sonia Chopra is a senior litigation consultant with *Chopra Koonan Litigation Consulting*. With a doctoral degree in psychology and law and a passion for research, Dr. Chopra applies current social science theory to a wide variety of legal issues. In her work as a consultant, she designs, conducts and analyzes focus groups and trial simulations, and assists attorneys in case analysis, theme development and jury selection. Dr. Chopra also has extensive experience working with both trial attorneys and witnesses on their communication and persuasion skills and she has interviewed hundreds of jurors following verdicts. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Trial Consultants and is the Associate Editor of the trial manual, Jurywork®: Systematic Techniques.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Drafting and using jury questionnaires effectively](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july/drafting-and-using-jury-questionnaires-effectively "Drafting and using jury questionnaires effectively")

A nuts and bolts guide to creating and using a jury questionnaire

[Sonia Chopra](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sonia-chopra "Sonia Chopra")

[2015 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july)

## [Words matter: Drafting and using jury questionnaires effectively](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/words-matter-drafting-and-using-jury-questionnaires-effectively "Words matter: Drafting and using jury questionnaires effectively")

How you draft the questionnaire correlates with how effectively it will serve you

[Sonia Chopra](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sonia-chopra "Sonia Chopra")

[2018 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february)

## [The psychology of framing and jury decision-making](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/the-psychology-of-framing-and-jury-decision-making "The psychology of framing and jury decision-making")

“Decision frame” describes the way an individual perceives a problem, the potential choices available, and the outcomes associated with those choices

[Sonia Chopra](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sonia-chopra "Sonia Chopra")

[2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january)