- Criminal DefenseWhile our practice is focused on complex civil litigation, DDI handles civil cases of all sizes as well as criminal matters.
- Wrongful Death
- Murder
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual PropertyDr. Gallipeau has lectured in Japan, Canada, and throughout the United States on litigation programs sponsored by such organizations as the American Bar Association sections on Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, and Antitrust; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Practicing Law Institute, National Employment Law Institute; American Employment Law Council, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Defense Research Institute, The Center for American and International Law, Journal Interworld, numerous state and local bar associations, law firms and corporations.
- AntitrustDr. Swain has written about and has given educational seminars on a wide variety of topics, including jury selection, opening statements, experts, witness preparation, damage presentations, direct and cross-examination techniques, jury psychology, and research methodology. She has spoken at various ABA Annual Meetings for the Antitrust and Labor & Employment Sections, The Antitrust Annual Spring Meeting, California State Bar Annual Golden State Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law Institute, California CPA Society Litigation Advanced Forum, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel Annual Seminar, The DRI Annual Meeting, numerous State Bar functions, and various Inns of Court. Additionally, she has spoken at seminars sponsored by law firms and clients. Dr. Swain has authored a book chapter concerning how jurors perceive econometricians, and how econometricians can increase the effectiveness of their testimony.
- Wrongful TerminationDiscrimination (age, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation), Harassment (racial, sexual), Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower, Class Actions, ADA, FMLA and Wage and Hour
- Sexual Harassment
- Personal InjuryDr. Swain is Co-founder, Vice President and Managing Director of Dispute Dynamics, Inc. She has been a trial consultant since 1988. Dr. Swain has consulted, performed research, and selected juries in hundreds of federal and state venues throughout the United States, and in Puerto Rico. Dr. Swain has been involved in over 800 cases in areas which include Antitrust, Consumer Class Action, Contract, Employment, Environmental, Fraud, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Qui Tam, RICO, Securities, Trade Secrets, and Toxic Torts.
- Medical MalpracticeDr. Kellye Hebert is a Senior Trial Consultant with Dispute Dynamics, Inc. She joined Dispute Dynamics in 2003. Dr. Hebert's litigation consulting experience includes case theme and strategy development, change of venue surveys, community attitude surveys, witness preparation, jury selection, mock trial/focus group jury research, shadow juries, and post- trial interviews in a variety of case types, including antitrust, conspiracy, contract, employment, energy, fraud, intellectual property/patents, professional negligence, medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, and murder. Her social science background provides the basis of her expertise in applied statistics, attitude measurement, experimental design, scale construction, survey/questionnaire development, expert testimony, sexual harassment, and program evaluation.