Senior Consultant
Sarah draws upon her expertise as a social scientist and former debater to anticipate juror reaction, develop key messages and offer on-point strategic advice to counsel regarding trial themes and jury selection.
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After grad school, I accepted a position as Director of Debate and Assistant Professor at Trinity University in San Antonio. There, I taught persuasion, social movement, public speaking, argumentation and debate. After several years, I wanted to try something different. I learned about a position at JurySync and suspected it might be a good fit for me. It turns out I was right. The position appeals to my intellectual curiosity and desire to continue learning. I also love that the work is full of variety: each case and every mock jury exercise is different.
Topp, S. S. & Kleynhans, A. (December 2022). Trends in Civil Juries in the Wake of 2020. Presentation for Porter Wright’s Annual Ethics & Trends in Litigation Seminar. Columbus, Ohio.
Topp, S. S. (2017). Ronald Reagan’s Economic Recovery Address, 2/18/1981. Reagan’s Pivot to Policy: Lessons for Trump on Moving from Principles to Prescriptions. In A. Kall (Ed.), Mr. Speaker, The President of the United States: Addresses to a Joint Session of Congress. Amazon Digital Services, LLC.
Topp, S. S. (2017). President Reagan First Inaugural Address, 1/20/1981. The Ronald and the Donald: What Trump can Learn from Reagan. In A. Kall (Ed.), I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugural Address of the Last Forty Years. Amazon Digital Services, LLC.
Topp, S. S. and Bricker, B. J. (2016). Trump in Manchester: What his Performance can Teach Hillary in the General Election Debates. In A. Kall (Ed.), Debating the Donald. Amazon Digital Services, LLC.
Topp, S. S. (2015). Disturbing Images: Medical Photography of the Bodies of Intersex Individuals. Disturbing Argument: Selected Works from the NCA-AFA Alta Conference on Argumentation (pp. 117-122). New York: Routledge.
Topp, S. S. (2013, March). Against the quiet revolution: The rhetorical construction of intersex individuals as disordered. Sexualities, 16 (1&2).