Beyond Right and Wrong: The Power of Effective Decision Making for Attorneys and Clients
From the reviews:“… this tome should be near at hand in the office of every lawyer engaged in predicting litigation outcomes.... Anyone with sufficient interest in this subject, particularly attorneys, should buy the book and keep it, if not on their night-stands, at least on their desks.” (Negotiation Law Blog, February, 2010)“This is an important book. … Everyone associated with litigation--lawyers, business executives, law professors--should read this book. … it provides a useful summary of the results of 35 years of research by psychologists and economists in the judgment and decision making field … . Beyond Right and Wrong will make its way as professors adopt it for use in law and business school courses and as corporate legal departments discover its value in reducing the cost of litigation.” (Michael Palmer, Amazon, February, 2010)"So the book is a practical, how-to work backed by scholarship (but not weighed down by it). It should be of interest for professional responsibility as well as trial practice and alternative dispute resolution." (Trialadnotes.blogspot.com)“This book is dense with information …  If you’re serious about improving your decision-making skills – whether as a lawyer, or a client or an executive or a negotiator – spending the hours required to read this book will be well worth the effort.  This is an important, fundamental piece of research that deserves a place of primacy on any peacemaker’s bookshelf.“  (Doug Noll, On The Peacemaker’s Bookshelf, May 2011)"This is an exceptional book. Through laborious empirical research, Mr. Kiser has  come up with a number of insightful observations about the training of lawyers and the practice of law. … it's worth noting that the book is very well-written. Mr. Kiser has all of the statistical data and a command of the math, but has presented the topic in a very readable and entertaining style. I'm looking forward to reading his subsequent book, "How Leading Lawyers Think"." (Stephen Cavanagh, amazon.com)“In the book, Mr. Kiser discusses various factors that might contribute to the poor quality of lawyers’ decisions. … it’s worth noting that the book is very well-written. Mr. Kiser has all of the statistical data and a command of the math, but has presented the topic in a very readable and entertaining style.” (Stephen Cavanagh, Amazon, November, 2011)