Dr. Tracey R. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Founder & Trial Consultant
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Dr. Tracey R. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Founder & Trial Consultant
The science of how juries decide — applied to your case.
Dr. Tracey R. Carpenter holds a Ph.D. in the psychology of human decision-making and has spent more than twenty years at the side of trial teams in courtrooms across the country. She founded Carpenter Trial Consulting on a single conviction: that the most powerful evidence in any trial is an understanding of the people who decide it.
Her work bridges rigorous behavioral science and real courtroom craft — from jury selection and voir dire strategy to mock trials, case themes, and witness preparation. A member of the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC), she partners with plaintiff and defense teams alike on the matters that matter most.
With offices in Houston and Chicago and engagements nationwide, Dr. Carpenter brings the same discipline to every case: understand the jury, sharpen the story, and walk in knowing how it will land.
A verdict is a decision made by people.
Verdicts are decided by people — by attitudes, beliefs, and experiences formed long before they ever hear the evidence. Most trial teams learn too late how a jury actually received their story. Carpenter Trial Consulting brings rigorous behavioral science to every stage of litigation, so you seat the right jury, frame the winning theme, and present evidence in the way that persuades.
Dr. Tracey R. Carpenter brings the science of human decision-making to your toughest cases — jury selection, case themes, mock trials, and witness preparation — so the people in the box hear your case exactly the way you intend.
- 20+
- Years at Trial
- Ph.D.
- Psychology & Law
- 2
- Offices — Houston & Chicago
- 7+
- Practice Areas
Trusted by trial teams who win.
Tracey saw the case through the jury's eyes in a way we simply couldn't. Our voir dire was sharper, our themes landed, and the verdict followed.
The mock trial changed our entire strategy two weeks before trial. Worth every minute — I won't try a major case without her again.
Rigorous, calm, and unmistakably data-driven. Her witness prep alone shifted the room. A genuine difference-maker.
Let’s talk about your next trial.
Tell us about the case. Dr. Carpenter will personally review your request and follow up to discuss how trial science can strengthen your position — in confidence, with no obligation.