As a plaintiff's lawyer, I had always been jealous of the money that defense attorneys got from insurers to pay for mock juries. Those things are extremely expensive . . . about $30,000 to $50,000 in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. If you've got a case worth $50,000 you can't afford to use it.

It's not really enough money to do anything with. The reason they do it, they find it interesting. It's definitely the intrigue, not the money. I've had some say it's provided the most fascinating dinner conversation they've had with their spouse in years.