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The Lawyer as a Human Lie Detector: Uncovering Hidden Truths and Understanding Client Psychology and Deception

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Explores psychological principles and practical techniques for detecting deception through verbal cues, body language, and strategic interviewing methods.

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Course Overview

Detecting Deception Through Behavioral Analysis

Participants will learn to identify verbal and nonverbal indicators of deception and apply rapport-building techniques to conduct more effective interviews in legal and business settings.

Deception Psychology

Recognize motives and methods behind lying.

Behavioral Indicators

Identify stress signals across multiple channels.

Interview Techniques

Apply the PEACE model effectively.

Hotspot Analysis

Distinguish deception from truthful stress responses.

Course Overview

Detecting Deception Through Behavioral Analysis

Participants will learn to identify verbal and nonverbal indicators of deception and apply rapport-building techniques to conduct more effective interviews in legal and business settings.

Deception Psychology

Recognize motives and methods behind lying.

Behavioral Indicators

Identify stress signals across multiple channels.

Interview Techniques

Apply the PEACE model effectively.

Hotspot Analysis

Distinguish deception from truthful stress responses.

Why Attend

Why this 
program matters

Understanding deception psychology is essential for legal practitioners because credibility assessments directly influence case outcomes, yet research shows untrained observers detect lies only slightly better than chance.
54%
Average accuracy rate for people distinguishing lies from truth, only marginally above the 50% chance level, according to a meta-analysis of over 24,000 observers (Bond & DePaulo, 2006). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6357939/
29%
Percentage of the 375 DNA exonerations in which innocent defendants made false confessions or incriminating statements, according to the Innocence Project. https://innocenceproject.org/dna-exonerations-in-the-united-states/
3.6k+
Total exonerations recorded in the United States from 1989 through the end of 2024, per the National Registry of Exonerations annual report. https://exonerationregistry.org/sites/exonerationregistry.org/files/documents/2024_Annual_Report.pdf
72%
Percentage of 2024 exonerations that included perjury or false accusations as a contributing factor to the wrongful conviction, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. https://exonerationregistry.org/sites/exonerationregistry.org/files/documents/2024_Annual_Report.pdf

Agenda

Session 1

The Psychology of Lying and Deception Detection

Session 2

Reading Between the Lies and Uncovering Truth

clock 1:00 pm - 2:40 pm EST

The Psychology of Lying and Deception Detection

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Doug Cash

Eide Bailly LLP

This foundational session explores why people lie, examining the eight primary motives for deception and the cognitive processes that underlie dishonesty. Participants will learn to identify verbal and nonverbal cues associated with lying, understand the concept of behavioral ‘hotspots,’ and discover why rapport-building is essential for accurate deception detection.

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Doug Cash

Eide Bailly LLP

clock 2:40 pm - 5:00 pm EST

Reading Between the Lies and Uncovering Truth

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Doug Cash

Eide Bailly LLP

Building on psychology fundamentals, this session provides practical interview strategies including the PEACE model and Strategic Use of Evidence techniques. Participants will learn how memory impacts truthfulness, recognize stress indicators and red flags during conversations, and understand what drives deceptive behavior while dispelling common myths about lie detection.

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Doug Cash

Eide Bailly LLP

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What will you learn

Attorneys will learn to recognize verbal and nonverbal deception clues, understand why lies succeed, and apply the PEACE model for effective interviewing.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical skills for building rapport, identifying behavioral hotspots, and using strategic evidence presentation to uncover hidden truths.

Lying Psychology
Lies are deliberate misrepresentations; eight motives drive deception from avoiding punishment to obtaining privacy.
Behavioral Clues
Cognitive overload causes speech errors, longer pauses, and contradictory emblems that signal deception.
Rapport Building
Establishing similarity, empathy, and liking increases disclosure and makes behavioral changes easier to detect.
Interview Methods
The PEACE model provides structured preparation, engagement, account-taking, closure, and evaluation phases.
Stress Indicators
Self-comforting gestures, eye blocking, and arm positions reveal stress requiring further investigation.
Memory Analysis
Truthful narratives contain context, sensory details, and spontaneous corrections that fabricated stories lack.

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn to recognize verbal and nonverbal deception clues, understand why lies succeed, and apply the PEACE model for effective interviewing.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical skills for building rapport, identifying behavioral hotspots, and using strategic evidence presentation to uncover hidden truths.

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Joe Ervin

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Kevin Foley

Reminger Co
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Grant H. Lawson

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Doug Cash

Eide Bailly LLP

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Professor in the Communication Department specializing in facial expressions, emotion, interpersonal deception, and violence in extremist groups. Creator and director of the Communication Science Center with expertise in deception and hidden emotion behaviors in checkpoint, law enforcement, and counter-terrorism situations.

Education & Credentials

Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Cornell University (1989); B.A. in Psychology from University at Buffalo; National Research Service Award postdoctoral research at University of California at San Francisco Medical School Psychiatry Department.

Recognition & Leadership

SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2016); Visionary Innovator Award from University at Buffalo; Featured in The New Yorker Magazine, Time Magazine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News Channel, CNBC, National Public Radio, The Learning Channel, Discovery Channel, Oprah Show, CBC, BBC, London Weekend Television, Australian Today Show, Sydney Morning Herald, and ABC Radio National; Presented 12 recorded lectures for Great Courses series 'Understanding Nonverbal Communication'; Featured expert on Curiosity Stream series 'Inside the mind of a con artist'.

Professional Involvement

Original member of FBI Behavioral Science Unit's Terrorism Research and Analysis Project; Lectured, consulted with and trained virtually all US Federal Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies, as well as local/state and select foreign democratic countries; Presented briefings on deception and counter-terrorism to US Congress and US National Academies of Sciences; Given workshops to US Federal Judiciary, various state Courts, and foreign judges and magistrates.

Experience

Professor and former Chair (2015-2021) of Communication Department at University at Buffalo; Currently Faculty Athletic Representative; Previously worked at School of Psychology at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia (4 years) and Communication Department at Rutgers University; Co-developer of patented automated computer system to read facial expressions; Research funding from National Science Foundation, US Department of Homeland Security, and US Department of Defense.

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Professor in the Communication Department specializing in facial expressions, emotion, interpersonal deception, and violence in extremist groups. Creator and director of the Communication Science Center with expertise in deception and hidden emotion behaviors in checkpoint, law enforcement, and counter-terrorism situations.

Education & Credentials

Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Cornell University (1989); B.A. in Psychology from University at Buffalo; National Research Service Award postdoctoral research at University of California at San Francisco Medical School Psychiatry Department.

Recognition & Leadership

SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2016); Visionary Innovator Award from University at Buffalo; Featured in The New Yorker Magazine, Time Magazine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News Channel, CNBC, National Public Radio, The Learning Channel, Discovery Channel, Oprah Show, CBC, BBC, London Weekend Television, Australian Today Show, Sydney Morning Herald, and ABC Radio National; Presented 12 recorded lectures for Great Courses series 'Understanding Nonverbal Communication'; Featured expert on Curiosity Stream series 'Inside the mind of a con artist'.

Professional Involvement

Original member of FBI Behavioral Science Unit's Terrorism Research and Analysis Project; Lectured, consulted with and trained virtually all US Federal Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies, as well as local/state and select foreign democratic countries; Presented briefings on deception and counter-terrorism to US Congress and US National Academies of Sciences; Given workshops to US Federal Judiciary, various state Courts, and foreign judges and magistrates.

Experience

Professor and former Chair (2015-2021) of Communication Department at University at Buffalo; Currently Faculty Athletic Representative; Previously worked at School of Psychology at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia (4 years) and Communication Department at Rutgers University; Co-developer of patented automated computer system to read facial expressions; Research funding from National Science Foundation, US Department of Homeland Security, and US Department of Defense.

Doug Cash

Eide Bailly LLP

Retired law enforcement officer specializing in white collar crime investigation, fraud prevention, and forensic accounting services with expertise in identifying and documenting fraudulent and criminal activities.

Experience

Retired detective with decades of law enforcement experience emphasizing white collar crime; Former special agent with Arizona's Department of Insurance Fraud Unit; Former financial investigator for JP Morgan Chase bank; Lead investigator in fraud-related investigations including embezzlement, money laundering, identity theft, financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, Ponzi and Pyramid schemes, and theft by misrepresentation; Documented and qualified fraud losses and assisted with civil and criminal proceedings; Assisted clients with insurance claims involving fraud losses.

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