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

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

2025-07-18 13:00:00

3.5 hours

Program Details

2025-07-18 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-07-18 13:00:00

Over 1,000+ webinars

2025-07-18 13:00:00

3.5 hours

Course Overview

Detecting Deception Through Behavioral Analysis

2025-07-18 13:00:00

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.

Format

CLE Credit

3.5h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

3.5

Key topics that will be covered

01
Lying Psychology
Lies are deliberate misrepresentations; eight motives drive deception from avoiding punishment to obtaining privacy.
02
Behavioral Clues
Cognitive overload causes speech errors, longer pauses, and contradictory emblems that signal deception.
03
Rapport Building
Establishing similarity, empathy, and liking increases disclosure and makes behavioral changes easier to detect.
04
Interview Methods
The PEACE model provides structured preparation, engagement, account-taking, closure, and evaluation phases.
05
Stress Indicators
Self-comforting gestures, eye blocking, and arm positions reveal stress requiring further investigation.
06
Memory Analysis
Truthful narratives contain context, sensory details, and spontaneous corrections that fabricated stories lack.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 2:40 pm EST

The Psychology of Lying and Deception Detection

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. FrankDr. Mark G. Frank
Doug CashDoug Cash
clock 2:40 pm - 5:00 pm EST

Reading Between the Lies and Uncovering Truth

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. FrankDr. Mark G. Frank
Doug CashDoug Cash
Dr. Mark G. Frank

Dr. Mark G. Frank

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Doug Cash

Doug Cash

Eide Bailly LLP

Dr. Mark G. Frank

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

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.
Dr. Mark G. Frank

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

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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