Richard J Crawford

Richard J. Crawford (1935-2009), of Denver, held three degrees in communication including Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Southern Illinois University and a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Crawford served with distinction as a professor at the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado, including teaching advocacy inside the law school at this latter institution. As a professor teaching in the area of forensic communication and persuasion, he focused his...See more

Richard J. Crawford (1935-2009), of Denver, held three degrees in communication including Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Southern Illinois University and a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Crawford served with distinction as a professor at the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado, including teaching advocacy inside the law school at this latter institution. As a professor teaching in the area of forensic communication and persuasion, he focused his research and publication efforts on the American jury trial and courtroom communication. For many years, he ran his own national consulting company and served as a trial consultant in over 400 jury trials on a wide variety of both criminal and civil cases. Dr. Crawford conducted seminars and lectured to trial lawyers in thirty states and two foreign countries. See less