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Karen O. Lisko, Ph.D. Senior Litigation Consultant

Persuasive Communications Advisor

  • Phoenix

    D +1.602.351.8225

    F +1.602.648.7000

    Phoenix

    2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500

    Phoenix, AZ 85016-4227

    +1.602.351.8225

    KLisko@perkinscoie.com

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  • 06.27.2022
    In Pursuit of a Fair and Impartial Jury: Peremptory Challenge Changes
    Speaking Engagements
    State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention / Chandler, AZ
  • 12.10.2021
    Dealing with Implicit Bias
    Speaking Engagements
    Workday, Inc. / Webinar
  • 11.12.2021
    Persuasive Speaking From Your Seat
    Speaking Engagements
    Co-Presenter
    Associate Corporate Counsel / Austin, TX
  • 10.20.2021
    Making You More Persuasive in Your Matters
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 09.14.2021
    Briefing & Influencing Senior Business Leaders: Part II—Writing With Persuasive Succinctness
    Speaking Engagements
    WeWork / Webinar
  • 08.11.2021
    Handling Difficult Interactions
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 07.20.2021
    Persuasion Techniques for Decision Makers
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Phoenix, AZ
  • 07.14.2021
    Briefing & Influencing Senior Business Leaders: Part I—Verbal Persuasion in the Office
    Speaking Engagements
    WeWork / Webinar
  • 07.07.2021
    Advanced Cross and Wildcard
    Speaking Engagements
    Panelist
    National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) / Webinar
  • 06.10.2021
    Persuasive Communication Skills for Virtual Meetings
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 05.25.2021
    Effective Virtual Communication
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 05.06.2021
    BOLD/LEAD Training Series: Inter-Cultural Communications
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 04.23.2021
    Connecting With Our Humanity in Virtual Communication
    Speaking Engagements
    Co-Presenter
    Perkins Coie / Virtual
  • 04.17.2021
    Deftly Diverse: Communicating Across Cultures
    Speaking Engagements
    Microsoft Legal Counsel / Webinar
  • 04.14.2021
    Best Practices for Effective Virtual Presentations
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 03.01.2021
    Attitude, Assertiveness & Awareness
    Speaking Engagements
    Women’s Excellence Network, Inc. / Webinar
  • 02.24.2021
    Our Path Forward: Comparison of Virtual and In-Person Trials
    Speaking Engagements
    Panelist
    State Bar of Arizona / Virtual
  • 02.24.2021
    Virtual vs. In-Person Trials
    Speaking Engagements
    Arizona Bar Association / Virtual
  • 02.19.2021
    Jury Trials in a COVID Era
    Speaking Engagements
    Beverly Hills Inn of Court / Virtual
  • 02.09.2021
    Effective Videoconferences: A Refresh and Update
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 12.16.2020
    What Will “Stick” When This Craziness Is Over: Pandemic Litigation Practices That May Be Here to Stay
    Webinars
    Virtual Litigation Webinar
  • 12.14.2020
    Persuasive Presentations in the Virtual World
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Associate Counsel / Webinar
  • 12.10.2020
  • 12.09.2020
    Doubling Down on Digital: Conducting Legal Business in the Virtual World
    Speaking Engagements
    Client Presentation / Webinar
  • 11.30.2020
    Presenting Effectively in a Virtual Environment
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie White Collar Investigations Associate Counsel / Webinar
  • 11.13.2020; 11.20.2020
    COVID, the Court, and the Future of the Jury Trial
    Speaking Engagements
    For more information about the program, agenda, and speakers, click here.
  • 10.16.2020
    Depositions of the Future and Preparing a Witness for Deposition
    Speaking Engagements
    NITA (National Institute for Trial Advocacy) / Webinar
  • 09.24.2020
    The Future of Jury Trials in a Pandemic World: A Conversation Led by Judge Pamela Gates and Karen Lisko
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 09.17.2020
    Happy Unfinished
    Speaking Engagements
    The National Association of Stock Plan Professionals – Chicago Chapter / Webinar
  • 09.16.2020
    Dealing with Difficult People
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Practice Management Summit / Webinar
  • 09.15.2020
    Litigating in a Pandemic: How Remote Depositions Have Changed My Practice
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 09.09.2020
    Get-it Got-It – How To Conduct an Effective Pitch to Potential and Existing Clients in a Virtual Setting
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 07.13.2020
    Productive Decision Making
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Applications Team / Webinar
  • 07.11.2020
    Virtually Essential: The Role of Trial Consultants in the Move to Online Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    Panelist
    American Society of Trial Consultants 39th Annual Virtual Conference
  • 07.10.2020
    Happy Unfinished
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Applications Team / Webinar
  • 06.25.2020
    Effective Virtual Communication
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Summer Associates / Webinar
  • 05.2020
    Preparing Your Witness for the Virtual Deposition
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 05.11.2020
    Conducting Effective Virtual Meetings: Web Conferencing
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 04.17.2020
    Conducting Effective Virtual Meetings: Part I – Teleconferences
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar
  • 04.16.2020
    Happy Unfinished
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie’s Business Applications Team / Webinar
  • 03.12.2020
    Persuasive Speaking From Your Seat | From Your Feet
    Speaking Engagements
    Webinar
    National Association of Women Lawyers / Chicago, IL
  • 02.2020
    Deftly Diverse: Communicating Across Cultures
    Speaking Engagements
    Redmond, WA
  • 01.2020
    Persuasive Speaking On Your Feet or From Your Seat
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon Lab126 Legal Summit / Santa Cruz, CA
  • 12.12.2019
    Dealing With Implicit Bias
    Speaking Engagements
    Client Webinar Presentation
  • 12.03.2019
    Persuading on Your Feet and From Your Seat
    Speaking Engagements
    ChIPs Orange County Chapter / Irvine, CA
  • 11.21.2019
    Assessing and Addressing Anti-Corporate Bias in Commercial Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Washington, D.C.
  • 11.21.2019
    ESS Training: Motivating Those With Whom You Work
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar Presentation
  • 11.08.2019
    Communicating Credibly With Internal & External Clients
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie First-Year Associate Retreat / Seattle, WA
  • 11.05.2019
    The Latest in Persuasive Techniques
    Speaking Engagements
    Microsoft Redmond, WA
  • 10.23.2019
  • 10.15.2019
    Persuading Different Fact Finders: Juries, Judges, and Arbitrators
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Commercial Litigation Lunch / New York, NY
  • 10.14.2019
    Advanced Witness Preparation Techniques In Deposition (Defense)
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Commercial Litigation Lunch / Chicago, IL
  • 09.12.2019
    Persuasive Speaking In Presentations
    Speaking Engagements
    SunLaw OC Event at Arbonne International / Irvine, CA
  • 09.04.2019
    Motivating Those With Whom You Work
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Practice Management Summit / Seattle, WA
  • 09.04.2019
    Persuasive Speaking In Presentations
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Practice Management Summit / Seattle, WA
  • 07.25.2019
    Persuasive Speaking From Your Feet and From Your Seat, Part 2
    Speaking Engagements
    Zillow / Seattle, WA
  • 07.17.2019
    The Latest in Persuasion Techniques
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Summer Associate Retreat / Seattle, WA
  • 06.20.2019
    Persuasive Speaking From Your Feet and From Your Seat, Part 1
    Speaking Engagements
    Zillow / Seattle, WA
  • 06.09.2019
    Masters in Communication Series
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Partner Planning Conference / Austin, TX
  • 05.15.2019
    Persuasive Speaking Session
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon Prime Video Legal Summit / Santa Monica, CA
  • 05.08.2019
    Capitalizing on Anti-Corporate Bias in Your Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    Xerox Corporation / Webster, NY
  • 05.06.2019
    Taking Your Witness Testimony From Passable to Credible
    Speaking Engagements
    NITA / Boulder, CO
  • 05.03.2019
    Happy Unfinished
    Speaking Engagements
    Arizona Paralegal Association / Phoenix, AZ
  • 04.29.2019
    Dealing With Impact Bias
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Phoenix, AZ
  • 04.26.2019
    Dealing With Impact Bias
    Speaking Engagements

    Arizona Bar / Tempe, AZ; Phoenix, AZ

  • 04.15.2019
    Productive Friction in Meetings
    Speaking Engagements
    WoodmenLife / Omaha, NE
  • 04.09.2019
    Dealing with Difficult People
    Speaking Engagements
    ACC Professional Development Program / Dallas, TX
  • 04.04.2019
    ACC Chicago Summit General Counsel Panel
    Speaking Engagements
    ACC Professional Development Program / Chicago, IL
  • 03.28.2019
    Commercial Litigation Lunch: Mock Pitch Program
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Phoenix, AZ
  • 03.27.2019
    On Your Feet or From Your Videoconference Seat
    Speaking Engagements
    Microsoft / Portland, OR
  • 03.19.2019
    Assertive Communication – ASU Women’s Student Law Group
    Speaking Engagements
    ASU Women’s Student Law Group / Tempe, AZ
  • 03.19.2019
    Persuading Different Fact Finders: Juries, Judges, and Arbitrators
    Speaking Engagements
    ASU Trial Advocacy Class / Tempe, AZ
  • 03.19.2019
    “What Was I Thinking?” Getting to Assertive Thoughts
    Speaking Engagements
    ASU Women’s Student Law Group / Tempe, AZ
  • 01.29.2019
    Persuasive Speaking On Your Feet or From Your Seat
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon Summit / Seattle, WA
  • 01.25.2019
    Happy Unfinished
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie Staff Development Presentation San Diego, CA
  • 01.24.2019
    Influencing On Your Feet: Persuasive Speaking In Presentations
    Speaking Engagements
    SunLaw San Diego / San Diego, CA
  • 01.16.2019
    Persuasive Speaking On Your Feet or From Your Seat
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon Lab126 Legal Summit / Santa Cruz, CA
  • 12.06.2018
    Productive Friction in Meetings
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon / Seattle, WA
  • 11.04.2018
    Happy Unfinished
    Speaking Engagements
    ESS Retreat Perkins Coie Staff Development / Phoenix, AZ
  • 10.29.2018
    “What Was I Thinking?” Getting to Assertive Thoughts
    Speaking Engagements
    Kutak Rock / Phoenix, AZ
  • 10.06.2018
    Using Focus Groups to Sharpen Your Case
    Speaking Engagements
    National Institute for Trial Advocacy Trial Skills Program / San Diego, CA
  • 08.10.2018
    Happy Unfinished
    Speaking Engagements
    Association of Legal Administrators / Phoenix, AZ
  • 07.19.2018
    “What Was I Thinking?” Getting to Assertive Thoughts
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Chicago, IL
  • 07.03.2018
    Jury Making Decisions
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Phoenix, AZ
  • 06.26.2018
    Effective Oral Advocacy in Patent Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Webinar Presentation
  • 05.08.2018
    Taking the Bored Out of the Boardroom
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon.com / Seattle, WA
  • 05.03.2018
    Commercial Litigation Retreat
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Huntington Beach, CA
  • 04.24.2018
    Persuasive Communication in the Boardroom
    Speaking Engagements
    NITA Trial Skills Program / Boulder, CO
  • 04.18.2018
    Use of Big Data in The Courtroom, Implicit Bias, and Enhanced Voir Dire Questions From The Bench
    Speaking Engagements
    Ninth Circuit Jury Trial Summit / Las Vegas, NV
  • 04.17.2018
    What Was I thinking? Getting to Assertive Thoughts
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon.com / Seattle, WA
  • 03.23.2018
    The Law and Art of Jury Selection: Voir Dire and How to Effectively Screen Your Jury for Bias
    Speaking Engagements
    AZ Diversity Bar, 2018 Diversity and Inclusion Conference / Tempe, AZ
  • 03.08.2018
    Deftly Diverse: Communicating Across Cultures
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon.com / Seattle, WA
  • 12.2017
    Dealing With Difficult People At Work (Elimination of Bias)
    Speaking Engagements
    12.07.2017 / Santa Clara, CA

    12.05.2017 / Seattle, WA

  • 11.10.2017
    Hot Topic In IP: The PTAB And Federal Courts
    Speaking Engagements
    Kimberly-Clark / Appleton, WI
  • 07.25.2017
    Making Persuasive Pitches to Prospective Clients
    Speaking Engagements

    Seattle, WA

  • 07.25.2017
    Meaningful Conversations
    Speaking Engagements

    Amazon / Seattle, WA

  • 07.20.2017
    Jury Persuasion in Theft of Trade Secrets Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    Seattle, WA
  • 06.05.2017
    Summer Program: Jury Decision Making with Karen Lisko
    Speaking Engagements
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 06.01.2017
    Knowing When And How To Communicate Effectively
    Speaking Engagements
    Diversity Retreat / Dana Point, CA
  • 05.25.2017
    Effective Pitches and Meetings with Clients
    Speaking Engagements

    Los Angeles, CA

  • 05.05.2017
    Effective Voir Dire in Labor and Employment Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Seattle, WA
  • 03.09.2017
    Persuasive Speaking In Presentations
    Speaking Engagements
    Amazon / Seattle, WA
  • 03.02.2017
    Taking Away The Guess: Using Surveys To Your Advantage Before And During The Litigation Process
    Speaking Engagements
    IP Retreat / Phoenix, AZ
  • 02.09.2017
    Preparing Your Witness To Excel At Deposition
    Speaking Engagements
    Seattle, WA
  • 01.25.2017
    Trial Ready: How Litigation Consulting Services, Graphics and Technology Can Give You an Edge
    Speaking Engagements
    Seattle, WA
  • 2016
    Meaningful Conversations
    Speaking Engagements

    All Women Lawyers Retreat / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

  • 12.15.2016
    Identifying the Effects Of Anti-Corporate Bias Through Creative Research
    Speaking Engagements

    Seattle, WA

  • 10.04.2016
    Persuasive Speaking in Presentations
    Speaking Engagements

    Adobe / San Jose, CA

  • 09.14.2016
    Essential Communication Skills: Building Your Executive Presence on Your Feet
    Speaking Engagements

    2016 Mid-Level Associate Retreat / Seattle, WA

  • 09.02.2016
    Preparing Your Witness To Excel at Deposition
    Speaking Engagements

    Seattle, WA

  • 08.12.2016
    Depositions: How to Prepare the Witness and Defend; 30(b)(6) Depositions
    Speaking Engagements
    Litigation Training Program / Phoenix, AZ
  • 07.28.2016
    Telling Compelling Stories in Court
    Speaking Engagements
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 04.21.2016
    Assessing and Addressing Anti-Corporate Bias in Commercial Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    Perkins Coie / Washington, D.C.
  • 01.2016
    Tips for Testifying at a Jury Trial: Fact Witnesses
    Speaking Engagements
    Seattle, WA
  • 12.16.2015
    Deftly Diverse
    Speaking Engagements
    San Clara, CA
  • 09.11.2015
    Using Persuasion To Fit How Jurors Think
    Speaking Engagements
    San Francisco, CA
  • 2015
    Identifying and Addressing Anti-Corporate Bias Using Nontraditional Jury/Judicial/Arbitrator Research and Strategy Approaches
    Speaking Engagements

    04.21.2015 / Seattle, WA
    05.12.2015 / Denver, CO
    06.30.2015 / Chicago, IL

  • 05.08.2015
    Taking Your Witness from Passable to Credible
    Speaking Engagements
    Presentation to in-house counsel for The Boeing Company / Seattle, WA
  • 12.2014
    Forming and Maintaining Client Relationships
    Speaking Engagements
    Denver, CO
  • 09.2014
    Creative Uses of Jury Research in Patent Cases and Lessons Learned
    Speaking Engagements
    Chicago, IL
  • 08.2014
    Transformers: Making the Complex Understandable and Compelling
    Speaking Engagements
    ABA Annual Meeting / Boston, MA
  • 01.2014
    Conversational Intelligence (In Three Parts)
    Speaking Engagements
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • 01.2014
    Patently Persuasive: Motivating in the Technical Case
    Speaking Engagements
    Dana Point, CA

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Education

  • University of Kansas, Ph.D., Communication Studies with emphasis in Legal Communication, 1992
  • University of Kansas, M.A., Communication Studies, 1990
  • The University of Arizona, B.A., Speech Communication, 1986