Key Facts
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. in psychology, 1994
University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Master's in Health Care Administration, 1997
Duke University School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2004
Legal and Professional Associations
North Carolina Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Professional Affiliations
Orange County, 15B Judicial District
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
American Society of Trial Consultants
Biography
Artemis Malekpour is a partner in the litigation consulting firm of Malekpour & Ball Consulting. With a background in psychology and psychiatric research, she specializes in focus groups, case strategy, damages and jury selection. Artemis did her undergraduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, followed by a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from UNC’s School of Public Health. After several years of working in the Department of Psychiatry at UNC Hospitals, Artemis went on to earn a degree with honors from Duke Law. Artemis’ path to litigation consulting began while still in law school, working as an intern with David Ball and interviewing jurors post-trial in both civil and death penalty cases. This experience early on focused her on identifying what drives decision-making as well as the importance and skill of framing an arguments in re productive, simple, and persuasive ways. A member of the North Carolina State Bar, Artemis has consulted on a wide variety of cases across the country. Through years of conducting jury research, observing deliberations and moderating discussions, her particular expertise is identifying potential landmines and analyzing each case from the decision makers’ perspectives.
