The trial is over, the verdict is in. After devoting so much time and energy to the process, lawyers want to know how jurors perceived their performances. But there is an art to seeking feedback from a jury after trial.

To learn some of the best ways to obtain jury feedback, Texas Lawyer reporter Angela Morris emailed a Tyler solo who has led more than 500 trials, a longtime jury consultant and a patent litigator who twice convinced federal judges to let her talk to juries—something that generally doesn’t happen. Here are their answers, edited for length and style.