Trial Services
Strategic trial consulting, graphics, and presentations
Our trial services division, TrialQuest, provides a comprehensive approach to litigation support through our strategic trial consulting, multi–media trial graphics, and trial presentation services. We help trial teams navigate the complexities of litigation and gain a winning edge.
Our seasoned professionals have a proven track record supporting more than 53,000 high-risk trials, arbitrations, and mediations across all practice areas.
Navigating the complexities of litigation requires a strategic partner who can turn challenges into solutions. TrialQuest excels in providing outstanding service, reasonable pricing, and cutting-edge technology. We take enormous pride both in the quality of our work and in the outcome of the cases we support.
With TrialQuest, you have a team of experts available, including Jury Consultants, Ph.D. Behavioral and Social Scientists, Senior Visual Consultants, Multi-Media Designers, Certified Medical Illustrators/Animators, Forensic Animators, Presentation Specialists, and Case Managers. Our combined expertise enables us to communicate complex information more effectively to judges and juries.
We can help you:
- Conduct mock trials, focus groups, and research studies to help you understand how today’s jurors think and operate
- Apply scientific research and methodology with the art of persuasion to help you make informed, strategic decisions and realize your best-case scenario
- Transform complex information into memorable demonstrative exhibits and trial graphics for the courtroom
- Create clear and concise electronic courtroom presentations to increase jurors’ understanding of the case and enhance memory
Jury Research & Consulting
Jury consulting is about more than just picking the right jurors; it is about crafting a story that resonates, honing precise, easily understood arguments, and creating confidence in your case. Understanding how jurors reach conclusions enables you to make better strategic and tactical decisions — through every step of the litigation lifecycle.
- Juror profiling and social media research
- Voir dire consulting
- Jury selection assistance
- Venue evaluation and change of venue research
- Early risk/initial case assessment
- Shadow juries
Mock Trials & Focus Groups
With in-person and remote mock trial and focus group services, trial teams can conduct comprehensive, first-person tests on any given case. From ascertaining key themes and refining case storytelling, to honing opening and closing arguments, preparing witness testimony and more, no one provides a more customized or comprehensive mock trial experience than TrialQuest.
- Case strategy, theme development, and refinement
- Complete remote capabilities
- Bench studies or arbitration panel studies
- Realtime juror response technology
Witness Preparation
With high-exposure cases, millions in damages can hang in the balance between what the witness is saying and how they are perceived by the jury. We’ll seamlessly blend into your trial team to enhance the delivery of your themes and prepare witnesses on the nuances of effective testimony, such as the importance of posture, nonverbal cues, and other details that can transform adequate testimony into something much more compelling.
- Evaluate performance and provide strategic guidance for their role at trial or mediation
- Strategies for appropriate demeanor
- Techniques for responding confidently and carefully under direct and cross-examination
Trial Exhibits & Legal Graphics
Captivate the attention of your jury with trial exhibits that significantly increase a jury’s comprehension of complex information and subject matter. Our experienced design team understands the unique aspects of presentation in the courtroom and how the right visuals can make the difference between a juror’s understanding and confusion of evidence.
- Animations
- Graphics
- Interactive Exhibits
- Video/Photography
- Medical Animations
- Medical Illustrations
- 3D Models
- And more
Trial Presentations & Technology
In trial, where jurors’ opinions and impressions determine the outcome of a case, presentation support and courtroom experience are the keys to success. Our Trial Technicians and Presentation Specialists have decades of experience supporting cases big and small in a variety of venues nationwide. With them on your trial team, you’ll have a seamless presentation of exhibits and evidence during trial.
- Hot seat operation
- Trial presentation database creation and management
- Operation of software and audio/visual equipment to display evidence, documents, graphics, or videos
- Fully equipped for remote hosting and remote presentation services
