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How Graphics Help the President Persuade and Can Help Attorneys Too
Last week, Ken Broda-Bahm wrote a great piece about the recent State of the Union Address (“Check Your Alignment in Multiparty Litigation“), commenting on how the dueling responses by the Republican...
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What Litigators Can Learn From Some of the Coolest Graphics in Construction
I am constantly amazed at how the world of litigation has changed so much in such a short period of time since I started practicing almost 20 years ago. OK, I accept that some of you don’t think 20...
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The Litigation Graphics Lesson in the “Wealth Inequality in America” Video
I always like to share examples of what I consider powerful graphics to give attorneys ideas on what’s possible to create for use in litigation. This morning, I was struck by a video going viral that...
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A PowerPoint Sample for Business Trial Lawyers
The Association of Business Trial Lawyers asked Cogent Legal to prepare the graphics for a presentation last night on mock trials. The panel consisted of some of the best jury consultants in the...
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How Interactive Timelines Build and Strengthen Opening Statements
Timelines are probably one of the most common things we create at Cogent Legal for clients in all types of cases. Employment, business and personal injury cases are ideally suited for laying out the...
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Getting a Brain Injury Animation Admitted the Hard Way
The great thing about trials is you never know what’s going to happen. I certainly never heard of an attorney offering to place herself into potential physical harm in order to get an animation...
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A “Recovering Lawyer” on Creating Good Presentations and Being a Good Attorney
In my continuing effort to point out effective presentations that attorneys can learn lessons from for case presentations, I came across one that teaches on two different fronts. I saw a Slideshare...
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How Graphics Helped a Trial Team Show Complex Data and Win
I love hearing the news that one of our clients had a great result using the work we did for them. The most recent big win I’m happy to report is Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, won a major lender...
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The Stories Behind Outstanding Verdicts: SFTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year 2013
Last night I attended the Trial Lawyer of the Year Gala hosted by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), and as always, it was fun to reconnect with so many great attorneys. I always...
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Two iPad Apps for Attorneys to Present in Court or in Meetings
When the iPad first came out and attorneys began using it as a tool to help present their cases visually, I thought how great it would be if a presentation could be seen by all participants on their...
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Case In Point: How Animations Helped Attorneys in Patent Litigation
Our firm recently worked on a patent case between two Internet software companies that required illustration of the various inner workings of the Internet. While most people use the Internet on a...
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How to Create an Opening Statement Using Graphic Immersion
I recently had the pleasure of doing a presentation for the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association on technology in the courtroom. My co-presenters (Miles Cooper of Rouda, Feder, Tietjen &...
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Q&A: Talking About Legal Tech, Litigation Graphics, Apps and Why I Do What I Do
Recently, the GCResearchClub.com, a UK-based networking group for in-house lawyers, interviewed me about litigation graphics and case presentation. I excerpted some of the Q&A here. Many thanks to...
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Try E-Briefs As Part of Your Hearing or Trial Presentation
For your next trial or important hearing, you should seriously consider using an e-brief to help the judge (and the judge’s clerk) navigate and understand your argument. Cogent Legal recently helped a...
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Ideas and Advice for Demonstratives In Employment Litigation
I recently had the pleasure of giving a presentation on demonstrative graphics for the State Bar of California’s Employment Law Division in San Francisco. In giving this presentation, I wanted to make...
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Displaying Patent Language in Patent Litigation
As lawyers, we are always arguing about documents, and we often need to display those documents in court. In patent cases, displaying documents is particularly important because the patent’s language...
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How to Build the Visual Foundation of Your Case
We all know by now that we live in a world in which information is delivered visually, and that people learn best when they have visual aids. Attorneys who head to court with demonstratives to show as...
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An Infographic Lesson for Litigators
We recommend to our readers a recent New Yorker article by Gareth Cook entitled Why Abraham Lincoln Loved Infographics. Cook’s New Yorker article discusses Lincoln’s “slave map” as an early example of...
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A Great Opportunity to Learn Litigation Tech and Presentation Skills
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you have an interest in legal tech and litigation graphics. You likely know they’re important for any 21st-century case presentation. But you know less about...
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How to Guide the Jury Through the Verdict Form in Closing Argument
In closing argument, it can be effective to show the jury the verdict form and tell them how you hope they fill it out. This technique is particularly important when the jury will face a complicated,...
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