My Top 3 Storytelling Books for Lawyers

A case is a story. What’s yours?

 When I’m asked to consult on a case, I’m really being asked to craft an empathetic and persuasive story (and I’m pretty good at it, with over $250 million in settlements and verdicts). I created TrialLine interactive timelines because I wanted my lawyers to have the best storytelling tech right at their fingertips. When I get to work revealing a case’s story, I rely on the following three books. Just like TrialLine, I want you to know what I know so that you can settle more cases faster and with better results Continue reading “My Top 3 Storytelling Books for Lawyers”

How to Create Effective Trial Visuals for Your Next Case

Trial visuals and courtroom graphics can enhance your case and help you tell your client’s story in an interactive and captivating way. Creating a timeline is an effective way to do just that.

With TrialLine, you can organize your case data and maximize visuals at the same time. While most visual demonstrative evidence is expensive and time-consuming, TrialLine offers you a better way. Continue reading “How to Create Effective Trial Visuals for Your Next Case”

Creating an Effective Legal Roadmap with TrialLine’s Lawyer Timeline Software

Because people tend to process facts much better when they are presented visually, legal presentation strategies play an important role in determining the outcome of a case. Add to that the fact that litigators need an easier way to put a case together, clearly outlining a logical timeline of the events involved in a particular case, and you have a strong argument for using lawyer timeline software. Having a clear and properly constructed timeline available for a case allows judges, jurors, clients, mediators and the others involved in that case, to more clearly understand the key facts. That being said, what good are facts, if they can’t be proven (in a court of law, at least)? Continue reading “Creating an Effective Legal Roadmap with TrialLine’s Lawyer Timeline Software”