Interactive Presentation Solutions, Inc. (IPS)

Working with a law firm to develop their own in-house trial team is not the kiss of death for your company as a trial technology service provider. The key to any successful business is: How useful can you be in a supporting role to the law firm? How can you make your company indispensable while maintaining a seamless transition? If they plan to have an in-house paralegal/IT person operate the trial presentation system, the logical questions are: What is your firm already using?  What is the comfort level of the IT person or paralegal with that software? Is the paralegal/IT comfortable ...

We all get asked this question a lot from attorneys: What’s the difference between Trial Director and Sanction? From their perspective, it’s all about user friendliness. But from the operator’s perspective it’s a matter of how much more work they prefer to do on the front end or the back end of the trial preparation process. Comparing the image Functionality Most clients are now scanning their evidence and typically use Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format, generally known as PDF. This format is not only email friendly, but also ubiquitous in the legal environment due to its compatibility of email attachments. Let’s reasonably ...

The use of technology is now a prevalent occurrence in the courtroom. Presentations and graphics can greatly increase the effectiveness of your opening and closing arguments, and generally help your jury or judge retain a much higher level of information.  Power Point and Graphics can also be counter-productive. That is to say, a presentation can be overloaded with too many colors, data, font types, or bullets that it can become a distraction. The following simple tips can help make your presentations more effective. Less is More when it comes to Bullet Points Limit the number of bullet points per slide to no ...

When the prevailing party in a lawsuit reaches a successful outcome at trial, they can file a “Motion to Tax Costs,” and ask the judge to allow the costs for the trial presentation equipment, technical services, and exhibit boards in addition to the jury verdict. Such a reasonable award of costs might include “an award of the reasonable expenses of preparing maps, charts, graphs, photographs, motion pictures, Photostats, and kindred materials” which commonly include multi-media evidence systems, and graphic boards or services.* While these costs are completely at the discretion of the judge, it is not uncommon for the modern day judge ...

With the explosion of technology becoming an everyday occurrence in the court room, here are some tips to avoid the common pitfalls. Presentations and graphics can greatly increase the effectiveness of your opening and closing arguments, and generally help your jury or judge retain a much higher level of information. So what’s the downside? Power Point and Graphics can also be done badly. That is to say, your presentation can be overloaded with too many colors, too much data, too many fonts, and too many bullet points to the point where it becomes a distraction from the message you wish to convey. ...