Stites & Harbison, PLLC (now Managing Counsel at Walmart)
“With extremely short notice, Merrie Jo stepped in to provide invaluable advice and preparation techniques, ultimately boosting the witness' confidence and creating a superstar witness.”
F. James "Jim" Robinson, JR.
Partner, Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, L.L.P.
“I have found Merrie Jo Pitera’s wisdom, insight and direction to be invaluable. Without reservation, she and her talented graphics team put forth extra effort as needed and when requested to support our team, even at times during trial when it is undoubtedly inconvenient for them. They ask the hard/right questions about trial themes that need to be grappled with and addressed to the jury. They prepare compelling visual aids and demonstrative evidence. Simply put, Litigation Insights makes us better trial lawyers.”
Scott E. Ortiz, Esq.
Shareholder, Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C.
“I have used the professionals at litigation insights on a number of my cases, including preparing witnesses for both depositions and trial. I believe they have unique skills and insights which go far beyond the abilities of even the most experienced of trial lawyers. They excel at getting you realistic feedback from jurors through mock trials in your venue in a cost effective manner. I also believe their ability to critique your witnesses who may have testified in a mock trial setting through the use of video clips is the best witness prep money can buy! I recommend them to any firm serious about winning cases.”
“We recently hired Litigation Insights to help us with our jury research, graphics and courtroom technology for a complicated tax case in federal court. From the early stage of the case throughout trial their jury research consultants worked to provide us with valuable insights on theme development, assisted with witness preparation, and provided a better understanding of the jurors in that venue. Once we got to trial they were seamless. Their graphics team helped us create tutorials to explain some very complex subjects and their hot seat operator was able to call up video clips and documents at a moment’s notice. We considered them a part of our team from beginning to end.”
William M. Toles
Senior Partner, Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, LLP
“As any trial lawyer knows, picking a jury is where cases are won and lost. I recently tried a case in a VERY rural county in Texas and one of the reasons I obtained a unanimous defense verdict was the assistance of Adam Bloomberg. Adam was very helpful in preparing deposition clips and assisting with all of my audio visual needs during trial. This preparation started prior to trial. When Adam was not assisting with trial prep in my office, he was always a phone call or text away. Adam was also very helpful with strategy as far as demonstrative exhibits and themes during closing argument. I definitely plan on using Adam again.”
Charles E. Finberg
National Coordinating Counsel
“I am thankful to have had Dr. Marinakis and her team at LI working with us. Even though I’ve been practicing for 32 years, I’d never even thought of evaluating jurors integrally with the profile of the client trial lawyer in mind! From the focus group, jury selection, and post-trial interviews, one obvious conclusion which emerges to me is the key role that they played in our victory. Of this you can be sure: I strongly support getting their help in every case we can, and I recommend the same to anyone.”
Thomas J. Schroyer
Moss & Barnett
“I defend complex financial cases that need to be visually translated for lay judges and jurors who are totally mystified by the facts and the team at Litigation Insights has always delivered understandable and compelling graphics. Just as importantly, in the process of building the presentation, the creative ideas of the Litigation Insights team have proven invaluable for my understanding of the case, as well. Their team is professional, easy to work with and always sensitive to our budget – and always delivers on time.”
Jerry Blackwell
Founder/Chairman, Blackwell Burke P.A.
“When you have to go to trial, you want team partners who are smart, cool under pressure, and a cut above the competition in delivery. I’ve worked with Litigation Insights for 16 years because they are all of these things. Even in trial they point out significant things a team of lawyers sometimes misses. Litigation Insights is strong in all phases of the game and you will not go wrong with them.”
Matthew T. McLain
Partner, Litchfield Cavo LLP
“We recently retained Litigation Insights on a significant commercial matter in Collin County, TX. We were impressed by their ability to quickly learn our case themes and create tutorial graphics to assist the jurors in understanding how the mortgage lending process works and how it applied to this particular case. At trial their technology consultant was able to quickly bring up documents and video clips and make last second changes which was critical since the judge imposed very strict time limits for the presentation of evidence.”
Lindy D. Jones
Partner, Jones, Allen & Fuquay LLP
“Litigation Insights was a major factor in a recent trial resulting in a multi-million dollar verdict. With extensive e-discovery, documents can be difficult to use effectively, particularly before a jury. To have the document on the overhead for the jury within seconds, the relevant portion highlighted, and enlarged, made cross-examination much more effective. The jury confirmed that with the verdict and with their post-judgment comments. Adam Bloomberg was most helpful in preparing exhibits, charts, timelines, and other demonstrative aids. Responding so promptly and efficiently during the time constraints of a long trial were most appreciated and productive. We will use Litigation Insights on our next involved trial for the advantage it gives us.”
Scott A. Smith
Smith Legal PLLC
“Merrie Jo and her team at Litigation Insights are terrific. I’ve worked with her on 6-8 mock jury or trial consultant projects over the last decade and more, and many of my partners have used her on others. The exercises are well-designed and well-executed, her data analyses and presentations are rich with information, and – perhaps the best part – she will typically work with the legal team to hone the case messaging and strategies based on the exercise results. Not too many consultants are willing to do that. She’s helped me prep the impossible witness more than once and does that well too. And her team has been with her for what seems forever, thus leading to very reliable service. Excellent results for excellent value. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.”
William R. Sampson
Partner, Shook Hardy & Bacon
“Litigation Insights is in tune [with jurors] in a practical way; but they are scholars as well. This lends weight to their opinions and makes their recommendations more persuasive. They are forthright, they communicate directly, they have a wonderful work ethic, and they ‘get it.’”
Michael T. Nilan
Founding Shareholder, Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
“I have used Litigation Insights’ jury research on almost every major case I have tried in the last 15 years. Their research analysis has invariably helped to understand how a jury is likely to view our case and also how to further refine our themes to better connect with the jury.”
Joe Price
Senior Counsel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
“I have used every one of their services – jury consulting, case theme development, witness preparation and graphics. It’s nice to have all of this expertise available from one firm. Working with [them] is efficient and convenient.”
John R. Allison
3M Company (retired)
“As 3M’s senior litigation manager and as a lawyer in private practice, I had the opportunity to work with many of the professionals at Litigation Insights on several complex, high-profile cases between 1995 and 2011. I consistently found the members of the Litigation Insights team to be thoughtful, creative and easy to work with. Litigation Insights brings extraordinary skill and expertise to the critical tasks of litigation theme development, jury selection and jury persuasion.”
Kristi McCarthy
Chevron
“What really distinguishes Litigation Insights from everyone else is their work product. They distill everything you discover during the project and provide excellent summaries and recommendations. They tell you what you need to focus on and what you need to avoid. They don’t hesitate to have honest and direct conversations about their findings and their opinions. We want solid critical thinking from our litigation consultants. That’s what we pay for and that’s what we get from them. They are by far the most useful project summaries by a litigation consultant I’ve ever seen.”
“Merrie Jo and her team at Litigation Insights are excellent at getting our witnesses ready. They can take okay witnesses and make them great, and they can take good witnesses and make them even better. Our witnesses really appreciate the guidance and it has made them more confident and effective.”
Nicholas A. Cipiti
Partner, Walsworth WFBM, LLP
“After an eight week trial, the jury had the clarity it needed to reach a defense verdict in less than a day of deliberations. From juror interviews, we learned that the jury had relied upon and understood our case because of the excellent graphics we used. Litigation Insights partnered with us not only in creating the trial graphics, but also helped us present a convincing, illustrative Opening Statement and Closing Argument. Because the jury was able to firmly grasp the technical details from the defense case, it was able to make the right call.”
Tom Scully
Walsworth WFBM, LLP (now Partner at Foley & Mansfield, PLLP)
“The defense verdict was possible because we convinced the jury that the plaintiff’s theories were not physically possible. The quality and clarity of the Litigation Insights trials graphics helped us win this case. It was critical to have them on board.”
Diane E. Citrino
Giffen & Kaminski LLV
“The firm name, 'Litigation Insights,' is apt! Their consultant, Christina Marinakis, proposed creative ideas and tailored the themes to our jurisdiction and to my style, making me a better trial attorney. I will certainly be using their services in my next jury trial.”
Bryant Spann
Partner, Thomas Combs & Spann
“The courtroom setting is difficult enough without having to worry about loading and pacing presentation materials. Litigation Insights makes sure that things run smoothly. They’re an important extension of our trial team.”
Michael A. Brown
Principal, Miles & Stockbridge (now Partner at Nelson Mullins)
“Litigation Insights is on the money when it comes to reading a person or situation. They help me find juries with the right listening skills, attention spans and personality profiles that fit me and my communication style.”
Jay E. Heidrick
Shareholder, Polsinelli
"If you need trial support for things like jury selection, graphics, or hot seat work, nobody is better than Litigation Insights, Merrie Jo Pitera, and Adam Bloomberg. They are the best in the business and fantastic people. They will go the extra mile every time to help your client and case."
Hayes Ryan
Partner, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
"When the challenges of trial are upon us, our go-to people are Litigation Insights. Adam Bloomberg and his team provide complete assistance that is calm under pressure. Their work product is the best in the business. With over a dozen trials over the past five years, we've relied heavily on their assistance from start to finish. This particularly includes seamless presentation of demonstrative exhibits, so that the jury can understand our evidence. The people at Litigation Insights work hard, and they get it."
