Arguing non-economic damages such as pain and suffering in a case that involves a serious, but not necessarily catastrophic injury can be difficult. Framing the injury so that jurors understand its severity while ensuring jurors don’t feel that the loss has been exaggerated is key to setting up the best possible award. And in the latest Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the country’s preeminent trial consultants, spotlights how Bethany Schneider powerfully framed a non-catastrophic traumatic brain injury to set up a $5.5 million total verdict. 

Wrongful death damages trials often turn a magnifying glass toward key moments of a decedent’s life, both positive and negative, when asking a jury to weigh the value of that life's loss. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, nationally renowned trial consultant Shane Read analyzes how an Arash Homampour closing argument powerfully acknowledged the negative moments of one man’s life, while also emphasizing its value, with all its imperfections, setting up a blockbuster verdict. 

Powerfully framing the value of life is crucial when plaintiff’s attorneys tell the damages story of a wrongful death case. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, renowned trial consultant Shane Read details how Jeb Butler vividly explained the value of life in a closing that helped win a $150 million verdict at trial over the death of a Georgia toddler. 

Watch Trial Technique Spotlight, where Shane Read analyzes the verdict-winning techniques of top trial attorneys. 

Compelling demonstratives are among the most effective tools to help present your case. And in the most recent slate of episodes in our ongoing series, Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s leading trial presentation experts, analyzes how four top attorneys have used demonstratives across their biggest cases, and how you can apply those winning approaches in the courtroom.

Demonstratives can be crucial to helping jurors understand the gravity of the incident at the heart of a case. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, noted trial presentation expert Shane Read details how Steve Vartazarian’s use of a surprising demonstrative helped seal an eight-figure verdict for a pedestrian who was struck in a crosswalk.