The Top 12 Litigation Consulting Articles from Q2

By: Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D. Thu, Jul 17, 2014 @ 09:40 AM

Litigation Graphics, Trial Presentation, Jury Consultants, Articles, Trial Preparation, Voir Dire, Jury Selection, Persuasive Graphics, Visual Persuasion

by Ken Lopez
Founder/CEO
A2L Consulting

Long time readers of this blog know that we are big on lists. When the American Bar Association named the Litigation Consulting Report one of the top 100 legal industry blogs, even they said, "it's hard to resist the infectious numbered-list headlines that keep us reading their chatty, first-person posts answering questions we hadn't yet thought to ask."

At least once per quarter, I try to highlight recent articles that were unusually popular. It's easy to miss a great article with so much being published weekly. Today, I am highlighting the top twelve articles published last quarter.

During the second quarter of 2014, voir dire, PowerPoint litigation graphics and persuasion were very popular topics. These, plus other predictable terms related to our litigation graphics, jury consulting, in-court trial technology support and visual persuasion consulting services are, not surprisingly, among the top ways people find A2L when they search the Internet.

Recently, the top five search terms for people that found A2L's site all relate to jury selection or witness preparation in some way. Thus, it's not surprising that these consulting services are some of our most in-demand services with mock exercises lining up for end-of-2014 and 2015 trials.

Enjoy the top 12 articles from the Litigation Consulting Report blog from the second quarter of 2014:

12. 5 Tips for Displaying Documents Well at Trial [CVN Video]

11. The 13 Biggest Reasons to Avoid Last-Minute Trial Preparation

10. The Magic of a 30:1 Presentation Preparation Ratio

9. Good-Looking Graphic Design ≠ Good-Working Visual Persuasion

8. 5 Ways to Apply Active Teaching Methods for Better Persuasion

7. Hurry Up and Wait - Using Silence in Depositions

6. What is Visual Persuasion and What Do You Need to Know About It?

5. 4 Tips for Stealing Thunder in the Courtroom

4. Walking the Line: Don't Coach Your Experts (Re: Apple v. Samsung)

3. 7 Ways to Avoid Making Your PowerPoint Slides Your Handout

2. Top 15 Litigation E-Books & Webinars from the Past 12 Months

1. 5 Voir Dire Questions to Avoid

About Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D.

While attending the Delaware Law School in the early 1990s, Ken taught himself computer animation as a hobby. That hobby, combined with his law degree and a degree in economics from the University of Mary Washington, helped launch his career in litigation consulting.

In 1995, he founded his first company, A2L Consulting, where he served as its President/CEO for nearly 25 years. A2L provided litigation support services to all of the nation’s top law firms and their clients around the world. Often called upon when the dollars at stake are high, A2L’s services included helping to predict how judges and juries will react to a case (i.e., jury consulting and mock trials), the creation of sophisticated visual evidence used to persuade judges and juries (i.e., litigation graphics and 3D animation), and the deployment and use of state-of-the-art technology in the courtroom (i.e., hotseaters and trial technicians).

Ken launched LawProspecter in 2007, a first-of-its-kind software company that provided information about litigation and who was involved in it. In 2020, Ken launched OurHistoryMuseum, a crowdsourced history museum, which he continues to run.

Bestselling business author Dan Pink highlighted A2L in his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, and Ken has been quoted by many news outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Inc., NBC News, Wired, the Washington Post, and the BBC.

Recently, the readers of LegalTimes voted A2L “best jury consultants” and “best trial consultants,” and readers of the National Law Journal voted A2L “Best Demonstrative Evidence provider” in the country. Many other publications have held similar votes and ranked A2L at the top of a key category. The American Bar Association named A2L’s blog, where Ken and his colleagues publish weekly, one of the top 100 blogs in the legal industry and one of the top 10 litigation blogs.

In 2013, Virginia’s Governor appointed Ken to a four-year term on the University of Mary Washington’s Board of Visitors. He has also served on the Dean’s National Advisory Board of Delaware Law School and various local and business boards and advisory groups.

In 2023 Ken launched Persuadius, a litigation consulting company that has picked up where A2L left off.

Despite an interesting and varied career, Ken still lists his top passion and proudest accomplishment as “father of triplet girls born in 2008.”

You can reach Ken Lopez at ken@persuadius.com

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