Primary Practice Contact: Scott Young
National Trial Consultants
SnowTrial™ Consulting provides comprehensive trial preparation consulting services for civil and criminal cases nationwide.
What We Do
Mock Trials: We conduct full mock trials that involve attorney presentations in front of a panel or jury of eligible individuals selected to match your jury pool. Our mock trials include witness testimonies. Jurors reach a verdict and provide feedback on argument persuasiveness, witness testimony, exhibits, presentations, and other aspects of the case. This feedback and information is used to refine preparations for the actual trial.
Focus Groups: Case facts and arguments are presented to panels of surrogate jurors from the actual trial jurisdiction by attorneys arguing for plaintiffs and defendants. Themes and evidence are discussed in informal discussion groups. Results from this process are then used to create theme development, witness selection and preparation, and case presentation.
Trial Strategy Consultation: In preparing for a trial, it is essential to develop a persuasive theme. Determination of the best strategy and tactics depends on the judge, the jury temperament, the opposition and their experts, witnesses, and many other variables. Our extensive experience trying cases on an ongoing basis helps us pinpoint themes and evidence that will be most compelling.
Witness Preparation: Being a witness is difficult, especially when testifying in a courtroom. We help prepare witnesses to do their best in the most uneasy situations. Effective coaching and preparation teach witnesses the importance of body language, eye contact, appearance and attire, vocal articulation, reluctance or contentious, evasiveness, emotion, conviction, and consistency. We help refine these skills to make witnesses more effective.
Jury Selection: It is critical to eliminate jury leaders who will hurt your case. We help make effective use of for-cause and peremptory challenges, secure improved jury selection conditions, and propose questions for the jury panel.
Practice Contacts
Nathan A. Crane
- Shareholder
- 801.322.9133
- nac@scmlaw.com
Nathanael J. Mitchell
- Shareholder
- 801.322.9330
- njm@scmlaw.com
Scott Young
- Shareholder
- 801.322.9123
- sy@scmlaw.com
