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The Trial Technologist's View

Trial Technologist's have different views of a trial than anyone in the courtroom. Here is my point of view of current and past trials I've been involved with. I'll also discuss software/hardware tips & tricks revolving around the legal industry.
By Blake Boyd

Post Frequency: 1.2/day

Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 15:17:26

Peter Phaneuf Gives a Comparision of Verdical and Trial Director

Posted on January 19, 2009
In the trial presentation software arena there are two leading options: Sanction/Verdical by Verdict Systems and Trial Director by Indata Corp. Fellow long time trial technologist Peter Phaneuf recently wrote a great comparison between the two companies latest offerings for law...

Hey Blake.. where are you?

Posted on January 14, 2009
Sorry I’ve been so absent over the past couple of weeks. I’ve been providing support in a substatial complex litigation case that is taking every free second of time I have. Should be done in 2-3 weeks and I hope to have some new posts ready to go!

Hey Blake.. where are you?

Garza v. Merck Going Back to Trial?

Posted on December 12, 2008
Interesting read over at law.com about the 4th Court’s ruling to remand the case due to “juror misconduct”. According to the opinion, juror Jose Manuel Rios received interest-free loans totaling $12,700 from Felicia Garza over a six-year period beginning in 2000 but did not disclose that personal financial relationship during voir dire...

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Garza v. Merck Going Back to Trial?

Should You Employ Technology At Trial?

Posted on December 04, 2008
Since the advent and rise in popularity of the internet, the general public has changed the way we all gather our news, research and general information. This electronic age has trickled it’s way into the courtroom. Many major cities in the United States are adding courtroom A/V expenses into their budgets...

Should You Employ Technology At Trial?

TimeMatters Is Wasting My Time

Posted on December 01, 2008
Eight years ago I began helping a local plaintiff firm with all their IT needs. I setup their network, phone system, website, computers, etc. and I’ve been managing their small system ever since, and while it’s not my normal day to day job, I enjoy sticking my nose in the legal IT [...

TimeMatters Is Wasting My Time

ABA Journal Needs Your Input On The Legal Recession

Posted on November 18, 2008
I received an email from Stephanie Francis Ward a legal affairs journalist from the ABA Journal asking for help spreading awareness about a survey they are conducting, which is asking questions about a possible legal recession. Survey results will be published in the January ABA Journal…...

ABA Journal Needs Your Input On The Legal Recession

Trial Tech View?s Inclusion in Alltop.com!

Posted on November 13, 2008
I’m very excited to announce that The Trial Technologist’s View has been included in the Law section of Alltop.com. Our feeds now sit next to other top legal blogs such as Overlawyered, Above The Law, How Appealing, Ernie The Attorney, and many many more quality blogs...

Trial Tech View?s Inclusion in Alltop.com!

Update on Pico Projectors

Posted on November 12, 2008
Until this week pico projectors have only been reviewed at electronic shows and by a lucky few. Well now they’re you can get one in your own hands. If you want to waste your hard earned cash. Gizmodo has has great hands on review of the 3M MPro110 in which they claim: It supports up [...

?Magic Wall? for Courtroom Interaction of Evidence?

Posted on November 11, 2008
During the Election coverage the internet came alive with stories about CNN’s Hologram reporters. But what really grabbed my attention was the “Magic Wall” developed by Perceptive Pixel. Here at the Bexar County District courthouse they have upgraded 4 courtrooms to include all the latest A/V equipment, which includes a plasma TV that [...

Holograms..The Future of Video Depositions?

Posted on November 05, 2008
Last night we were all amazed to see the Hologram usage on CNN, even though Star Trek has had this ability for quite some time! Will this be the future of how witness’ testify by video? I wouldn’t doubt it.. But it has a long way to go. The reporters were actually in front [...

Example: How to Visulize Audio Recorded Evidence

Posted on November 03, 2008
Playing back an audio tape of recordings is normally pretty painful. Although there are new services out for making recordings of phone calls, that offer crystal clear quality, most of the time they are almost impossible to hear. That was the situation in this case, the audio was playing back in the original trial presentation, [...

Using Social Networks to Gather Evidence

Posted on October 30, 2008
Around a year ago I was asked to retrieve as much information from social networking sites as I could regarding an ex-wife in a custody battle. After 10 minutes of searching (I’m internet savvy but I in no way claim to be a PI of any sort) I found a wealth of information about [...

Do you know Solosez?

Posted on October 29, 2008
Over at MyShingle.com there is a great post by Carolyn Elefant regarding the largest Solo Practitioner based listserv, “Solosez“. If you are not a member of this list I highly suggest subscribing, the wealth of information that is passed on a daily basis is incredible...

Plaintiff CLE Presentation - How to Survive After Tort Reform

Posted on October 28, 2008
Continuing legal education is an area of the legal systems that we feel is very important, so much so that we offer presentation creation and editing of existing presentations free of charge for certain CLE events (contact us for more information if you feel that your presentation could benefit from our charitable offers)...

The Masters Conference - Electronic Data Discovery

Posted on October 27, 2008
When I was not able to attend the Using Macs In Trial Conference, Brett Burney of edisoceryinfo completed a great review for The Trial Technologists View. Well, Brett is at again, this time giving us a review of The Masters Conference. Don’t know what The Masters Conference is? Here’s a snippet of [...

Medical Illustration & Animation

Posted on October 24, 2008
Listening to a doctor explain a procedure is one of the most difficult topics for a jury to visualize. Any case that involves injuries, whether it be a medical malpractice suit or a car wreck benefits from a quality medical illustration or animation...

Soft Tissue Attorneys? Deposition Technique [video]

Posted on October 23, 2008
We routinely provide courtroom setup and playback of video depositions for small car wreck cases. It’s actually a pretty good bargain for the attorney as we: Synch the video depositions, make the clips, link the evidence, setup/break down the equipment, and playback the video...

Bad Economy Ignites Litigation

Posted on October 22, 2008
From the Charollette Business Journal: Economic downturn expected to fuel litigation : The current economic slump is expected to increase the number of lawsuits companies face, according to a survey by law firm Fulbright & Jaworski. Of the U.S.-based companies participating in this year?s survey, 34 percent expect to see what the study calls a ?run-up? in [...

Personal Injury Law Round-up

Posted on October 22, 2008
If you haven’t heard about the Personal Injury Law Round-up posts than you’ve missed a lot! For a good while fellow legal bloggers have spent countless hours scouring the internet for the most relevant, entertaining, and useful posts on the web and complied them into a single post...

What you need to know about LCD Monitors in the Courtroom

Posted on October 21, 2008
Technology is cheap! Acquiring a full courtroom monitor setup (plaintiff, defense, witness, judge, dual display) would cost a fortune only a couple years ago. Now you can have a slick outfit for a relatively good price. But don’t let this confuse you… Take a quick look online and without much searching you can find [...

Obama Viral Video

Posted on October 20, 2008
I try to stray away from expressing my political views on this blog, but I’ve got to point out this video by “MC Yogi” on Vimeo. Obama ‘08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo. This is an example of a great “presentation”, in video form...

Get a Mac - Bean Counter

Posted on October 20, 2008
Apple has an answer to Microsoft’s new ad campaign. And this TV commercial is really funny. Typically I get a few chuckles the first time I see a new Get A Mac ad, but I actually laughed when I watched “Bean Counter“. Take a look, have a laugh and try to forget it’s Monday!

One Tech to Serve Them All?

Posted on October 18, 2008
Fellow Trial Tech Peter Phaneuf posed a great question in the comments of the “In the Courtroom, Silence is Golden“. What I was referring to is a situation where a tech works for both sides. I believe it is a conflict of interest but I have run into people who do not think it is a [...

Changing to Feedburner, please update!!

Posted on October 16, 2008
I wouldn’t mind seeing how many people actually care to follow my ramblings. So I decided to run my feed through Feedburner so I can track how many view posts. Curiosity has gotten a hold of this cat. All of you that do like seeing the videos and getting the tips, can you please [...

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