What Types of Cases Benefit the Most from Courtroom Visuals?

Every attorney knows that presenting a case before a jury is like putting on a show. You have Act One, Act Two, and Act Three. You have “stars” and present visuals to engage your audience of twelve —the jury. Sometimes, your jury (audience) can drift and lose interest in what you’re presenting.

That’s especially true if you rely exclusively on witness testimony that is presented emotionlessly and full of complex facts.

One way to enhance your presentation is by utilizing courtroom visuals provided by Advocacy Digital Media.

We produce high-quality demonstratives for a variety of cases. These visuals are available in various options, all tailored to your specific needs. We match attorneys with skilled artists and computer graphic designers who take the provided documents and bring them to life.

What types of cases benefit the most from courtroom visuals? The short answer is “All of them.” Consider the following:

Car Accidents

The impact of a car accident can trigger shock for everyone involved. The victim of the accident might not be aware of what just happened. That could mean their testimony is limited.

With a car accident reconstruction, you’ll be able to show the jury how the accident occurred from every angle, including an overhead view.

Car accident reconstruction can be presented in 2D and 3D, with stunning detail. They can enhance surveillance footage from traffic cameras and dashcams, which will show road conditions, visibility, traffic lights, mechanical failures, and the negligence that led to the accident.

Truck Accidents

The post-accident photos from a truck accident can demonstrate the extreme devastation that these collisions can cause.

Reconstructing a truck accident involves examining evidence from the scene, such as tire skid marks, damage to surrounding property, the truck’s black box data, and any other relevant evidence.

In some instances, we’ll map out the actual location of the accident with 3D laser scanning.

When presented to a jury, the truck accident animation will be riveting and compelling.

Medical Malpractice

Every member of the jury will have had some form of encounter with medical professionals.

For the most part, those encounters will have been positive, even if the outcomes were less than desirable. When a medical professional engages in negligent actions that cause harm, the patient is entitled to seek a remedy. These causes are inherently complex because they involve medical terminology and procedures that are hard to grasp.

Adding medical malpractice visuals can help convey that information.

We can recreate the entire surgical procedure and pinpoint the moment the injury-causing error occurred. You can present these visuals along with expert medical testimony.

Personal Injury  

To prevail in a personal injury lawsuit, you need to present evidence to the jury that demonstrates how the injury occurred. Your client can share their testimony along with visuals that can show how a fall happened, what occurred in a fight, or any other type of premises liability issue that led to an injury.

These types of animations will be familiar to jury members who have seen them used in popular crime shows.

Construction Accidents

Everyone is familiar with the flow of traffic, but not everyone is familiar with the intricacies of work on a construction site.

There are many types of equipment and tools used each day that can be involved in an accident. Our courtroom visuals can transport the jury directly to the construction site, allowing them to recreate what happened.

What Are the Benefits of Courtroom Animations and Illustrations?

Courtroom animations and illustrations offer several key benefits for legal professionals in presenting their cases and influencing jury decisions.

This is how they can help:

Simply Complex Information

Animations can break down intricate medical and procedural details into visual narratives that are easy to understand. This helps jurors understand what happened.

Improve Information Retention

Our memories are primarily visual. Even if a sound or smell triggers an emotional response, it will be associated with a visual memory. When you present animation videos or illustrations to the jury, you create a visual memory for them to carry back into the deliberation room.

Create Compelling Narratives

You know how you want to present your client’s story. Your visuals help create more compelling narratives that preserve the entirety of your presentation and incorporate all of your evidence.

Working with Digital Advocacy Media

Educate. Engage. Persuade. Those are our goals for Digital Advocacy Media. We want to help our clients win and accomplish this by creating a collaborative effort with our attorneys and creative team.

Whether you need an event timeline, an accident recreation, or a video that takes the jury into the human body, we can create visuals that support your evidence and enhance your story.

Call to set up a consultation and to explore all the options for your next trial.