High-stakes litigation demands more than intuition and experience. Successful trial outcomes increasingly depend on data-driven case analysis that identifies strengths, exposes vulnerabilities, and guides strategic decision-making from case acceptance through verdict. Professional case analytics and strategy services provide the comprehensive evaluation attorneys need to maximize case value and minimize litigation risk.
The Trial Concierge delivers sophisticated case analytics that combine legal strategy with jury research insights and trial experience. Beverly “Splash” Abbott brings unique medical expertise and business acumen to case evaluation, having contributed to over half a billion dollars in verdicts and settlements. Our strategic analysis helps attorneys make confident decisions about case development, settlement negotiations, and trial preparation.
Comprehensive Case Evaluation and Liability Assessment
An effective case strategy begins with a thorough evaluation of liability issues, evidentiary strengths, and potential defenses. We analyze case facts through the lens of jury perception, identifying which elements will resonate with decision-makers and which require strategic emphasis or mitigation.
Beverly conducts multi-dimensional case analysis examining legal theories, factual evidence, expert testimony requirements, and potential weaknesses opposing counsel will exploit. This comprehensive evaluation provides a realistic assessment of case value and trial prospects, allowing informed decisions about resource allocation and settlement strategy. Attorneys who work with Splash don’t get a generalist opinion — they get a read shaped by decades of high-stakes trial experience most consultants simply haven’t accumulated.
Our medical background proves particularly valuable in personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability cases. Beverly evaluates medical records, treatment protocols, and causation issues with clinical expertise most trial consultants lack. As the only trial consultant with a medical degree—holding both an RN and an MBA–she identifies medical evidence gaps early and recommends expert witnesses who can address them effectively.
Damages Analysis and Economic Modeling
Accurate damages valuation requires sophisticated analysis of economic losses, non-economic injuries, and jury award patterns. We develop comprehensive damages models that account for life care planning costs, lost earning capacity, inflation adjustments, and verdict trends in your jurisdiction.
Splash’s damages analysis includes researching comparable verdicts in similar cases, analyzing jury award patterns by venue, and identifying factors that correlate with higher or lower damages awards. According to research from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, understanding local verdict patterns significantly impacts settlement negotiations and trial strategy.
Splash speaks in seminars on her belief that most attorneys leave “money on the table” when it comes to asking a jury for non-economic damages. She researches the laws and statutes in every state where The Trial Concierge assists with cases to coach attorneys on effectively asking the jury for all that is allowed.
We also evaluate non-economic damages from the jury’s perspective, identifying which injury impacts will generate sympathy and which require strategic presentation to avoid minimization. This analysis informs both settlement demand calculations and trial presentation strategy, ensuring damages requests align with what juries will actually award.
Case Theme Development and Narrative Strategy
Every successful case requires a compelling universal theme with supportive mini themes that help organize evidence into a coherent story and narrative jurors can understand and embrace. We develop case themes that distill complex litigation into memorable concepts that guide jury decision-making throughout the trial.
Effective case themes connect legal theories to universal values and experiences jurors recognize. Rather than focusing on technical legal elements, Beverly’s themes emphasize human impacts, corporate responsibility, safety failures, or justice considerations that resonate emotionally while supporting legal claims. Known for her unique intuition, Splash gains this is the kind of instinct that comes from sitting in the courtroom from voir dire through verdict — not leaving after jury selection the way most consultants do.
The Trial Concierge tests proposed case themes through focus group research before trial, ensuring the narrative strategy will actually persuade target jurors. This testing reveals which themes generate favorable responses and which require refinement to maximize persuasive impact.
Evidence Organization and Trial Timeline Development
Complex litigation generates thousands of documents, multiple depositions, expert reports, and demonstrative exhibits that must be organized for effective trial presentation. The Trial Concierge assists in developing comprehensive trial timelines and evidence organization systems that ensure critical information is accessible when needed.
Beverly’s evidence analysis identifies which documents, testimony, and exhibits will prove most persuasive at trial. She can assist in categorizing evidence by legal element, witness, and trial phase, creating organizational frameworks that streamline trial preparation and courtroom presentation.
Timeline development also reveals evidentiary gaps requiring additional discovery, expert analysis, or witness preparation. Identifying these gaps early allows strategic case development that addresses weaknesses before opposing counsel can exploit them at trial.
Expert Witness Identification and Coordination
Expert testimony often determines case outcomes in complex litigation. What separates Beverly from other consultants is the lens she brings to this process — as a former trauma nurse and hospital administrator, she evaluates medical experts with clinical fluency that attorneys and most other consultants simply don’t have.
Splash has made a name for herself as a leader in witness preparation. She is flown all over the US to assist with this extremely crucial step in the trial process. The Trial Concierge evaluates potential experts based on qualifications, prior testimony experience, and ability to explain complex concepts in accessible terms. This is especially critical in healthcare-related cases, where Beverly can assess whether proposed experts’ opinions will withstand scrutiny from defense medical experts in a way that goes well beyond surface-level credential review.
We also coordinate among multiple experts to ensure testimony consistency and comprehensive coverage of all necessary technical issues. Beverly will tell you that witness preparation for deposition and trial testimony follows the same outline whether the expert is a construction or engineering expert in breach of contract or product liability cases. This coordination prevents contradictory opinions that undermine case credibility and ensures expert testimony builds toward cohesive case themes.
Settlement Strategy and Mediation Preparation
Strategic case analysis informs both trial preparation and settlement negotiations. Beverly helps attorneys develop realistic settlement ranges based on case strengths, litigation risks, and comparable verdict data from similar cases.
Our settlement analysis considers not just liability and damages, but also jury trial risk, litigation costs, and client objectives beyond pure monetary recovery. This comprehensive evaluation allows informed decisions about when settlement serves client interests and when trial provides better outcomes. Because Splash has the option to operate on a contingency partnership model — she wins when her clients win — her settlement guidance is never generic and never detached from the outcome.
Presentation is a passion for Splash. She has been providing powerpoints for mediations, openings, and closing statements for over 3 decades. She has developed over 380 such presentations without the use of a template. She believes every case is custom and therefore strives to assist the legal team in providing the extra touches to make every presentation to the jury , enticing, clean, while delivering a concise message with artful use of color, images and text in an award winning way.
For cases proceeding to mediation, we develop presentation strategies that effectively communicate case value to mediators and opposing counsel. These strategies leverage demonstrative evidence, economic analyses, and comparable verdicts to support settlement demands while maintaining trial readiness if negotiations fail.
Ongoing Strategic Adjustment Throughout Litigation
Case strategy requires continuous refinement as discovery reveals new information, legal rulings shape evidentiary parameters, and opposing strategies emerge. We provide ongoing strategic consultation throughout litigation, adjusting case plans as circumstances evolve.
Beverly remains engaged from initial case evaluation through verdict — a level of commitment most trial consultants don’t offer. While others wrap up after jury selection, Splash stays in the courtroom from start to finish, providing consistent strategic guidance that accounts for changing litigation dynamics. This continuous involvement allows seamless integration of jury selection, witness preparation, and trial presentation services with an overarching case strategy.
Work With The Trial Concierge for Strategic Case Analysis
Beverly “Splash” Abbott combines medical expertise with business strategy and trial consulting experience, holding RN and MBA credentials alongside a proven track record in high-stakes litigation. Our work includes the largest verdict in Spokane Washington’s history at $42 million and major verdicts against corporate defendants, including a $56.7 million award against Ford, which is the largest verdict in Colorado City, Colorado.
We have a fee schedule to meet all case needs. While 95% of clients hire Splash on a contingency partnership model that aligns our interests with case success, we can meet your basic needs with hourly and specific service fees. Our selective client acceptance ensures dedicated strategic attention for your most important litigation matters. Contact The Trial Concierge to discuss comprehensive case analytics and strategy services.