Trial Presentation Consultant Work That Doesn’t Stop Changing Once Trial Starts
Beverly “Splash” Abbott builds trial and mediation presentations that adjust in real time, because she’s still in the room when they need to. Most presentation consultants hand over a finished deck and a technician after jury selection. Beverly stays through opening statements, testimony, and closing arguments, watching how jurors actually respond and adjusting the visual strategy accordingly.
That continuous presence is the difference between a trial presentation built once and one that keeps working for you through the entire case.
Mediation Presentation Strategy Built to Move the Number, Not the Jury
A mediation presentation has one job: move the number. It’s not about persuading twelve strangers over days of testimony. It’s about giving a mediator, and the party across the table, a clear enough picture of your damages and liability case that a reasonable settlement becomes the easier choice.
Beverly builds mediation presentations around that goal specifically, combining day-in-the-life footage, economic loss projections, and comparative verdict data into a package a mediator can use directly in private caucus, not just show once and set aside.
We also design every mediation presentation to work in segments. Mediators need to reference specific pieces when they’re back in the room with opposing counsel, not sit through a linear narrative meant for a jury.
Courtroom Presentation Technology That Adapts When Testimony Shifts
Beverly Abbott stays in the courtroom from opening statements through the verdict, unlike most trial consultants who leave once the jury is seated. That means when a witness says something unexpected, or opposing counsel introduces evidence nobody prepped for, the courtroom presentation strategy can change on the spot instead of running on autopilot.
We handle the technical side too: multi-screen displays, document cameras, annotation tools, and video deposition sync for every demonstrative exhibit, all with backup systems in place so a technology failure never becomes the story of your trial.
Between sessions, we also work directly with expert witnesses so their testimony and the visual presentation move together instead of competing for the jury’s attention.
“I’m the only one that sits in the courtroom from the start of trial to finish. Most trial jury consultants are gone after they pick the jury.”
— Beverly “Splash” Abbott
A Medical Degree Changes How Demonstrative Exhibits Get Built
Beverly is the only trial consultant in the country with a medical degree (RN, MBA, LNCC). On cases built around clinical evidence, that background means she isn’t relying on an expert’s summary to understand what the records actually show. She reads the treatment history herself, follows the clinical reasoning, and helps translate it into a demonstrative exhibit a jury can actually follow.
Over more than two decades, Splash has built over 350 custom trial and mediation presentations for openings, closings, and mediations, including work behind a $56.7 million verdict against Ford Motor Company in Colorado. None of it comes from a template. Every case gets its own presentation strategy built around what that specific jury or mediator needs to see.
Why Attorneys Choose This Trial Presentation Consultant for High-Stakes Cases
Splash wins when you win. Beverly’s contingency-based model ties her success directly to the outcome of your case, which is part of why her caseload centers on active, high-value litigation rather than volume.
She’s active in 22 states and works cases valued from the high six figures into the hundreds of millions. If your case is the kind where the presentation strategy needs to survive contact with an unpredictable trial, that’s the work Beverly is built for.
Frequently Asked Questions About Courtroom and Mediation Presentations
Earlier is better. Bringing Beverly in during case development, not the week before trial, gives her time to shape which evidence gets visual treatment and how the narrative builds across witnesses. That said, she has also stepped into cases much closer to trial when the situation called for it.
A trial presentation is built to persuade a jury over days or weeks. A mediation presentation is built to move a settlement number in a single session, usually combining damages projections, liability evidence, and comparative verdicts into a package the mediator can use directly with opposing counsel.
Because Beverly stays in the courtroom for the full trial, she can adjust the visual strategy in real time rather than waiting for a scheduled revision. New exhibits or emphasis can be built between sessions based on what actually happened that day.
She stays from opening statements through the reading of the verdict. Most trial consultants leave after jury selection. Beverly considers that exactly when the real work starts.
Every exhibit is built with evidentiary foundation in mind from the start: verified data, accurate measurements, and the supporting testimony needed to get it admitted. Persuasive and inadmissible is a wasted exhibit, so admissibility comes first.
Yes. Beverly is active in 22 states and works nationally, not just in Florida courts.
Splash has spent 24 years building trial and mediation presentations that hold up under the pressure of an actual trial, not just a rehearsal. If your case needs a presentation strategy that can adapt as fast as the courtroom does, reach out below.