Los Angeles holds some of the highest-stakes, highest-dollar civil litigation in the country. Cases move through the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, the Central District of California, and arbitration, and the jury pools that decide them are as varied as the county itself. The Trial Concierge gives Los Angeles trial teams a consultant who has already done this at the highest level, on cases valued from $200 million to $1 billion. Over $500 million in verdicts and settlements, the only trial consultant in the country with a medical degree, in the courtroom from voir dire through the verdict.
Beverly “Splash” Abbott works on a contingency basis on the cases she takes. Splash wins when you win. That alignment is rare in this field, and it changes how a consultant shows up: not as a vendor billing hours, but as a partner whose own outcome rides on the verdict. For trial lawyers carrying a complex matter in Los Angeles, that is the difference between advice and investment. You can read more about her jury consulting work across the country.
Most Consultants Leave After Jury Selection. Beverly Stays Until the Jury Comes Back.
The work that decides a trial does not stop at voir dire. Most trial consultants hand off a juror profile and disappear once the panel is seated. Beverly stays in the Los Angeles courtroom from opening statements through the reading of the verdict, reading the jury in real time, adjusting strategy as testimony lands, and flagging what is working and what is not while there is still time to change it.
That continuity matters most against well-funded defendants. When the other side has a full consulting team and an unlimited budget, a trial lawyer cannot afford a consultant who checks out at the first recess. Beverly’s presence through the entire trial is one of the reasons attorneys who have worked with Splash do not go looking for someone else.
What Beverly Does on a Los Angeles Case
Every engagement is built around the specific case, the venue, and the jury you are likely to draw. The Trial Concierge supports Los Angeles trial teams across every phase of complex civil litigation.
Case Analysis and Theming
Identifying the strengths, the exposures, and the narrative that holds up under cross-examination. The theme that resonates downtown can differ from one in a suburban venue, so strategy is built for the jury you will actually face. See our case analysis work.
Jury Selection and Voir Dire
Custom juror questionnaires, real-time voir dire support, and data-driven juror profiles. Questionnaires are completed in the courtroom, and the team brings all equipment and copies so the process is seamless for the court and the judge’s staff.
Focus Groups and Mock Trials
Testing themes, witnesses, and damages with representative panels before trial. Splash does not just hand over a report. She sits with the trial team and rebuilds the case theory around what the research reveals. Explore mock jury research.
Witness Preparation
Splash is flown across the country specifically for this. Expert and fact witnesses are prepared to communicate clearly and hold up under cross-examination. More on witness preparation.
Trial Presentation and Courtroom Technology
Through the Tech Court division, the team handles trial presentation systems, evidence management, and visual exhibits, adapting to whatever the Los Angeles venue supports. See courtroom technology.
Courtroom and Mediation Presentations
Persuasive presentation strategy for the courtroom and for mediation, built so complex evidence reads clearly to the people deciding it. See presentation strategy.
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A Medical Degree Reads a Los Angeles Jury Differently
Beverly is the only trial consultant in the country with a medical degree. Holding RN, MBA, and LNCC credentials, she understands medical evidence at a level that lets her educate attorneys and jurors, which is decisive in the product liability, pharmaceutical, and catastrophic injury cases that fill the Los Angeles docket.
Her background as an Olympic trials swimmer is where the name “Splash” comes from, and the same competitive drive carries into every case she takes. That combination, a clinician’s read on evidence and an athlete’s read on pressure, is something no other consultant in the field brings to a Los Angeles courtroom.
Why Los Angeles Trial Teams Bring Splash Onto the Case
Beverly’s track record is built on outcomes, not promises. Her results include over half a billion dollars in verdicts and settlements, the largest verdict in Washington state history, and the largest verdict recorded against Ford. She is active in 22 states and currently works on matters valued from $200 million to $1 billion.
Her caseload is built around active, high-value litigation, so availability is genuinely limited. If your Los Angeles case is the kind that demands a consultant who treats it as a priority and stays until the verdict is read, that is exactly the work Splash takes on.
Frequently Asked Questions
The earlier the better. Bringing Beverly in during case analysis and theming lets her shape strategy from the ground up rather than react to decisions already made. That said, she is brought onto cases at every stage, including for voir dire support and trial presentation once a trial date is set.
Yes. The Trial Concierge is a national practice, active in 22 states including California. Beverly regularly travels to Los Angeles and is flown across the country specifically for witness preparation and trial support.
Yes, and this sets her apart from most consultants. Beverly stays in the courtroom from opening statements through the reading of the verdict, reading the jury and adjusting strategy in real time. The work that decides a trial happens long after the panel is seated.
Defense teams in major Los Angeles litigation often have full consulting support and deep budgets. Beverly counters that with a partner-level commitment, continuous courtroom presence, and a contingency model that ties her own outcome to the verdict, so the trial team has a consultant as invested in winning as they are.
On the cases she takes, Beverly works on a contingency basis. Splash wins when you win. That alignment means complete investment in case strategy from initial analysis through final verdict, rather than a fee meter running regardless of outcome.
Beverly is the only trial consultant in the country with a medical degree, holding RN, MBA, and LNCC credentials. In product liability, pharmaceutical, and catastrophic injury cases, that lets her interpret medical evidence and translate it for a jury at a level no other consultant can match.
Partner With The Trial Concierge for Your Los Angeles Case
Splash has spent 24 years building a track record that speaks in courtrooms across 22 states, holding the only medical degree in the field and staying in the room until the verdict is read.
If your Los Angeles case is the kind that demands that level of commitment, reach out to start the conversation.