Guest Commentary: Fred H. Bartlit, Jr.

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“I’ve worked with Catherine on countless litigations, where her knowledge of legal technology and problem-solving has been invaluable to our client success. Her role was self-created, and unique, in my opinion, in that she worked for years with key software developers to refine, expand, and improve their offerings to best suit the needs of litigation in both trial preparation and courtroom trial advocacy.

My ability to not just use but understand and command the use of courtroom presentation technology and databases  redefined my effectiveness both in trial preparation and making trial presentations.

Relatively few trial lawyers have deep skills in personally using data bases and other legal technology in trial preparation.   They tend to rely on associates and paralegals. I found that working with Catherine dramatically improved my trial preparation and knowledge of the case.

And, my personal skills in use of presentation technology in the courtroom gave me credibility with juries particularly compared to the typical “hotseat tech, will you please put up Ex. 45.”

The attorney who commands the technology will command the courtroom.

In a nutshell, she made me a much better advocate.”