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How to Get Your Demonstratives Admitted as Evidence

By Sean Claggett / July 23, 2025 / Comments Off on How to Get Your Demonstratives Admitted as Evidence

One of the biggest mistakes I have seen during my years as a trial lawyer is attorneys who do not understand the rules of evidence. Understanding your state’s rules of evidence or the federal rules of evidence is critical leading up to and conducting the trial. As a young attorney, I primarily did criminal defense…

Spinal Injury Package – How to Best Use Visuals to Increase Value for Your Spinal Case

By FG / May 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Spinal Injury Package – How to Best Use Visuals to Increase Value for Your Spinal Case

Spinal injuries are some of the most common, and most painful, that your clients suffer. Whether a vehicle collision, a slip and fall, an assault, a workplace injury, or medmal, anything that affects the spine can have horrible repercussions on your client’s ability to function. Because of that, it’s imperative that you have the right…

Common Seatbelt Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collisions

By FG / April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Common Seatbelt Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collisions

People in motor vehicle collisions often suffer various injuries from the very thing that is supposed to keep them safe…seatbelts. While their injuries may be less severe than they would have been without a seatbelt on, they nevertheless have suffered trauma that may require immediate and/or long-term care. This should not be overlooked when contemplating…

$1.5B in Verdicts and Settlements in 2023

By FG / February 9, 2024 / Comments Off on $1.5B in Verdicts and Settlements in 2023

We worked on projects for some of the best attorneys in the country during 2023, resulting in over $1.5B in verdicts and settlements! Thanks for working with us and putting your faith in our ability to help your cases. We love to show off the amazing work our visual experts do for our clients, so…

Generic or Lookalike? Selecting 3D Characters for Your Visuals

By FG / November 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Generic or Lookalike? Selecting 3D Characters for Your Visuals

When you come to Focus Graphics to create illustrations or animations for your cases, there are a lot of options to consider. One of those options is whether to have us use a generic character that resembles your client using gender, skin tone, hair color, and build as a guide; or to go with a…

Effective Sound Design in Legal Animations

By FG / October 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Effective Sound Design in Legal Animations

Visual aids in mediation or in the courtroom – animations, illustrations, PowerPoint presentations, 3D printed exhibits, and more – are proven to increase results for many reasons. For mediation, it may show defense that you are prepared to take them on in a courtroom, or show them aspects of the case in a way they…

How Visuals Make Your Expert Look Like an Expert

By Sean Claggett / August 26, 2023 / Comments Off on How Visuals Make Your Expert Look Like an Expert

Medical illustrations and animations are used regularly by top trial lawyers during their expert testimony. The question is WHY these top trial lawyers feel that it’s necessary to use medical illustrations and animations during trial with their experts. Can’t an expert explain it all without such visuals? The answer is simple, we want our experts…

Know Your Case (Part 3) – Medical Cost Projections

By Dr. Sam Colarusso / July 29, 2023 / Comments Off on Know Your Case (Part 3) – Medical Cost Projections

In our last article, we discussed the importance of having a clear picture of your client’s medical history, including past and current treatment for their injuries related to their personal injury case. How you use this information is crucial to settling the case before litigation, but it is also the foundation for a successful lawsuit.  …

Know Your Case (Part 2) – What Should a Lawyer do with Medical Records?

By Dr. Sam Colarusso / June 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Know Your Case (Part 2) – What Should a Lawyer do with Medical Records?

In our previous article, we discussed the importance of obtaining all of the medical records from your client’s treating providers for their personal injury claim and completing a comprehensive chronological medical summary. The foundation of any personal injury case is understanding the extent of your client’s injuries, the impact upon your client’s life, and possible…

Know Your Case (Part 1) – Pretty Pictures Won’t Save it, so Know Your Client’s Medical History

By Dr. Sam Colarusso / May 23, 2023 / Comments Off on Know Your Case (Part 1) – Pretty Pictures Won’t Save it, so Know Your Client’s Medical History

PowerPoint presentations with fancy screen fades and bullet points for a trial were once considered on the cutting edge. Now PowerPoint presentations are almost necessary to captivate and focus the jury on your argument. We’ve learned over time that a professional presentation using technology can significantly increase your chances of winning. We have also learned…

Dog Bite Surgical Repair

By FG / April 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Dog Bite Surgical Repair

Our last post showed the devastating effects of a dog bite suffered during an attack. Showing mechanism of injury (MOI) is often important so that the jury can see exactly how the injury occurred. It is also important to show what comes next, which is where medical illustrations and animations come in. Depending on budget…

Dog Bite Animation Shows Attack and Resulting Injury

By FG / April 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Dog Bite Animation Shows Attack and Resulting Injury

A walk down a quiet street on a beautiful day was all a young woman had in mind for the morning. At a walled home up ahead, the gate opened to allow a vehicle to leave. The woman thought nothing of it as she approached the home until she heard some yelling, and a large…