Images with Impact: Design and Use of Winning Trial Visuals

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Many studies have been conducted over the years on the importance of visual perception and visual communication. The consistent takeaway is that using visuals makes a difference in how humans communicate. And then theres the jury setting itselfit is like no other. And that matters, too. Appreciating how jury trials are fundamentally different from other communication settings is critical to the effective design of our trial visuals.

At its core,Images with Impact: Design and Use of Winning Trial Visualsis about helping to win trials with effective visual images. Each chapter builds to give substantive ideas, design guidance, and practical and legal tips for improving jury visuals.

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Kerri Ruttenberg is a trial lawyer based in Washington, D.C., and a partner in a toptierglobal law firm. With a local and national practice, Kerri has tried cases in stateand federal courts around the country. Kerri centers her practice on white-collar andcomplex criminal defense and parallel civil enforcement actions. She has secureddefense jury verdicts in cases involving a broad spectrum of allegations ranging fromsecurities fraud, conspiracy and False Claims Act violations to kidnapping, grand larcenyand first-degree murder. In addition, Kerri has represented clients in litigation,bench trials and arbitrations involving patent infringement, antitrust violations, theftof trade secrets and contract and fiduciary duty claims. Kerri has consistently been selected to Washington DC Super Lawyers every yearsince 2013. Beyond her significant trial victories, Kerri also has a successful appellatepractice, and has been selected to the National Law Journals Appellate Hot List. Based on nearly 20 years of trial experience and juror interviews, as well as herown study of graphic design and frequent work with designers, Kerri conducts seminarsand a continuing legal education program on the design and use of visuals foreffective communication. Lawyers, law students, professors and expert witnesses andconsultants have attended Kerris presentations, later implementing her strategies injury and bench trials, significant motions, expert reports and even in the classroom. When shes not practicing law, giving presentations on visual communication orreading books on graphic design, Kerri is an avid landscape and travel photographer.She has had a gallery showing in Maryland, and much of her photography is featuredat an internationally-recognized healthcare institute based in Baltimore. Kerri can be reached via LinkedIn or by email at kerri.ruttenberg@gmail.com.