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SUMMARY
Ted has a unique blend of education, training, and experience in
Engineering, Marketing, Psychology, Graphic Arts, Visual Communication,
Computer Technology, Business, Legal Studies, and a whole lot of
trial-time. He is one of the most widely-recognized figures in the
Litigation Technology field, and has won the Law Technology News
Award for Most Innovative Use of Technology During a Trial.
A frequent speaker and author, Ted has written on legal technology
issues and has been featured, mentioned, and quoted in various publications
and websites. He is a regular contributor to Technolawyer, ABA LawTech,
and LitSupport Groups. Ted has presented, trained, and assisted
in several forums, including CLE programs by NITA, ABOTA, CACJ,
LawNet, ADC, LegalTech, American Lawyer Cal Law Business Conference,
Paralegal SuperConference, Bar Associations, Government Agencies
and law firms. He is also a member of The American Society of Trial
Consultants, and is a Certified inData TrialDirector Trainer. He
has served on the Robert Blake murder trial defense team of M. Gerald
Schwartzbach, as well as the May-Carmen v. Wal-Mart bicycle case
defense team.
Litigation-Tech is one of only a very few firms to be referred
and recommended by both Summation and inData (TrialDirector) software
companies.
DETAILS
Ted's early career moved him from engineering to computers, then
on to graphics, web design/development and marketing. Choosing to
abandon the structured life of gainful employment, he then jumped
on board with an internet-based startup company. Here, Ted held
the positions of CIO and Marketing Director, developed a successful
print and web marketing campaign, and set up and maintained the
network hardware and software infrastructure for the company. He
also wrote client business plans and programmed an automated loan
processing software application. Without going into all of the boring
details, let's just say we all know what eventually happened to
most "dot-com" startups.
A short time after that, Ted joined Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison
in the Litigation Support department, later to move to the Complex
Litigation Group as a Techno-Paralegal, and then becoming the Firmwide
Litigation Consultant. He designed an in-house litigation support
software solution (SuperDox), developed and taught several MCLE
courses, has written several articles, researched, tested and recommended
numerous litigation support solutions, developed client-winning
PowerPoint presentations and has been involved in many extremely
high-profile cases.
With Brobeck experiencing difficulties, Ted left the firm and immediately
began consulting to the firm on a very complex asbestos litigation
matter. He then started Litigation-Tech LLC; with a primary focus
on Trial Presentation and Litigation Support. Ted's in-house experience
in a large law firm affords him a perspective that is very rare
in his profession. This first-hand knowledge has proven very valuable
to his clients time and again.
He knows how to handle the stress and pressures of bet-the-company
cases, and has served on both plaintiff and defense teams with multiple
co-counsel and in-house counsel. He has extensive experience in
many types of litigation, including IP, Securities, Insurance, Products,
Injury, Asbestos, Tobacco, Breast Implant, Contracts, Real Estate,
Complex Litigation and High-Profile Criminal matters.
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Ted
Brooks, Founder and CEO