What Decision Quest does

TrialQuest, Inc., operating as Decision Quest, is a US-based trial and jury consulting firm headquartered in Torrance, California, that has delivered litigation support services for over 30 years. The company serves plaintiff and defense attorneys, corporations, hospitals, insurance carriers, government agencies, and municipalities through a national network of 17 office locations. Its core products span trial exhibits (animations, graphics, interactive displays, video/photography, 3D models), medical animations and illustrations, electronic and virtual trial presentations, document management, and jury consulting services covering case strategy, theme development, and visual consulting. Underlying technology centers on multimedia design and visual communication for courtroom settings, supported by an in-house team of Medical Illustrators and Forensic Animators and a content library of over 8,000 exhibits.

The firm operates a B2B professional services model with custom engagement-based pricing quoted per project depending on case type, complexity, exhibit requirements, and consulting hours. Multi-year contracts are the typical billing cadence. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales targeting legal teams across the US. The company was previously known as Trial Exhibits, Inc. (TEI) and was rebranded to TrialQuest, now operating as a subsidiary brand under U.S. Legal Support. In July 2023, Decision Quest acquired Trial Partners Inc., a Los Angeles-based jury consulting and legal strategy firm, to expand capabilities and reach into international markets. Leadership is headed by CEO Philip Anthony and COO Michael E. Cobb.

Name

Decision Quest

Legal name

TrialQuest, Inc.

Website

https://decisionquest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TrialQuest / Decision Quest is a US trial and jury consulting firm that delivers visual litigation support — exhibits, medical animations, presentations, and jury consulting — to attorneys, corporations, hospitals, insurance carriers, and government agencies across 17 US office locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Litigation Consulting Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB), Claims Advocacy & Loss Recovery Services (FSAEADAH)

Keywords

• Trial consulting services
• Jury consulting
• Medical legal animations
• Courtroom presentation technology
• Litigation visual exhibits

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Litigation Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from jury consulting, case strategy development, theme development, and visual consulting for legal proceedings. Engagement-based pricing likely varies by case complexity and scope.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Decision Quest delivers trial and jury consulting services to litigators, including multi-media trial exhibits (animations, graphics, interactive displays, 3D models), medical animations and illustrations, electronic and virtual trial presentations, and presentation/visual consulting (case strategy, theme development). Services are sold through direct B2B engagements to law firms, corporations, hospitals, insurance carriers, and government agencies across the US.

Product overview

TrialQuest is a trial and jury consulting firm offering a unified service portfolio centered on visual litigation support. The core offerings include Trial Exhibits (animations, graphics, interactive displays, video/photography, 3D models), Medical Animations & Illustrations, Trial Presentations with document management, and Presentation/Visual Consulting Services (case strategy, theme development, presentation consulting). The company also provides a gallery of over 8,000 exhibit examples and virtual presentation capabilities. These services are delivered through 17 office locations across the United States, serving attorneys representing individuals, corporations, hospitals, government agencies, insurance carriers, and municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trial Exhibits Visual demonstrative exhibits including animations, graphics, interactive displays, video/photography, and 3D models that help juries comprehend complex case information. Targeted at trial attorneys handling high-stakes civil litigation across 16 practice areas.
• Medical Animations and Illustrations 2D and 3D medical animations, anatomy interactives, injury summary exhibits, medical illustrations, and colorized diagnostic films that translate complex medical information into juror-friendly visuals. Used by attorneys defending medical malpractice, pharmaceutical, and personal injury cases, and by hospitals and insurance carriers supporting expert testimony.
• Trial Presentations Electronic and virtual trial presentation services with document management support, allowing legal teams to display exhibits and evidence reliably in modern courtroom settings and remote hearings. Available to law firms, corporate legal departments, insurance carriers, and government attorneys.
• Presentation and Visual Consulting Services Consulting services covering case strategy, theme development, presentation consulting, visual consulting, and jury consulting that help legal teams shape persuasive case narratives and deliver them confidently in court. Provided to plaintiff and defense attorneys representing individuals, corporations, hospitals, insurance carriers, and municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped decrease case settlement value at mediation through effective animation and demonstrative exhibits
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trial Partners Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2023DecisionQuest acquired Trial Partners Inc., a firm with extensive experience in jury consulting and legal strategy headquartered in Los Angeles. The acquisition aims to expand DecisionQuest's reach and enhance its service offerings across the US and internationally. Both firms will collaborate on providing advanced litigation consulting services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jury Analyst: Jury Analyst is a long-established trial consulting firm specializing in jury research, mock trials, witness preparation, and trial graphics — a directly comparable offering to DecisionQuest's jury consulting and trial exhibits practice.
• Persuasion Strategies: Persuasion Strategies is a trial consulting firm providing jury research, focus groups, and visual litigation support services to plaintiff and defense attorneys, directly overlapping DecisionQuest's jury consulting and trial graphics offerings.
• Courtroom Sciences, Inc. Courtroom Sciences provides trial consulting, jury research, and litigation graphics to legal teams nationwide — a direct competitor in the same jury-and-trial-visualization niche as DecisionQuest.

Broad incumbents

• Magna Legal Services: Magna Legal Services is a larger, diversified legal support services platform (encompassing Jury Analyst and other trial-consulting brands) that competes with DecisionQuest both directly and indirectly across litigation support categories.
• IMS Legal / IMS Expert Services: IMS is a broader legal support services firm offering trial graphics, jury consulting, and expert witness services — overlapping with DecisionQuest's trial presentation and jury consulting capabilities at a larger scale.
• Epiq (Trial/E-Discovery): Epiq is a larger legal services and e-discovery incumbent that increasingly bundles trial technology and visual litigation support into broader engagements, putting competitive pressure on boutique trial-graphics firms.
• Veritext (Legal Solutions): Veritext is a major court reporting and deposition services platform that has expanded into adjacent trial support categories, making it an adjacent competitor for law firm technology and litigation-support budgets.

Others

• U.S. Legal Support: U.S. Legal Support is DecisionQuest's parent company and a broad legal services platform offering court reporting, record retrieval, and trial support; it provides commercial and structural context for evaluating DecisionQuest within a larger litigation services roll-up.

Emerging players

• Hollander Consulting (Litigation Consulting): Smaller trial consulting practices and independent jury consultants compete with DecisionQuest at the regional level on jury research, focus groups, and trial graphics for mid-size firms and cases.
• Innovative Litigation Technologies: Niche trial technology and presentation services providers compete with DecisionQuest at the courtroom-tech end of the market, particularly in virtual trial presentation and document management offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/decisionquest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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