IMS Legal Strategies

What IMS Legal Strategies does

IMS Legal Strategies is a litigation support and consulting firm founded in 1992 by Mike and Bill Wein, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with additional offices in San Antonio and the United Kingdom. The company provides expert witness search and placement across all industries and over 200 medical specialties, litigation consulting (jury research, mock trials, voir dire, strategy and theme development), trial graphics and presentation technology, medical-legal consulting (life care planning, vocational assessments, economic damages), and expert advisory and analysis (litigation surveys, advertising claim substantiation, statistics and econometrics). Its proprietary technology stack includes The Advantage (interactive juror insights application), Chronos Interactive Timelines, TrialLink Virtual Technology, IMS Tutorial Player, and the Vulcan online research software acquired with First Court in January 2026. The platform serves Am Law 100 and Am Law 200 firms, Fortune 500 corporate legal departments, and insurance carriers, with a reported 95% repeat client firm business rate and 65,000+ cases supported over its history.

The company operates a professional services delivery model, engaging clients on a project basis for individual litigation matters rather than through disclosed subscription pricing. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven direct sales targeting law firm litigation partners and in-house corporate counsel on high-stakes complex disputes. In April 2026, IMS was acquired by Uplift Investors, a Connecticut-based middle-market private equity firm, from Trinity Hunt Partners, which had owned IMS since 2022 and completed 14 acquisitions during its hold. Uplift has stated plans to accelerate growth through technology investments, enhanced go-to-market execution, and continued strategic M&A, leveraging experience with dual-sided network businesses.

Under its prior ownership, IMS expanded its service breadth via acquisition, adding First Court's jury research capabilities and MacKenzie Life Care Planning's medical-legal services. The firm supports engagements across 17+ practice areas and 13+ industries, with consistent recognition in National Law Journal and regional legal media Best Of awards across 2019-2023. Cumulative customer count of 21,500+ clients and case volume of 65,000+ cases signal an established platform with durable demand for expert-driven litigation support services.

Name

IMS Legal Strategies

Legal name

Intelligent Management Solutions LLC

Website

https://imslegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

IMS Legal Strategies is a litigation support and consulting firm providing expert witness placement, jury research, trial graphics, and medical-legal consulting services to Am Law firms, Fortune 500 corporate legal departments, and insurance carriers across the US and UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Litigation Support and Expert Witness Services

NAICS

All Other Legal Services (541199), Management Consulting Services (54161), All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAKAHAD), Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI), Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Expert witness services
• Litigation consulting
• Jury research
• Trial graphics
• Medical legal consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Pensacola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expert Witness Services: Placement and management of expert witnesses for litigation cases, including custom expert search, technology experts, and medical experts
2. Litigation Consulting: Jury consulting, strategy development, voir dire, jury selection, and trial preparation services
3. Trial Graphics and Technology: Visual advocacy services including trial graphics, multimedia presentations, 2D/3D animation, and technology tutorials
4. Expert Advisory and Analysis: Litigation surveys, advertising claim substantiation, economic and financial analysis, marketing research, and statistical services
5. Medical Legal Consulting: Life care planning, vocational assessments, medical expert services, and damages analysis for injury cases

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IMS Legal Strategies connects attorneys with expert witnesses and delivers integrated litigation consulting across the full litigation lifecycle. Core offerings include custom expert witness search, expert advisory and analysis, jury research and consulting, trial graphics and presentation technology, medical legal consulting, and economic damages services for law firms and corporate legal departments handling complex, high-stakes litigation.

Product overview

IMS Legal Strategies is a litigation services platform providing comprehensive expert witness and litigation consulting solutions across the full litigation lifecycle. The core offerings include Expert Witness Search Services, Expert Advisory & Analysis, Litigation Consulting, and Medical Legal Consulting. The platform integrates proprietary technology products including Chronos Interactive Timelines, The Advantage juror insights application, TrialLink virtual technology, and IMS Tutorial Player. Additional service modules cover litigation surveys, trial graphics, mock trials, and medical expert services spanning over 200 medical specialties. The company expanded through the January 2026 acquisition of First Court, adding jury research capabilities and the Vulcan online research software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expert Witness Search Services Custom expert witness search and placement services connecting law firms with qualified, conflict-free expert witnesses across all industries and disciplines for litigation support.
• Expert Advisory & Analysis Advanced economic, statistical, and survey research capabilities delivering data-driven insights for complex litigation, including litigation surveys, advertising claim substantiation, and economics and finance consulting for law firms and corporate legal departments.
• Litigation Consulting Strategic litigation support including jury consulting, strategy and theme development, jury research and mock trials, voir dire and jury selection, trial graphics, and presentation technology for law firms handling complex litigation.
• Medical Legal Consulting Integrated medical-legal services including life care planning, vocational assessments, economic damages analysis, medical expert witness services, and medical demonstratives for injury-related litigation.
• The Advantage® Interactive Juror Insights Application Interactive juror insights application providing data-driven analysis and visualization tools for understanding juror attitudes and decision-making patterns to support trial strategy.
• Chronos® Interactive Timelines Interactive timeline software enabling visual case story development and presentation of complex sequences of events for litigation support.
• TrialLink® Virtual Technology Virtual technology platform enabling remote trial preparation, virtual mediation, and mock trial feedback services for litigation teams.
• IMS Tutorial Player Technology tutorial platform for creating and delivering instructional content related to legal proceedings and case preparation.
• Trial Graphics and Multimedia Visual communication services including 2D and 3D animation, complex mapping, graphics, medical demonstratives, and physical models for courtroom presentations.
• Litigation Surveys Survey-based research services including likelihood of confusion, false or deceptive advertising, secondary meaning, genericness, and fame or awareness surveys for intellectual property and advertising litigation.
• First Court Jury Research and Trial Consulting Jury research and trial consulting firm providing virtual mediation, mock trial feedback, and jury research capabilities using custom Vulcan online research software; acquired by IMS Legal Strategies in January 2026.
• Vulcan Online Research Software Custom online research software for jury research, mock trials, and virtual mediation feedback collection, developed by First Court and now offered by IMS Legal Strategies.
• Ignite Education and Training Platform Education and training platform offering firm retreat programming, strategy workshops, CLE courses, and productivity tools for legal professionals across practice areas and stages of the litigation lifecycle.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• First Courtacquired subsidiaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2026IMS acquired First Court, a jury research and trial consulting firm, in January 2026. The acquisition brought First Court's team of 20 professionals, including CEO Ryan Liffrig, along with its custom Vulcan online research software and Vulcan Research Services division. This acquisition expanded IMS's jury research and consulting capabilities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Jury Analyst: Jury Analyst is a boutique jury research and trial consulting firm with a narrower geographic footprint than IMS but overlapping service offerings in mock trials, jury selection, and post-trial juror interviews.

Direct peers

• Expert Institute: Expert Institute operates a large expert witness marketplace and research platform for attorneys, overlapping directly with IMS's expert search service line and increasingly its technology-enabled research.
• DK Global: DK Global provides trial graphics, animation, and demonstrative evidence services for high-stakes litigation, directly comparable to IMS's Trial Graphics & Technology revenue stream.
• Courtroom Sciences Inc. Courtroom Sciences provides litigation consulting, jury research, and trial support services to large law firms, mirroring IMS's litigation consulting offering and Am Law client focus.
• Persuasion Strategies: Persuasion Strategies is a jury consulting and trial strategy firm offering mock trials, jury research, and voir dire support — a direct competitor to IMS's jury consulting and litigation consulting practices.
• Magna Legal Services: Magna Legal Services is one of the largest national providers of end-to-end litigation support, including court reporting, trial graphics, jury research, and expert services — directly overlapping IMS's core service portfolio and Am Law client base.
• Round Table Group: Round Table Group provides expert witness search and placement to litigators, with a network-based model that competes head-to-head with IMS for complex commercial and IP matters.
• TASA (Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys): TASA is a long-standing expert witness referral network serving attorneys across practice areas, directly comparable to IMS's expert witness search and placement services for Am Law firms.

Broad incumbents

• Epiq Systems: Epiq is a large, diversified legal services and eDiscovery provider whose broader portfolio includes managed document review and litigation support, with some overlap into the trial support services IMS provides to corporate clients.
• Veritext Legal Solutions: Veritext is a national court reporting and deposition services company that has expanded into litigation support, adjacent to IMS's expert and trial support offerings but anchored in court reporting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A2 records

Investments

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

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