Trial Consulting Services

What Trial Consulting Services does

Trial Consulting Services (TCS), LLC is a Tampa, Florida-based professional services firm founded in February 2002 when Michael Boucher and Anthony Bosco acquired the Trial Consulting Services Division from SpecialCounsel, Inc. The firm provides integrated litigation support to plaintiff and defense counsel across both plaintiff and defendant matters, practice areas, case sizes, and jurisdictions including State Courts, US District Courts, the US Court of Claims, the International Trade Commission, and FINRA/NASD arbitrations. Its core offerings span eleven service lines: jury research and consulting (focus groups, mock trials, jury selection, attitudinal surveys, witness preparation), trial presentation technology (courtroom evidence management, document handling, exhibit publication), trial graphics and 2D/3D animation, trial boards, video services (deposition capture, day-in-the-life, IME, drone videography, DVD authoring), virtual proceedings and virtual facilitator services via Zoom and AAA Arbitration platforms, e-services (iConnect hosting, Bates stamping, OCR, document conversion), and on-site facility rental in Tampa.

The firm operates a sales-led, referral-driven go-to-market with deep relationships in the plaintiff and defense bar. Notable engagements include the WorldCom securities litigation (Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann lead attorney), the 2016 Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan) v. Gawker trial, the 2022 Sarah Palin v. New York Times trial, and cases yielding a $60.7M verdict for PODS against U-Haul and a $276M jury verdict in an IP matter against First Union Bank. Technology is delivered through experienced trial technicians, graphic artists, video professionals, and an FAA-certified drone pilot rather than a proprietary software platform, with integrations into Zoom, AAA Arbitration infrastructure, and iConnect Hosting.

Revenue is generated on a project-based, custom-quoted basis across professional services streams; no public pricing exists, and the firm emphasizes no rush or after-hour surcharges. Headcount sits in the 11-50 range with the firm actively hiring Trial Tech positions in Tampa at up to $60,000 base plus bonus. The company is privately held with no disclosed outside investment, with the two founders retaining ownership and operational leadership.

Name

Trial Consulting Services

Legal name

Trial Consulting Services, LLC

Website

https://trialcs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trial Consulting Services is a Tampa-based, founder-owned professional services firm providing integrated litigation support — jury research, trial presentation, graphics, video, drone, animation, and virtual proceedings — to plaintiff and defense law firms across state, federal, and arbitration venues nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Litigation Support Services

NAICS

All Other Legal Services (541199), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Trial consulting services
• Jury research consulting
• Litigation support services
• Trial presentation technology
• Legal video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trial Consulting and Litigation Services: Professional services including jury research, consulting, focus groups, mock trials, jury selection, witness preparation, theme development, and visual strategies for legal cases at mediation, arbitration, and trial.
2. Trial Technology and Presentation Services: Trial techs provide courtroom presentation support, managing and publishing evidence including video, documents, graphics. Document management, scanning, Bates numbering, and exhibit board services.
3. Video Production Services: Video deposition capture, day-in-the-life videos, video synchronization, IME recording, video documentaries, memorialization videos, drone video, DVD authoring, accident recreation, linear editing and video effects.
4. Facility Rental: Rooms available for rental for mock trials, virtual proceedings, AAA arbitrations, depositions and war room space. Largest room approximately 700 square feet, all equipped with closed circuit viewing and recording.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Trial Consulting Services provides professional litigation support services to law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide, integrating jury research, mock trials, jury selection, witness preparation, and theme development with technology-enabled courtroom presentation. Deliverables span virtual proceedings facilitation, video deposition and drone capture, 2D/3D graphics and animations, trial boards, E-Services document management, and on-site facility rental, all delivered by in-house trial technicians, jury consultants, and graphic artists.

Product overview

Trial Consulting Services (TCS) provides a comprehensive suite of litigation support services for the legal community. The company operates as a single integrated platform offering virtual proceedings, video services, drone capture, trial graphics, animations, trial boards, jury research and consulting, trial presentation technology, virtual facilitation, and facility rental. Services are delivered through experienced trial technicians, jury consultants, graphic artists, and video professionals who support cases from pre-litigation research through trial presentation. The core offering centers on combining state-of-the-art technology with experienced staff to provide strategic advantages at mediation, arbitration, and trial.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Proceedings

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped secure $60,700,000 verdict against U-Haul in trademark infringement trial for PODS
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Magna Legal Services: Magna is a national litigation support firm offering court reporting, trial support, eDiscovery and litigation consulting. It competes with TCS across trial presentation, jury consulting and deposition services for similar law firm clients.
• Courtroom Sciences Inc. Courtroom Sciences provides trial consulting, jury research, trial graphics and presentation services to attorneys. It is a directly comparable boutique trial consulting firm competing for similar law firm engagements.
• Planet Depos: Planet Depos specializes in deposition, arbitration and trial support services including video, virtual proceedings and realtime reporting. It is a directly comparable deposition and trial technology vendor.
• Trial Exhibits (Epiq): Trial Exhibits is a trial graphics, animation and courtroom presentation provider that was acquired by Epiq. It is a directly comparable peer in trial graphics, demonstratives and presentation technology.
• Veritext Legal Solutions: Veritext is a national court reporting, deposition, and legal solutions provider — overlapping with TCS on deposition video capture, virtual proceedings, and trial support. It is a directly comparable litigation support vendor serving law firms nationwide.
• U.S. Legal Support: U.S. Legal Support provides court reporting, record retrieval, trial support and jury consulting services to law firms. It is a direct competitor in the integrated trial consulting and courtroom presentation space.
• DecisionQuest: DecisionQuest is a jury research, mock trial and trial consulting firm serving law firms nationwide. It competes head-to-head with TCS on jury selection, focus groups, and witness preparation services.

Emerging players

• Precision Trial Resources: Precision Trial Resources provides trial presentation technology and courtroom support services to law firms. It is an emerging competitor with meaningful overlap to TCS's core trial technology offering.

Broad incumbents

• Kroll (Trial Consulting): Kroll provides jury research and trial consulting services as part of its broader risk and investigations practice. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping jury consulting and trial strategy services to corporate and law firm clients.
• Epiq: Epiq is a large incumbent provider of eDiscovery, managed review and litigation support including trial graphics via Trial Exhibits. It offers overlapping capabilities as part of a much broader litigation services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Trialcs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trial-consulting-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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