Courtroom Sciences Inc.

What Courtroom Sciences Inc. does

Courtroom Sciences Inc. (CSI) is a privately held U.S. litigation consulting firm founded approximately four decades ago and headquartered in Irving, Texas. The firm applies psychology and behavioral science to civil litigation, serving law firms, corporate legal departments, and insurance claims managers throughout the litigation lifecycle. Core offerings include Witness Effectiveness Training (a neurocognitive methodology that retrains witnesses to manage cognitive errors and emotional-survival responses under deposition and trial conditions), Settlement and Trial Research (mock trials, focus groups, early case assessment), Corporate Representative Training, Crisis Communications consulting, and Trial and Jury Consulting services.

The firm's technology footprint includes two proprietary platforms: CSI Cortex, a secure, invitation-only client portal that surfaces real-time jury research findings, juror profiles, deliberation details, and witness ratings; and JuryVoice, an online research service enabling virtual focus groups with venue-specific mock jurors. All litigation consultants are required to hold advanced degrees in psychology, and the firm emphasizes scientific validity and reliability in its jury research methodology. Pricing is project-based and quote-driven, ranging from five to six figures depending on engagement scope, with multi-year contract structures. Distribution is direct enterprise engagement supported by an extensive content marketing engine — most notably the Trial Science Podcast (317+ episodes), blog, articles, brochures, conference presentations, and active social media presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

Name

Courtroom Sciences Inc.

Legal name

Courtroom Sciences, Inc.

Website

https://courtroomsciences.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Courtroom Sciences Inc. is a privately held U.S. litigation consulting firm that applies psychology-based witness training, jury research, and crisis communications services to law firms, corporate legal departments, and insurance claims managers in civil litigation matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Litigation Consulting Services

NAICS

All Other Legal Services (541199), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Litigation consulting
• Jury research services
• Witness preparation training
• Mock trial consulting
• Trial consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 generated from providing psychology-based litigation consulting to law firms, corporate legal departments, and insurance claims managers. Services include witness training, jury research, mock trials, focus groups, settlement and trial research, and crisis communications consulting. Revenue is project-based and service-contract driven, with pricing ranging from five to six figures depending on service type and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Courtroom Sciences, Inc. is a psychology-based litigation consulting firm that helps legal teams achieve better outcomes through witness preparation training, jury research (focus groups and mock trials), litigation support, crisis communications, and trial/jury consulting. Its consultants apply neuroscience-driven methodologies to modify witness behavior, defend against plaintiff attorney manipulation tactics, and produce scientifically valid research data on liability, causation, apportionment of fault, and damages.

Product overview

Courtroom Sciences Inc. (CSI) offers a psychology-based litigation consulting platform consisting of core consulting services and proprietary technology products. The core offerings include Witness Effectiveness Training (neurocognitive witness preparation), Settlement & Trial Research (jury research services), Crisis Communications, Litigation Support, and Trial/Jury Consulting. The proprietary platforms include JuryVoice® for virtual jury research and CSI Cortex® as a secure client research portal. The company serves law firms and corporate legal departments throughout the litigation lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JuryVoice: Online jury research service providing virtual focus groups for case assessment
• CSI Cortex

Products and services

• Witness Effectiveness Training Neurocognitive training program that prepares witnesses to handle opposing counsel manipulation, manage emotional responses, and avoid cognitive errors during deposition and trial testimony. Specialized programs are offered for Healthcare Professionals, Truck Drivers, Safety Directors, and Corporate Representatives.
• Settlement & Trial Research Science-based jury research services including focus groups, mock trials, and early case assessment to inform settlement strategy and trial preparation. Delivers qualitative and quantitative data on liability, causation, apportionment of fault, and damages.
• JuryVoice (virtual jury research) Online jury research service enabling virtual focus groups with venue-specific mock jurors to collect qualitative and quantitative data on case issues such as liability, causation, apportionment of fault, and damages.
• CSI Cortex (client research portal) Secure, invitation-only client portal for accessing jury research materials, viewing real-time research findings, juror profiles, questionnaires, deliberation details, and witness ratings from mock trials and focus groups.
• Litigation Support Services Record retrieval, court reporter access, and deposition scheduling services to manage non-legal administrative tasks for legal proceedings.
• Corporate Representative Training Specialized witness training for corporate representatives, including 30(b)(6) and corporate rep candidates, to ensure reliable testimony performance.
• Crisis Communications Crisis planning, risk assessments, scenario planning, message development, spokesperson training, and rapid response team deployment for managing corporate reputation during crises.
• Trial Consulting Comprehensive trial preparation services including voir dire question development, juror profiling, case theme construction, and opening statement development.
• Jury Consulting Expert consultation on jury selection, jury dynamics analysis, and strategic positioning to optimize trial outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of damaging or ineffective deposition testimony can be traced to two neuro-psychological errors: Cognitive Processing and Emotional-Survival Response

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Magna Legal Services: End-to-end litigation support provider covering court reporting, record retrieval, deposition services, and trial support; overlaps with CSI's litigation support services and increasingly with virtual trial preparation offerings.

Direct peers

• Hollander Litigation Consulting: Trial consulting practice offering jury research, witness preparation, and trial strategy — closely comparable in scope, methodology, and customer profile to Courtroom Sciences.
• Persuasion Strategies: Niche trial consulting firm applying behavioral science to jury research and witness preparation, serving law firms on similar psych-driven engagements.
• DOAR Communications / DOAR Litigation Consulting: Long-established direct competitor in litigation consulting, jury research, and witness preparation, historically one of the largest players in the same psychology-based jury research niche that CSI operates in.
• Jury Impact, LLC: Specialty jury research and trial consulting firm offering focus groups, mock trials, and witness preparation services to plaintiff and defense attorneys — directly comparable service mix and customer base to CSI.
• Trial Behavior Consulting (TBC): Litigation consulting firm specializing in jury research and trial strategy; was a well-known direct competitor to CSI before being acquired and integrated into a larger litigation support platform.
• Sage Communications (formerly IMS Legal Strategies): Jury research and trial consulting firm spun out of IMS, providing mock trials, focus groups, and witness preparation; competes head-to-head with CSI for the same law firm and corporate defense budgets.

Broad incumbents

• Epiq: Large, publicly-adjacent litigation support and eDiscovery platform that acquired DOAR and Trial Behavior Consulting; offers broader and more capitalized alternatives to CSI's trial consulting stack.
• TransPerfect Legal: Global legal services division of TransPerfect providing court reporting, deposition services, and litigation support; competes for portions of CSI's service portfolio and serves similar corporate and law firm buyers.
• Veritext Legal Solutions: National court reporting and deposition services provider with adjacent trial preparation capabilities; overlaps with CSI on litigation support and record retrieval services and targets the same law firm buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbo7DZ3Q-9-W6l90qMii4Ag
• Facebookfacebook.com/290084277725372
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/courtroom-sciences-inc.
• Xx.com/csi_lit_support

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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