Nerves of Steel
With thousands of hours in court, our technology consultants handle pressure with ease

Our technology consultants have an average of ten years of experience. They are masters of their trade with hundreds of trials between them in venues all over the US.

 
Derek Palisoul
10 years of experience, 100+ cases, including multi-district litigation for Diet Drug, Vioxx, and Benlate. From Dallas, Derek leads Resonant Legal Media’s trial technology practice. In that role, he develops technology solutions to enhance the efficiency of our warroom and courtroom operations. Derek is a master of trial presentation software, database management and is an expert with digital video from years as a videographer and editing commercials and TV programs.
Noel Baird
18 years of experience, 130+ cases, including Exxon Valdez, the People v. O.J. Simpson, and the U.S. v. Microsoft. We are not aware of anyone hot-seating trials with more experience than Noel. He cut his teeth with one of the pioneering trial consulting firms in the country. He’s an expert at the effective use of technology in the courtroom and can wire a courtroom, build an exhibit database, edit demonstratives, and network a warroom in a single day.
Geoff Roberts
11 years of courtroom experience in over 50 trials including Castle Harlan v. U.S., Bayer Baycol, and U.S. v. Conrad Black. An expert with Sanction and Trial Director, Geoff has endured trials lasting as long as four months and those with a billion dollars at stake. His assistance has been essential in several of our high-stakes trials. Geoff is proficient with video and audio editing as well as programming and warroom/courtroom set up.
Ian Andryszak
5 years of experience on 40 matters including Thompson v BenQ and the Enron Executives Criminal Trial. Ian has deep experience working in Trial Director with specific expertise in deposition video clip production.

Richard Serp
19 years of experience, 200+ cases, including Microsoft EU Antitrust Action, Nationwide Diet Drug Litigation, In re: American Continental Corporation/Lincoln Savings & Loan Securities Litigation, Intel v. AMD and Lloyd’s of London v. Exxon, (Exxon Valdez Litigation).
Richard has played a significant role in the evolution of litigation consulting. Since the early 1990s he has participated in the development of software, styles, and techniques essential to today’s most effective solutions for courtroom presentations. Relying on his knowledge and experience, Richard continues in the tradition of pioneering the industry, supporting the graphics and technical needs of some of the most relevant cases for some of the most important clients.

Ryan Fisher
10 years of experience on over 90 matters including Raiders v NFL, Chiron v Genetech and US v Simels. Ryan utilizes his broad experience in the hot-seat to design a case-specific solution that can be seamlessly integrated into the trial teams presentation.
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