"For the first time in trying cases over the past 29 years, my client and I decided to seek assistance with PowerPoints, jury selection, and trial technology. Cogent Legal was my first choice. To say I am “satisfied” with the services provided is an understatement. Their team provided first class input, collaboration, work product and support throughout the four-week trial. I credit their services to my selection of the best jury possible in a difficult Alameda jury pool, professional graphic display during the trial that many jurors specifically complimented following the trial, and quick on point trial tech support at every moment of need. Their services and support directly contributed to the 12-0 verdict received one hour after submitting the case to the jury. While I have never used any of these trial support services before, I cannot imagine handling a significant trial again without the Cogent Legal team."

"The artists and thinkers at Cogent Legal are superb. They have three essential qualities for the creation of excellent graphics in court: they are highly creative, detail-oriented, and you can absolutely depend on them to be completely prepared in court. When it comes to complex issues, they understand the importance of storylines, and they know how to educate decision-makers—juries and judges alike."

"Not sure if you folks saw the news, but we got a good settlement from Altria right before they were set to put their case on. In post-settlement talks with the jurors, who were very interested in our case, a few of them said that the best part of our presentation was the animation that you made for us. It was unquestionably accurate and generated no objections from the defense as to its scientific content. I think it's a wonderful teaching tool to show why JUUL is such an insidious product. The slides were also great. I think they set standards for visuals very high for everyone on our side, which I think contributed quite a bit to our successful presentation of the evidence. I guess we’ll never know how they were going to try to defend our case, but it seems they didn’t want to find out! Thanks for everything!"

"Cogent’s experts worked diligently to deliver compelling graphics and animations to assist us in telling our clients’ stories. A team that is creative, collaborative and innovative. They have been an integral part in helping us successfully win favorable settlements and verdicts for our injured clients. Thank you Audrey, Matt, David and the rest of the team for your hard work. It’s a pleasure to work with you!"

"We trusted you to partner with us to hold the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office responsible in our recent civil rights case. And you delivered! Cogent was invaluable in helping us to distill down the facts and organize them effectively in a way that made the job for the jurors easier. When we needed to make sure that the jurors understood how to properly value the case, you brainstormed with us on the development of graphics that captured the depth and breadth of the harm that was done. Thank you Cogent Legal for your work in telling our client’s story!"

"I highly recommend Cogent Legal; they are wonderful to work with. Morgan’s former life as a trial attorney gives him insight into each case and his ideas and suggestions are terrific. Without a doubt my favorite source for Day in the Life videos."

"The Cogent Legal team were professional and courteous to my client. They understood and thoughtfully conveyed the daily struggles my client faces. They created a powerful settlement video that illustrated the extent of the emotional harm in a case where our client tended to minimize the impact of his injury. This certainly contributed to a favorable settlement for our deserving client."

"I wanted to thank everyone at Cogent Legal for the great work on our opening presentation for our trial. I think the presentation scared the other side because all of a sudden opposing counsel wanted to talk settlement after the opening! I am pleased with the overall result. Thanks for all your help!"

"Cogent Legal is great to work with. They are responsive, work within deadlines, and understand complex medical and scientific information. Cogent has a unique ability to distill high-level technical evidence into demonstratives that really help jurors understand the issues."

"I had been using the same graphics guy for decades and then he retired. I contacted Cogent for help with a very complicated story of how an enormous bank/brokerage implemented an improper margin call on an options trader during the market plumet at the beginning of covid. This was a FINRA arbitration, the bank/brokerage being represented by very competent counsel from an enormous international firm. They had good graphics – ours (Cogent) were better; and I have little doubt that it was a major factor in our success. The arbitration chairman said at the conclusion of the case that the electronic presentation was the best he had ever seen. The Cogent people who built the presentation with us were not just tech geeks. Rather, they were collaborative with us on how to best explain the situation. I’m now a committed client of Cogent."

"We all know good demonstratives drive home damages. Cogent Legal understands how to make damages visual and concrete. I have no doubt that their work has led to better results for my clients and I have absolute confidence in the Cogent team to deliver the level of quality that I’ve come to expect for my personal injury cases."

"Thank you and your team for the wonderful animation you folks made on short notice for our case. I showed it to some lay people as well as attorneys who loved the animation and indicated it made them understand the case. The animation has been forwarded to defense counsel; perhaps it will help settle the case. I look forward to working with you in the future."

"Cogent Legal was particularly helpful in my defense of a product liability case with its rather technical defenses. Morgan Smith’s insights and suggestions helped to refine our demonstratives and exhibits, and simplified our message. The jury certainly heard that message, with its defense verdict after a 30-minute deliberation."

"We hired Cogent Legal to create an animation for a multimillion-dollar case, and the firm made an exceptionally powerful presentation. As a former trial lawyer, Morgan is able to think about a case thematically, and translate it visually, to best present it to a jury."

"I have known and worked on the same cases with Morgan for over eight years. He immediately stood out as an exceptional opposing counsel and far ahead of most plaintiff attorneys, with superb organizational skills, legal expertise, and the ability to document and illustrate his key points with exhibits. He’s a true master at visualizing important and complex information for each case."

"Morgan was a fantastic law partner for over a decade. The best trials are the true art of presentation, and Morgan is an amazingly creative lawyer who could turn the most complicated issues into an easy-to-understand demonstrative exhibit. I wish I still had Morgan’s creativity on all of my cases, but we’re happy to use Cogent Legal for his services now."