Recent Experience

Annette Riley founded Litigation Support Services Inc. in the Fall of 2001 following her key role in the Kelly pre trial (Motion In Limine) hearings for Spitz et al. v. Brighton-Brannon, et al.. Litigation Support Services, Inc. is currently fulfilling a key role in trial preparation for other large northern and southern California "construction defect" trials. Past assignments included similar trial preparation work in Peters, et al. v. Brighton-Brannon, et al., although the goal of that work was to inventory data, rather than present it at trial. Litigation Support Services Inc. provided scanning, document management and related services in David et al. v. Brighton-Brannon, et al., and scheduled to do trial presentation in during pre trial and trial. Provided scanning, document management and related services in Mesa Vista South, interfacing with counsel's Trial Document and Presentation Specialist during trial.

Litigation Support Services Inc. provided scanning, document management and related services, jury consultation, and electronic trial presentation for Breakers Homeowner's Association v. Shea Homes of California. During the Breakers trial, responsibilities included, but were not limited to, jury consultation during jury selection, coordination and scheduling of homeowner witnesses, coordination and scheduling of expert witnesses, coordination and presentation of exhibits via electronic presentation system, ongoing research for counsel during trial.

As a result of Litigation Support Services work on behalf of the plaintiff’s in Breakers v. Shea Homes, Shea counsel and representatives requested Annette Riley's assistance in additional Shea matters throughout Northern and Southern California.

Relatively new to the Orange County Complex Litigation department, the refurbished courtrooms have been updated with state of the art computer presentation, and audio-visual equipment. Accordingly, the court is encouraging all litigants to present their cases to the maximum extent by means of computer assistance. Litigation Support Services Inc. is aware of the department's facilities, requirements, and procedures with respect to presentation of Trial Exhibits and related demonstrative evidence.

Litigation Support Services, Inc. was the first to test the new electronic (Dohr) system located in the Santa Ana Complex Litigation Courts, in Judge Waldrup’s courtroom during the Spitz Kelly Hearings.

 

Our Experiences Include:
  • »  Scanning of all photo negatives and expert documents for deposit.
    Scanning of all site inspection photographs
       (One expert's deposit alone required the scanning of 6000 photo negatives
        incorporated in his field inspection reports.)
    Scanning of all documents deposited
    Scanning of plaintiffs' documents deposited
    Scanning of relevant developers' percipient experts' documents
    Scanning of relevant concrete contractor's percipient and experts' documents
    Scanning of relevant concrete contractor's documents
  • »  Develop and maintain the searchable database (Concordance / Doculex) linked to all scanned images deposited by all parties, entries included deposits by experts for defense and plaintiff
  • »  Researched and collected data for client's experts upon request
  • »  Responsible for providing client's experts with CDs of images and searchable database necessary for deposition and trial preparation
  • »  Created graphics including Power Point presentations and graphs/charts incorporating both defense and plaintiff test data for exhibits to be used at trial
  • »  Prepared client's exhibit list (as voluminous as 300 pages) and collected exhibits in preparation for deposit to the court and all parties
  • »  Set up load files for exhibits to be presented electronically in the courtroom
  • »  Specialized Information Gathering and Processing Including Internet Searches
  • »  Mediation Presentations
  • »  Performed live electronic trial presentation of exhibits in Spitz Kelly Hearings and in the jury trials for Breakers Homeowner’s Association v. Shea Homes, Bay Pointe @ Refugio v Shea Homes. Assisted in Dang v Shea Homes trial preparation.
  • »  Trial preparation for cases which settled include:
    David v. Brighton-Brannon, Bay Pointe @ Ardenwood v. Shea Homes,
    March v. Forecast, Saucerman v. S.V. Partnership.
  • »  Conducted live electronic trial presentation of exhibits in Spitz Kelly Hearings
  • »  Took chair beside defense's lead attorney to assist during Kelly Hearings
  • »  Assist in jury selection process
  • »  Communicated with experts for scheduling of their appearance in court during Kelly Hearings and numerous jury trials, and attended onsite investigations.