"Most cases settle before trial. The question is whether they settle at the right value — and that depends on how well you've communicated your client's damages."
90%+
of civil cases settle before trial
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video can change the settlement conversation
⎯⎯Four Formats
Settlement & Mediation
Video Formats
Each format is designed for a specific purpose. We'll help you identify which
one fits your case during the Video Discovery consultation.
01
Pre-Trial
Build leverage before trial
Settlement Video
A settlement video presents the full scope of your client's damages — injuries, medical treatment, expert opinions, and life impact — in a format that opposing counsel and insurers actually absorb.
Presents damages in a format decision-makers retain
Harder to dismiss than written reports alone
Can be produced before mediation deadlines
Supports higher settlement values
A mediation video is designed specifically for the mediation session — concise, focused, and structured to put the mediator and opposing counsel face-to-face with the full weight of your case before the session begins.
Structured for the pace and format of mediation
Mediators arrive with damages already documented
Can include medical expert commentary
Supports productive settlement discussions
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Mediation
Change the conversation in the room
Mediation Video
03
High-Value Cases
Tell the complete story of damages
Settlement Documentary
Most Comprehensive
A settlement documentary tells the complete story of your client's case through interviews, expert commentary, medical evidence, and documentation of daily life impact.
Comprehensive narrative covering all aspects of damages
Can be used across settlement, mediation, and trial
Appropriate for catastrophic injury and high-value cases
Includes client interview, testimony, and documentation
A mediation presentation combines video, graphics, and structured narration — designed to be shown during the session itself.
Designed to be presented during the mediation session
Combines video, graphics, and structured narration
Keeps the presentation focused and time-efficient
Reinforces key arguments with visual evidence
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Mediation
Control the frame in the mediation room
Mediation Presentation
⎯⎯The Evidence
Why Settlement VideoWorks
Decision-makers remember what they see
People retain 65% of information presented visually versus 10% from text alone. In a settlement negotiation or mediation session, this difference is decisive.
It changes how your case is valued
When opposing counsel and insurers can see the impact of an injury, they can no longer rely on minimizing what they haven't witnessed.
Mediators arrive with the damages already on the record
A video sent in advance of mediation means the mediator arrives with the full scope of damages already documented — not forming their first impression from opposing counsel's framing.
It keeps the conversation focused on real impact
A well-structured settlement video anchors the mediation discussion around the documented facts, reducing time spent on dispute about the basics.
⎯⎯When To Use Legal Video
When to Use
Settlement Video
Settlement and mediation video is most effective in cases where the damages are significant, the facts are complex, or the opposing side is undervaluing the claim.
