About

Jon Sutz
A unique, high-performance asset for lawyers
Lawyers are facing an array of difficult problems today, both in and out of the courtroom:

Deepening public distrust of lawyers: Between 2009-2013, the number of mericans who !iew lawyers as contributing positi!ely to society"s well-being dropped from 23# to 1$#% &ow functional literacy population: '0# of merican adults cannot read abo!e the $thgrade le!el, and 2'# cannot read abo!e the (th-grade le!el )functional illiteracy*% +alf the students at (-year colleges, and ,'# at community colleges, cannot perform comple- but common literacy tas.s, such as understanding the arguments in a newspaper editorial, or comparing the cost-per-ounce of food% )sources* n increasingly !isual society: ''# of mericans say their best understanding of the news comes from seeing pictures or !ideo, as opposed to from reading or hearing%

I possess a unique combination of creative skills that help attorneys to prevail in the courtroom and in !the court of public opinion"# / am an inno!ati!e graphic designer, writer, researcher and creati!e consultant% 0ince 19$9, / ha!e designed, written and1or directed the production of a wide !ariety of ad!ertising, educational, s.illstraining and corporate communications pro2ects for organi3ations throughout the 4%0% and 0outheast sia, including 0harp 5lectronics, /ntel, 5ntergy, the 6it3-7arlton +otel 7ompany, and more )bio*% 8y highest s.ill is transforming comple- data into analytical graphics and !isuali3ations that the a!erage person can grasp and retain )o!er!iew*% /"!e applied this s.ill to help lawyers prepare winning courtroom and public ad!ocacy presentations, for cases totaling more than 9300 million in !alue% See my litigation media portfolio here. On page 2 of this document are descriptions of some of these cases. $verview of my key skills )see detailed descriptions and wor. samples here*: 7reati!e consulting :raphic design )at right: e-hibit from wrongful death case; here* 3D modeling1animation design < direction =ideography < photography >uror and settlement noteboo. design, writing, production ?@lain 5nglishA te-t analysis < editing 6esearch Bebsite < @6 consulting %artial law firm client list 8c:uireBoods )6ichmond, = world headCuarters*; 8ar.s < +arrison; 8ichie, +amlett, &owry, 6asmussen < Dweel; Dhe 7handler &aw :roup; Dhe 6itchie &aw Eirm and others in 7entral =irginia% &o learn more Do see many e-amples of my wor. and client testimonials, in litigation media and beyond, !isit www%2onsut3%com% Do discuss how my creati!e s.ills, inno!ation and e-perience might be profitably applied to your mission-critical pro2ects, call at (3(-$2'-$(2$ or email 2onsut3Fyahoo%com%

Select litigation media case studies and client testimonials

Land 'se (ispute: ) *+,, million condominium proposal Eor nearly three years, a de!eloper had been fighting a falsehood-riddled propaganda campaign against his proposal for a new beachfront condominium tower% +e retained me to de!elop completely new presentation graphics, after / asserted that the media he was employing was o!erly-complicated% 8y research also resulted in the nucleus for a lawsuit by him )settled out of court*% Jon s inno!ation, attention to detail, and ability to digest e"tremely comple"#abstract legal pro!isions, concepts and arguments, and translate them into clear, impacti!e !isuali$ations, were integral parts of our presentations% and in achie!ing the go!ernmental appro!als we sought.& 0ee the pro2ect profile here% (efense of the !-ig .# '"S" automakers in national litigation / was retained by 8c:uireBoods" 6ichmond = world headCuarters to consult on, design and direct the production of a series of 3D computer-animated !isuali3ations, to demonstrate certain aspects of bra.ing dynamics in domestic autos% Dhe resulting animations were integrated into a larger presentation )produced by DecisionGuest* and shown to 2uries nationwide% 'e cannot be happier with the quality of the animation(s) you produced for us. (*hey will) help tremendously in this national litigation and + e"pect ,uries will relate well, regardless of their geographic location.& 0ee the pro2ect profile here% /rongful death litigation against 0ord 1otor 2o" / was retained by the 8ichie +amlett law firm to consult on, design and produce, on a rush basis, a series of cross-sectional technical illustrations of a Eord autoHs speed-control de!ice under different circumstances, which the firm alleges led to a dri!erHs death when it malfunctioned% *he federal ,udge deemed -the analytical graphics you produced. reliable and, in a startling courtroom admission, /ord s own e"pert ac0nowledged their accuracy and effecti!eness. *his is a tribute to your quic0 grasp of the specifications and your tireless wor0 in getting the ,ob done.& 0ee the pro2ect profile here% *3,,,,,, house e4plosion litigation fine artistHs home, art studio and finished creations were destroyed by an e-plosion and fire, which she alleges were caused by an improperly-installed propane system% / was retained by the law firm of 8artin < 6aynor to de!elop an e-tensi!e array of technical illustrations and 3D graphics depicting this facility, scientific diagrams and a timeline of e!ents% *he wor0 you did has been e"tremely effecti!e in presenting our arguments, in such a way as to ta0e !iewers 1inside1 our client1s home-studio, to 1see1 for themsel!es what we allege occurred. *he 23 graphics were ,ust spectacular, and wor0ed well for us.& 0ee the pro2ect profile here% /rongful death litigation: &ractor trailer strikes pedestrian dri!er tra!eling on a two-lane highway got out of his small pic.up truc. to attempt to clear a fallen tree from the roadway% tractor trailer, apparently tra!eling at a high rate of speed and unable to stop in time or swer!e out of the way, struc. the man, .illing him% / was retained by Dhe Barren Eirm to conduct a detailed accident-scene analysis and in!estigation, and produce a technical illustrations that demonstrates where, how and why this accident occurred% Jon s ideas and insight helped create images that were more powerful than + had en!isioned. *he illustrations were a powerful part of our multi-media mediation presentation.& 0ee the pro2ect profile here% See more case studies and client testimonials in my complete litigation media portfolio, here.