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DISCOVERY AND TRIAL CONSULTING

Experience and expertise. Our consultants possess these rare qualities, confidently supporting litigation from complaint through trial. We have worked hard to build our proficiency in all aspects of litigation. P&A’s expert consultants have the background which allows you the luxury of working with the same consultant from the beginning of the case through trial. You will work with professionals whose résumés are unparalleled in the nation. Piganelli & Associates is a strategic litigation consulting firm like no other.

www.Piganelli.com 480-753-3770 4425 E. Agave Rd. Ste 122 Phoenix, AZ 85044

TRIAL CONSULTING

GRAPHICS & ANIMATION

EDISCOVERY CONSULTING

LITIGATION MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE TRAINING


Trial Consulting – Trial strategies, jury communications, trial presentation, visual advocacy , enhancing expert witness.

Animation and Graphics – Full motion animations and innovative, educational trial graphics.

eDiscovery Consulting - Forensic collection and analysis, attorney review, hosted repositories and managing ESI.

Litigation Management – Best practices and workflow consulting.

Software Training - Kura Relativity, Access Data Summation, Catalyst Insight, Ipro Eclipse SE, Lexis CaseMap, Lexis Sanction, inData TrialDirector



Trial Consulting


Developing case themes, strategies, and selecting the issues that will be presented at trial is paramount. Long before trial, P&A’s expert consultants can begin to implement a plan to create and organize the theory behind how the case should be presented. With over 20,000 courtroom hours, we have been there before. We have consulted on thousands of opening statements, direct and cross examination and closing arguments. P&A’s principals have been assisting attorneys at trial since 1993.

• Trial Strategy • Trial Presentation • Courtroom Technology



Animation and Graphics

Regardless of the case size or content, P&A’s principals have been designing visual aids, trial graphics and 3-D animations for over 25 years. Converting key issues, themes, strategies and expert testimony into comprehensive visuals for the trier of fact is paramount. Let us help you paint a picture for your jury.



Our experienced team of consultants will competently guide you through your client’s and you adversary’s eDiscovery from start to finish. We will assist you in handling large data sets of emails and electronic files for review and production. We will also teach you how to cull, manage and filter the evidence into reasonable sets for review, analysis, production and trial preparation.

• Forensic Collection & Analysis

• Hosted Repositories

• Attorney Review

• Production

eDiscovery Consulting



No case is too small or too large to benefit from applying proven best practice and work flow techniques. We’ll guide you through the best way to manage, organize, cull and use your entire case evidence and testimony. State-of-the-art tools are available to put case evidence at the fingertips of you and your team. From simple computer document viewers to complex on-line repositories, the value of time plays a key role in defining the best solution for each case.

Litigation Management



P&A has been training legal professionals since 1993 and brings a wealth of experience to the training classroom. Training should be more than just “point and click” mechanics of the software. Applying real world situations to the software as you learn from experienced veterans is what separates P&A training from others.

• kCura Relativity

• Access Data Summation Pro

• Catalyst Insight

• Ipro Eclipse SE

• Lexis CaseMap

• Lexis Sanction

• inData TrialDirector

Software Training

D I S C O V E R Y & T R I A L C O N S U L T I N G

4425 E. Agave Rd., Bldg 5, Suite 122, Phoenix, AZ 85044

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Timothy A. Piganelli Piganelli & Associates, Inc. [email protected] (480) 753-3770 Office (602) 321-2830 Cell

Tim Piganelli is recognized as one of the country’s top trial and discovery consultants in the areas of forensic examination, eDiscovery, case management, trial strategies, jury consulting, graphics, animation, trial presentation and courtroom technology. He has consulted to legal professionals and their clients since 1989 beginning his professional career as an accident reconstruction engineer. In 1993, he transitioned to litigation support and trial consulting from case inception to trial verdict. Tim brings his clients over 25 years of experience in litigation consulting, working over 500 case projects, over 250 trials, and logging over 20,000 courtroom hours since his first trial in 1993. He has worked cases in civil and criminal at the State and Federal levels, as well as Bankruptcy and the International Trade Commission Courts throughout the United States. He has litigation support and trial consulting experience in numerous areas, including patent infringement, white collar crime, banking, construction defect, contract dispute, medical malpractice, personal injury, complex commercial litigation, environmental, civil rights and First Amendment challenges. He has consulted to clients on such noted high-profile cases as the Exxon Valdez case, the U.S. vs Theodore John Kaczynksi (aka Una-Bomber Case), Park Cattle Company vs. Wimar Tahoe, Shaw Stone & Webster vs. Xcel Energy, United States vs. Governor Rick Perry re Texas Voter ID in Corpus Christi, TX, and most recently the Jesse Ventura vs. Chris Kyle (author of the book AMERICAN SNIPER) defamation case and the defense of Gawker Media adv. Hulk Hogan. Tim lectures nationally and authors articles for organizations such as: The American Bar Association (TechShow), TechnoLawyer, Litigation Support Today, National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), ALM’s Legal Tech Show, Paralegal Super Conferences and several national and state bar and paralegal associations. He has taught hundreds of CLE seminars around the country on a variety of litigation topics. He co-authored the “Trial Technologies” chapter of the 2015 Arizona Trial Practice Manual published and distributed by the Arizona State Bar.

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Tim is also a Certified Forensic Examiner (ACE), Access Data Certified Summation Case Manager, Case Administrator, Case Reviewer and trainer. He has expertise in numerous litigation support and trial presentation tools including iPro eCapture, Catalyst Repository, Relativity, LAW, CaseMap, TimeMap, Sanction and TrialDirector, and trains legal professionals in many of those tools. Tim has worked as an adjunct professor of law at the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, CA, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, and University of Denver Law School, Denver, CO, where he taught courses in Computer Assisted Litigation. Tim holds Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering Technology degrees from Arizona State University.




Diane J. Piganelli Piganelli & Associates, Inc.

[email protected] (480) 753-3770 Office (602) 525-4182 Cell

Diane has been assisting clients in planning trial and witness strategies since 2000, having previously worked as a paralegal in the law firms since 1980. As a principal of Piganelli & Associates, Diane provides comprehensive consulting in the strategy of communicating with juries, as well as managing complex litigation evidence, and creating demonstrative graphics and animations for computerized trial presentation. She has also designed and implemented both courtroom and war room technology and workflow installations in venues across the country. Diane has logged thousands of courtroom hours working side-by-side with some of the country’s top trial lawyers.

Diane’s vast legal background, having previously worked in every aspect of legal practice including corporate and transactional matters, real estate, government contracts, personal injury and commercial litigation, enhances her ability to quickly be a contributing member to any trial team.

Diane’s high profile trial consulting work includes Rosie O’Donnell vs. Gruner + Jahr, Tracinda Corp. vs. DaimlerChrysler, Park Cattle Company vs. WimarTahoe, resulting in a $200M+ settlement for Park Cattle two days before closing arguments, a full defense verdict against a powerful Sacramento commercial developer in AKT (Angelo Tsakopoulos) vs. Charles Somers, and a $110M jury verdict in Gray Development Group vs. Northeast Phoenix Partners and most recently, the United States vs. State of North Carolina challenging the NC legislature’s actions affecting voters’ rights.

Diane has consulted with law firms around the country on complex litigation best practices and the use of computer tools for case management and trial presentation. As such, she has developed expertise in numerous case management and trial presentation softwares, including Relativity, Catalyst Repository, iPro eCapture, Summation, TrialDirector and Sanction. As a recognized national expert, Diane has lectured to audiences at the ABA TechShow and conferences sponsored by state bar associations, county bar associations, national paralegal


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associations, and technology vendors. She has written articles on litigation and trial technology for various ABA and trade publications, including co-authoring the “Trial Technologies” chapter of 2015 Arizona Trial Practice Manual published and distributed by the Arizona State Bar. Diane holds a bachelor’s degree in management from University of Phoenix.




Rami Burbar

Piganelli & Associates, Inc. [email protected]

(480) 753-3770 Office

Rami Burbar has been a discovery and trial consultant with Piganelli & Associates since 2006. Rami specializes in trial consulting strategies, in-court presentation and evidence management, demonstrative graphics and animation, and eDiscovery, and is also a video and audio specialist. He has worked on trials all over the country on both civil and criminal matters, most notably, on the BP Oil spill trial in New Orleans on behalf of defendant, Transocean, Ltd., the United States vs. Governor Rick Perry re Texas Voter ID in Corpus Christi, TX, worked with the two remaining defendants in the first Mesothelioma case to go to trial in Arizona, and recently assisted in the successful defense of a Phoenix law firm in a multi-million dollar legal malpractice case. Rami has designed and created demonstratives and trial graphics in over 50 cases and works with clients and witnesses on the strategies for the best visual advocacy for the graphics in trial. He has extensive experience in various multimedia applications for audio and video editing. In addition to his trial consulting and multi-media duties, Rami is a certified in forensic collection and analysis and is well versed in discovery, data collection, hosted repositories, case management, initial review and production services for P&A’s clients. He oversees the company’s production and processing of evidentiary data including eDiscovery, coding, imaging, digital video and multi-media applications for P&A’s distinguished clients. With this experience, Rami has developed an astute sense of the legal process, the Federal Rules of Evidence and trial advocacy, as well as best practices in litigation support tools and processes for managing documents and presenting evidence in trial. He has developed expertise in numerous case management and trial presentation softwares, including Catalyst Repository, Relativity, LexisNexis LAW, iPro eCapture, iPro Eclipse SE, Summation, OnCue, TrialDirector and Sanction. Rami graduated in 2008 from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, with focus on business and communications.





Seminars and Education Programs Presented

Aug. 11-12, 2016 “An Overview of Courtroom Presentation,” “Avoiding the Stress in Trial Preparation,” “Strategies in Creating and Presenting Demonstratives and Animations,” “Let’s Set Up the Courtroom,” Courtroom Presentation Conference (CPC) 2016, Minneapolis, MN

January 29, 2015 “Using Technology Effectively: Lights, Camera, Defense Verdict!” DRI Government Liability Conference, San Diego, CA

April 11-13, 2014 Trial Presentation Workshop and Exam, NCRA TechCon, Atlanta, GA

Oct. 22-Nov. 26, 2013

“Technology in the Courtroom,” “The Litigation Experience” Arizona State University Law School, Tempe, AZ

Oct. 9, 2013 “The Future of eDiscovery,” “Forensic Collection and Preservation,” and “Predictive Coding,” Arizona Paralegal Association, Phoenix, AZ

August 14, 2013 “Maximize the Power of PowerPoint in Court”; “Taking Advantage of Courtroom Technology”, Institute for Paralegal Education; Webcast

April 19-21, 2013 “Trial Presentation Workshop,” “Emerging Trends in Legal Technology,” “Making the Case in the Facebook Age,” TechCon, Scottsdale, AZ

June 5, 2012 “Using Technology to Your Advantage for Paralegals”, Institute for Paralegal Eduction; Webcast

March 11, 2013 “Technology in the Courtroom: Implementing Technology Into Trial Strategy” Webinar.

March 8, 2012 “Modern Technology Concerns in Criminal Practice: Current Trends in Discovery and Disclosure of Electronically Stored Information in Criminal Cases.” United States District Court in Arizona Conference, Tucson, AZ.

February 24-26, 2012

“Introduction to Trial Presentation,” “Using the Video Deposition at Trial,” “Courtroom Visual Advocacy,” “Trial Presentation Horror Stories,” “Legal Technology in the Cloud,” “Managing Trial Data,” “What to Expect at Trial,” NCRA TechCon, Reston, VA

December 1-2, 2011

“Experts Panel,” Michael Arkfeld’s eDiscovery and Evidence Training Institute, Phoenix, AZ

October 27, 2011 “Case and Document Management Techniques” Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association Annual Meeting, Rancho Mirage, CA

October 20, 2011 “eDiscovery in Case Management” Arizona Federal Public Defender’s Office, Phoenix, AZ

Sept 9-11, 2011 “Trial Presentation Certification” National Court Reporters Association, San Diego, CA

Feb 11, 2011 “Technology in the Courtroom: An Analysis of Jury Reactions and Graphic Strategies for Presenting Evidence in Trial” San Bernardino County Attorney’s Office

June 27, 2010 “Ask the Expert” International Litigation Technology Association Phone Forum, Phoenix, AZ.

June 9, 2010 “Trial Presentation and Preparation: What the Paralegal Should Know” Arizona Paralegal Association Learn at Lunch Seminar, Phoenix, AZ

March 22, 2010 “What Jurors Say”, Paralegal Degree Program, Everest College, Chandler, AZ

March 18, 2010 “The Trial Tech Toolkit” NFPA Tech Institute, Phoenix, AZ

March 10, 2010 “Strategic Graphics and Presentation Technology” NFPA Tech Institute, Phoenix, AZ.

Fall 2009 McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA Adjunct Professor

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July 10, 2009 “Quiet on the Set: Star Power Presentations” New Mexico Bar Association Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM

April 2, 2009 “The Trial Tech ToolKit” American Bar Association TechShow, Chicago, IL

April 2, 2009 “Quiet on the Set: Star Power Presentations” American Bar Association TechShow, Chicago, IL

Sept 26, 2008 “Strategic Trial Graphics and their Evidentiary Challenges” Maricopa County Paralegal Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 16, 2008 “Latest and Greatest in Trial Presentation, Technology and Graphics,” International Litigation Support Leaders Conference - Washington DC

Sept 28, 2007 “Using Technology in the Management and Trial of Complex Cases” Trial Institute, Los Angeles, CA

Sept 24, 2007 “Pretrial Technology: eDiscovery,” “Trial Technology: Latest Persuasive Graphics & Admissibility Concerns,” “Trial Technology: Videotaped Depositions & Computer Animations,” IASTED Conference on Law & Technology, Berkley, CA

Sept 21, 2007 “Using Technology in the Management and Trial of Complex Cases” Trial Institute, Las Vegas, NV

Sept 14, 2007 “Developing Firm-Wide eDiscovery Management.” “Strategic Trial Graphics & Presentation” Wyoming State Bar Convention, Jackson, WY

Sept, 19, 2006 “Strategic Graphics and Presentation Technology” Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Santa Barbara, CA

June 22-23, 2006 “Using Technology In The Business Court” North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Convention, Hilton Head, SC

April 20-23, 2006 “Digital Trials: Presenting Evidence and Argument Using Technology in The Courtroom” American Bar Association TechShow, Chicago, IL

April 20-23, 2006 “How To Be The Ultimate Litigation Support Person” American Bar Association TechShow, Chicago, IL

March 30, 2006 “Strategic Trial Graphics: What Works and What Doesn’t” Paralegal SuperConference, Los Angeles, CA

March 27, 2006 “Trial Technology: What Works and What Doesn’t” Detroit Michigan Bar Association, Detroit, MI

March 9, 2006 “Using Technology with the Appellate Brief” Defense Research Institute, Appellate Advocacy Seminar, Phoenix, AZ

Spring 2006 McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA Adjunct Professor

April 1-2, 2005 “Courtroom Technology: What’s Available and How to Use It” American Bar Association TechShow 2005, Chicago, IL

April 1-2, 2005 “Sanction vs Trial Director vs Adobe Acrobat” American Bar Association TechShow 2005, Chicago, IL

Feb 26, 2005 “The Evidentiary and Strategic Challenges of Cutting-Edge Courtroom Technology: Best Practices and Avoiding Common Litigation Mistakes” Southwestern University, School of Law; Los Angeles County Bar Association CLE Program. Los Angeles, CA

Jan, 31, 2005 “Visual Impact: Making Your Case Evidence Shine With Legal Technology” New York LegalTech 2005

Fall 2005 Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA Adjunct Professor






Spring 2005 University of Denver Law School, Denver, CO. Adjunct Professor

November 2004 “Computers in Litigation Management,” Paralegal Degree Program, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ

Summer, Fall, 2004

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA Adjunct Professor

March 26, 2004 “Strategic Graphics and their Evidentiary Challenges” American Bar Association TechShow 2004, Chicago, IL

March 27, 2004 “Tech University” “Summation Training” American Bar Association TechShow 2004, Chicago, IL

March 5, 2004 American College of Trial Lawyers Association Spring Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ

Jan. 16 – April 30, 2004

McGeorge Law School, Sacramento, CA, Adjunct Professor

November 2003 “Computers in Litigation Management,” Paralegal Degree Program, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ

Sept. 7, 2003 “PowerPoint Creation for Litigators”, National Court Reporters Association, Legal Video Forum, Delray Beach, FL

May 28 – June 23, 2003


March 16, 2003 “PowerPoint Creation for Litigators”, National Court Reporters Association, Legal Video Forum, Phoenix, AZ

January 17, 2003 "Modern Day Use of Computers and Other Technology Devices in Trial Litigation," Minnesota Institute for Legal Education, Minneapolis, MN

July 29 – Aug 9, 2002


March 14-16, 2002

“Trial Graphics 101: A Do-It-Yourself Guide,” “Cutting Edge of Trial Technology: What to Use, When to Use It, and When NOT to Use It” American Bar Association TechShow 2002, Chicago, IL

Feb 25, 2002 “Technology Tools for Employment Litigation,” State Bar of Arizona, Employment and Labor Law Section Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

March 16, 2001 “Computerized Trials in an 1890’s Courtroom,” “Roll Your Own Digital Video” American Bar Association TechShow 2001, Chicago, IL

Sept 23, 2000 “Understanding and Mastering the Magic Power of Computers in Employment Law Trials and Discovery,” State Bar of Arizona Annual Employment and Labor Law Conference, Sedona, AZ

Sept 1, 2000 “Ironic Lessons from the Unabomber Case: A Case Study of the Use of Technology to Manage Discovery and Trial,” LawNet 2000, Palm Springs, CA

March 7, 2000 “Taking Techno-Presentations into Everyday Courtrooms Whatever the Budget,” Glasser & Daily Journal Corporation, LegalWorks 2000, San Francisco, CA

August 13, 1999 “Trial Presentation and Courtroom Technology,” Colorado Defense Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Vail, Colorado

March 18-20, 1999

“Litigation Lifecycle – Automating Your Personal Injury Case” American Bar Association TechShow99, Chicago, Illinois

August 7- 9, 1998 “Document Imaging and Its Impact on Your Business,” “Video/Text for Trial Presentations,” ACT ’98, National Court Reporters Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois






March 26 - 28, 1998

“Litigation in Courtroom 21,” “Electronic Litigation Life Cycles I and II,” “Deploying Litigation Databases” American Bar Association TechShow98, Chicago, Illinois

Sept 11, 1997 “Litigation Support and Courtroom Technologies” – National Federation of Paralegal Associations Mid-Year Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona

July 24, 1997 “Integrating Courtroom Technology”, and “Video to Text Synchronization” ACT ’97, National Court Reporters Association Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida

June 19, 1997 “Automated Trial Presentation and Courtroom Technology”, “Litigation Support and Document Management” and “Using the Internet for Legal Applications”, South Dakota Legal Assistants Associate and The South Dakota Bar Association, Pierre, SD

June 4, 1997 “Law Technology for the Smaller Firm”, The Rutter Group/ West Publishing, Santa Monica, CA

May 29, 1997 “Law Technology for the Smaller Firm”, The Rutter Group/ West Publishing, San Francisco, CA

April 1997 “Hot Tips from the Hot Shots: Automated Trial Attorneys and Experts,” “Paper, Paper, Paper: Imaging Records and Work Product,” and “100 Questions and Answers,” American Bar Association TechShow, Chicago, IL

March 1997 “Use of Computer Technology in Case and Document Management,” Federal Public Defenders’ Investigators’ and Paralegals’ Conference, San Diego, CA

December 1996 “Litigation Support Technology,” LawTech of Tampa, Hillsboro, County Bar Association, Tampa, FL

Nov 7, 1996 “Automated Trial Presentation and Courtroom Technology”, Litigation Management Technology, The Rutter Group Presents, San Francisco, California

Oct 30, 1996 “Automated Trial Presentation and Courtroom Technology”, Litigation Management Technology, The Rutter Group Presents, Los Angeles, California

Aug 4-6, 1996 “Imaging and Document Management”, “Litigation Support and Case Management in the Field,” and “Video to Text Synchronization” ACT ‘96, National Court Reporters Association Annual Convention, San Diego, California

July 19, 1996 “Automated Trial Presentation and Courtroom Technology” - National Association of Legal Assistants Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana

June 14, 1996 “Document Imaging and Automated Trial Presentation” – Lakeland County Bar Association, Lakeland, Florida

May 1996 “Document Management Using Litigation Support Technology,” Federal Public Defenders’ Systems Managers’ Conference, San Antonio, TX

March 1996 “Sifting Through the Issues: Outliners & PIM’s,” “Sixty Tips in Sixty Minutes for Litigators,” and “The Paper Chase: Imaging & Indexing,” American Bar Association TechShow, Chicago, IL

Feb 19, 1996 “Imaging and Electronic Trial Presentation” – Florida State Bar, Young Lawyers Section Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Jan 25, 1996 “Document Imaging Security” – LegalTech, New York City, New York

Oct 10, 1995 “Document Imaging Security” – Arizona Chapter of American Record Management Association, Phoenix, Arizona

Sept 18, 1995 “Document Imaging Security” - New Mexico Chapter of American Record Management Association, Santa Fe, New Mexico

June 24, 1995 “Courtroom Technology and Trial Presentation” - LegalTech, Los Angeles, California

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