Transcript of David Ball, Trial Consultant 2012 International Symposium on Life Care Planning Persuasive Life Care Planner Testimony – Serving the Injured Client

Keynote is sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning. Our Platinum Sponsor, so we’re very appreciative for that. Our very first presentation will be a video presentation by David Ball who is not physically with us but is going to be presenting to us and you will see him on the screens here. David is the founding partner of Miller, Malekpour and Ball Consulting in North Carolina. He is a nationally known trial consultant, communications expert and best selling author who specializes in focus groups, case analysis, and presentation, advocacy skills, damages, strategies and jury selection. He has taught law students at a number of universities • Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest and others. He is the 2002 Charles Becton award recipient for excellence in teaching trial advocacy. He really has been a pioneer in adapting methods of film and theatre for use in trial. He comes to this area of practice from a career as a director, playwright and a producer. Some of his work has appeared on Broadway, off- Broadway and in regional theaters, on television and film. At Duke University he was the senior artist in residence and director of undergraduate studies and chair of drama. He has written a number and produced a number of works including “David Ball on Damages” the nation’s best-selling trial advocacy book since it was published. So I am going to ask our video people to go ahead, he’s up here already…..David Ball.