"The amazing thing
about Summation is that you can use it in every size case.
In a normal personal injury or products liability case,
Summation puts every document and every phrase of each
deposition at your fingertips. In document-intense litigation
like the life insurance deceptive sales practices litigation,
it is indispensable."
- Richard
Phillips
"Summation allows
me to carry an entire case to court on my notebook computer
without the need to carry box loads of transcripts and
documents. Technology is the great equalizer that allows
small firm and solo attorneys to compete against larger
firms."
- Michael
Blazer
"I now use Summation
in every case that I am involved in. I store all of my
depositions on my laptop computer in Summation and keep
control of my documents using Summation."
- David
Hymer
"Summation is the
primary tool I use for managing case information. Its
user friendly features allow me to scan testimony, focus
in on key concepts, prepare cross-examinations and capture
my impressions of the evidence. I often prepare portions
of my cross from depositions while the witness is on the
stand testifying on direct by searching his or her testimony
for helpful concessions or inconsistent statements."
- Eugene
Schoon
"In addition to
the information I keep on my laptop, our network version
of Summation allows everyone on our team to have instant
access to information about the cases. This is especially
important in our mass torts defense practice. Summation
has saved me countless hours I would have spent in locating
nuggets of critical evidence."
- Eugene
Schoon
"Summation pays
off immediately by allowing quick and accurate retrieval
of documents and information, right in front of the client's
eyes."
- Alan
Steinberg
"I use Summation
to manage all the evidence in my cases; the program's
imaging features allow me to go paperless on massive document
cases. Summation is very intuitive - within a few weeks
of beginning to use the product, I felt very proficient
with it. Like most software users, I imagine that I use
only a portion of the functionality available. But I'm
finding new applications everyday."
- Robert
Rachal
"I use Summation
in all of my cases. First, I obtain all transcripts electronically
and put them in Summation. I search them in every conceivable
way. Second, I use the Case Organizer extensively. Most
of the time I use RealTime during depositions and note
important points during the deposition by pressing the
spacebar."
- Jim
Walsh
"I use Summation
starting with the realtime feature. I like realtime features
as it allows me to ask my questions very precisely and
in those instances where I have an attorney who makes
many objections during the deposition, I find it particularly
useful to know exactly what the question was and the answer
given."
- Don
Nichols
"I use the Case
Organizer to prepare a general case outline and case strategy.
I also prepare witness outlines for use in questioning
witnesses, into which I easily drag and drop the portions
of testimony or exhibits which need to be included in
the outline. I particularly like the fact that I can drop
the image of an exhibit right at the point in the outline
where it is needed. The original is then just a click
away. Using the Case Organizer I am also able to keep
better and more legible notes during trial by typing them
directly into an additional note section I create for
each witness tab. I have found that the total command
of the file Summation gives me results in extra credibility
with the jury, the Judge, and often opposing counsel."
- Bruce
Olson
"In the Cendant
case, we used Summation to catalog and organize the millions
of pages of documents produced by parties and non-parties
"
- Jeffrey
Golan
"It is impossible
to anticipate completely which of the thousands of documents
may come up in this testimony. It is not feasible to ship
scores of boxes of documents to each deposition site.
Summation provides the solution to this problem - with
real practical benefits. Every document can be imaged
and carried on Summation, instantly identifiable and retrievable
on your laptop computer."
- Richard
Phillips
"Summation simply
expands the capacity of a trial lawyer's brain. Walk in
with your case prepared on Summation and you expect to
win."
- Richard
Phillips
"I use Summation
for categorizing facts and organizing them by factual
issues important in each case. Then, if I need to know
what I have in a particular case pertaining to a specific
factual issue, I have only to use the "issues search
engine" in order to call up materials germane to
that issue. I have found this to be exceedingly helpful
in both deposition preparation and in trial work."
- Thomas
Malone
"As the case gets
closer toward trial, I use the deposition notes feature
of Summation to create subject matter digests via the
use of issue codes. Thus, by the time of trial, I am able
to generate full text reports of deposition testimony
organized by each of the important issues relevant to
a particular case."
- Mark
Riashi
"Some cases have
a few depositions and/or documents, other cases have lots
of depositions and/or documents. Regardless, I cannot
possibly remember where all the "nuggets" I
have found in my various cases are located. Summation
solves that problem because I find the "nuggets"
one time, whether they are in deposition transcripts,
documents, or both."
- Jack
Robinson
"...organize mass-produced
documents; find the "nuggets" one time; annotate
the prior depositions of the witnesses one time; use Case
Organizer to blend the "nuggets" and prior deposition
testimony into a comprehensive deposition outline"
- Jack
Robinson