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"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

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