Dan Winter is a graphic designer specializing in trial consulting. He is skilled in theme development, data visualization, and technical illustration. As a writer, his credits include scripts for video and interactive briefs, opening statements and speeches, including a televised address given by the first President Bush. His experience spans decades from the first uses of computer animations in court, as in DuPont vs. Cetus, to the expanding role of demonstrative evidence, as in the Brand Name and AWP pharma cases and the World Trade Center insurance coverage cases. He has lectured nationally on applying creative methods to trial presentation and the use of technology in preparing for and presenting in court.

As Managing Member of Chicago Winter Company LLC, Dan leads Chicago Winter Company’s focus on shaping challenging content into clear and memorable images. Dan is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Stephanie Shephard is the Firm Manager of Chicago Winter Company, LLC. With deep experience in delivering results on-time and on-budget, Stephanie comes from longtime work as controller for a Pacific Northwest regional dining group. She is also an extremely good pastry chef. Stephanie is based in Tacoma, WA.

Michael Thomas is a multi-talented design and technology consultant with 20 years’ experience in digital video production, direction and sound editing and interactive media. He is a veteran producer of sophisticated and persuasive tutorials for the court with a flair for telling a compelling story. Michael holds a BFA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a masters from the School of the Art Institute where he also teaches. He is co-founder and director of Lucky Pierre, an internationally acclaimed performance art ensemble, whose work has been presented across the US and Europe. Michael is located in Chicago.

Kolin Pope is an illustrator, animator, and audio producer. He has done 3D modeling and animation for cases concerning compact ice crushers, jet engine parts, athletic body armor and changes in brain tissue with Alzheimer’s disease. He is a skilled story-teller, twice Emmy-nominated for online animated features. At Chicago Winter, Kolin has led development of some of our most imaginative presentations, synthesizing complex systems into easy-to-understand concepts. Kolin is located in Portland, OR.

In addition to her decade of experience creating litigation graphics, Carly Winter has worked as a design and strategy manager within companies and marketing agencies, where she honed her visual storytelling skills. Carly has supported a wide variety of cases, with a particular focus on patent litigation and products liability. With a near-obsessive eye for detail, a cool head, and a steady hand under pressure, she is a go-to for any war room. Carly is located in Portland, OR.

Ravi Bhatt is CEO of Branchfire—producer of enterprise software used by top law firms (iAnnotate). Ravi is himself a lawyer and a computer scientist with many years’ experience in trial presentation and technology consulting. He is particularly skilled in analysis and visualization of complex datasets. Ravi is based in Bloomington, IN