Trial Strategy
Plan the theory, issues, proof, and presentation.
Lead Trial Counsel
Share or assign the trial. Your client and case remain yours.
In brief
Lead Trial Counsel gives attorneys a Florida trial attorney who shares, leads, or takes sole responsibility for the courtroom work. The role is defined before work begins, and the originating attorney’s client relationship stays intact throughout the engagement, from the first conference to the verdict.
Use it when the case should be tried by someone who tries cases regularly.
Choose the Courtroom Role
The trial role can be shared or assigned according to the case's needs.
01Shared
Divide the trial work between counsel.
02Primary
Florida Trial Counsel leads the courtroom presentation.
03Sole
Florida Trial Counsel undertakes the agreed trial responsibilities.
Trial Responsibilities
Witnesses and Experts
Prepare testimony, examinations, and evidentiary approaches.
Evidence and Trial Materials
Organize exhibits, trial tools, objections, and rulings.
Courtroom Presentation
Handle openings, examinations, and arguments as assigned.
Your Client. Your Case.
Adding trial counsel does not mean transferring your client or your case.
Originating attorney
Client relationship and broader representation
Remain with the originating attorneyAgreed trial assignment
Florida Trial Counsel
Shared, primary, or sole trial responsibilities
Limited to the agreed engagementThe originating attorney maintains the client relationship and broader representation, even when Florida Trial Counsel assumes sole responsibility for the trial. Additional duties to the client, required communications, and courtroom obligations are addressed within the engagement.
Through Verdict or Judgment
Trial responsibility extends only as agreed.
Florida Trial Counsel may handle the designated courtroom role through verdict or judgment. Any additional post-trial work is considered separately according to the assignment and circumstances.