Experienced Trial Lawyers
“Near monopoly on lawyers with trial experience.”
American Lawyer
Who's trying the few complex commercial cases that go to trial? Bartlit Beck. As shown in the chart below, most of our lawyers are in trial every year. Our lawyers average 30-50 trial days per year. Fully half our litigation partners and a third of all our litigation lawyers examine witnesses at trial or hearings every year.
Our trial experience gives us an advantage in knowing what really matters at trial. For that reason, we focus in discovery on developing themes and facts that will make a difference at trial, rather than turning over every last stone.
Clients feel comfortable turning to Bartlit Beck at all stages of a case. We handle cases from the outset and set in place a winning strategy, from before the first papers are filed all the way through the trial and appeals. We have also developed a reputation for joining cases mid-stream when a client realizes that it needs sophisticated trial counsel. Bartlit Beck has taken on several cases just before a trial was set to begin and produced excellent results.
Of course, not all cases go to trial. But we have found that our clients get the best settlements when the opposition is convinced that we are not afraid to try the case. With our recognition as a premier trial firm and our preparedness to go to trial, our clients get a substantial advantage at the settlement table as well. Good trial lawyers get good settlements.
