Trial

Our trial teams handle a wide range of cases and include preeminent lawyers who are well versed in state and federal court systems. Whether the matter involves a jury trial or a bench trial, Ashurst Perkins Coie provides the experience needed for the challenge.

We are adept at jury communication, stripping away complex legal issues to craft compelling themes and storylines that deeply resonate with jurors. Our trial strategy is designed to persuade, helping ensure that the stories we tell meaningfully affect the outcomes of our clients' cases.

In every jury trial, our lawyers present their clients’ best cases through the meticulous marshaling of admissible evidence. Our team includes members of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates, as well as former federal prosecutors, government counsel, public defenders, and district attorneys.

Our trial teams bring together subject matter authorities, skilled motion practice litigators, and graphics professionals who create clear, persuasive visual materials. Trying cases on behalf of both defendants and plaintiffs, our trial lawyers are experienced in fields such as technology, product liability, intellectual property, energy, construction, aviation, finance, employment and labor law, business disputes, securities, fiduciaries, class actions, political law, privacy, and real estate.

At the heart of Ashurst Perkins Coie’s trial strategy is our in-house jury consulting team. Our team’s in-depth jury research enables our clients and lawyers to prepare for trial with insight into what evidence, witnesses, and themes are likely to resonate with a jury.

Across jurisdictions, Ashurst Perkins Coie’s rapid-response trial team can take over cases in the months or weeks before trial begins, whether because settlement has proved impossible or lawyers with significant jury trial experience are needed. We have the capacity to stand up a trial team of nearly any size in a matter of days—scaled precisely to the engagement's needs—and immediately begin preparing witnesses, developing jury selection strategies, crafting statements to the jury, building demonstrative exhibits, and drafting evidentiary motions.