But we chose the name "Courtroom Sciences, Inc." more than 30 years ago as a reflection of our original specialty in the courtroom.

Decades ago, case after case resulted in “runaway juries” awarding millions of dollars and crippling corporate America. Recognizing the need to wed the practices of law and psychology, CSI was founded by Dr. Phil McGraw (“Dr. Phil”) and Gary Dobbs as a jury consulting firm in 1989. Knowing that trials are often more about perception than reality, CSI began demonstrating to lawyers the importance of behavioral psychology to the practice of law. This partnership between CSI and outside counsel, and the strategic application of litigation psychology, helped to stifle undue damage awards. 

CSI recognized, as did many academic studies, that jury awards were determined by the attitudes, beliefs and life experiences of the jurors, who are drawn from a cross-section of all walks of life and influences. Jury trial outcomes are more closely connected to psychological antecedents carried by jurors than they are about the legal merits of cases. On this basis, CSI began to introduce proven psychological research techniques to litigation matters. CSI researched and developed strategies based upon why jurors felt the way they did about the litigation parties and how that could influence the outcome. Based on the principle of “Meet the Jury Where They Are,” counsel could expertly frame the facts, testimony and case law to resonate with the jury. 

Building on that partnership, CSI introduced Records Retrieval and Court Reporting services to further support counsel and to minimize the entities involved in each sensitive matter. And, upon seeing how information spreads like wildfire in the Internet Age, CSI launched our Crisis and Litigation Communications service to ensure the initial public statements issued by a company don’t negatively affect future litigation.   While our history began in a courtroom setting, today, CSI helps companies from the moment a crisis occurs.  As such, CSI stands as a true single source solution for many litigation support functions, further streamlining your efforts.