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Jon Sutz
A unique, high-performance asset for lawyers
Lawyers are facing an array of difficult problems today, both in and out of the courtroom:
Deepening public distrust of lawyers: Between 2009-2013, the number of mericans who !iew lawyers as contributing positi!ely to society"s well-being dropped from 23# to 1$#% &ow functional literacy population: '0# of merican adults cannot read abo!e the $thgrade le!el, and 2'# cannot read abo!e the (th-grade le!el )functional illiteracy*% +alf the students at (-year colleges, and ,'# at community colleges, cannot perform comple- but common literacy tas.s, such as understanding the arguments in a newspaper editorial, or comparing the cost-per-ounce of food% )sources* n increasingly !isual society: ''# of mericans say their best understanding of the news comes from seeing pictures or !ideo, as opposed to from reading or hearing%
I possess a unique combination of creative skills that help attorneys to prevail in the courtroom and in !the court of public opinion"# / am an inno!ati!e graphic designer, writer, researcher and creati!e consultant% 0ince 19$9, / ha!e designed, written and1or directed the production of a wide !ariety of ad!ertising, educational, s.illstraining and corporate communications pro2ects for organi3ations throughout the 4%0% and 0outheast sia, including 0harp 5lectronics, /ntel, 5ntergy, the 6it3-7arlton +otel 7ompany, and more )bio*% 8y highest s.ill is transforming comple- data into analytical graphics and !isuali3ations that the a!erage person can grasp and retain )o!er!iew*% /"!e applied this s.ill to help lawyers prepare winning courtroom and public ad!ocacy presentations, for cases totaling more than 9300 million in !alue% See my litigation media portfolio here. On page 2 of this document are descriptions of some of these cases. $verview of my key skills )see detailed descriptions and wor. samples here*: 7reati!e consulting :raphic design )at right: e-hibit from wrongful death case; here* 3D modeling1animation design < direction =ideography < photography >uror and settlement noteboo. design, writing, production ?@lain 5nglishA te-t analysis < editing 6esearch Bebsite < @6 consulting %artial law firm client list 8c:uireBoods )6ichmond, = world headCuarters*; 8ar.s < +arrison; 8ichie, +amlett, &owry, 6asmussen < Dweel; Dhe 7handler &aw :roup; Dhe 6itchie &aw Eirm and others in 7entral =irginia% &o learn more Do see many e-amples of my wor. and client testimonials, in litigation media and beyond, !isit www%2onsut3%com% Do discuss how my creati!e s.ills, inno!ation and e-perience might be profitably applied to your mission-critical pro2ects, call at (3(-$2'-$(2$ or email 2onsut3Fyahoo%com%