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    About

    Jon SutzA 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 droppedfrom 23# to 1$#%

    &ow functional literacy population: '0# of merican adults cannot read abo!e the $th-grade le!el, and 2'# cannot read abo!e the (th-grade le!el )functional illiteracy*% +alf thestudents at (-year colleges, and '# at community colleges, cannot perform comple butcommon literacy tas.s, such as understanding the arguments in a newspaper editorial, orcomparing the cost-per-ounce of food% )sources*

    n increasingly !isual society: ''# of mericans say their best understanding of thenews 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% ince 19$9, / ha!edesigned, written andor directed the production of a wide !ariety of ad!ertising, educational, s.ills-training and corporate communications proects for organiations throughout the 4%% and outheast

    sia, including harp 5lectronics, /ntel, 5ntergy, the 6it-7arlton +otel 7ompany, and more )bio*%

    8y highest s.ill is transforming comple data into analytical graphics and !isualiations that the a!er-age person can grasp and retain )o!er!iew*% /"!e applied this s.ill to help lawyers prepare winning court-room and public ad!ocacy presentations, for cases totaling more than 300 million in !alue% See mylitigation 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: ehibit from wrongful death case; here*

    3D modelinganimation design < direction

    =ideography < photography

    >uror and settlement noteboo. design, writing, production

    ?@lain 5nglishA tet analysis < editing

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    ebsite < @6 consulting

    %artial law firm client list

    8cuireoods )6ichmond, = world headCuarters*; 8ar.s < +arrison; 8ichie, +amlett, &owry, 6as-mussen < weel; he 7handler &aw roup; he 6itchie &aw Eirm and others in 7entral =irginia%

    &o learn more

    o see many eamples of my wor. and client testimonials, in litigation media and beyond, !isitwww%onsut%com% o discuss how my creati!e s.ills, inno!ation and eperience might be profitablyapplied to your mission-critical proects, call at (3(-$2'-$(2$ or emailonsutFyahoo%com%

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    Select litigation media case studies and client testimonials

    Land 'se (ispute: ) *+ million condominium proposal Eor nearlythree years, a de!eloper had been fighting a falsehood-riddled propagandacampaign against his proposal for a new beachfront condominium tower% +eretained me to de!elop completely new presentation graphics, after / asserted

    that the media he was employing was o!erly-complicated% 8y research alsoresulted in the nucleus for a lawsuit by him )settled out of court*% Jons inno!a-tion, attention to detail, and ability to digest e"tremely comple"#abstract legal

    pro!isions, concepts and arguments, and translate them into clear, impacti!e!isuali$ations, were integral parts of our presentations% and in achie!ing thego!ernmental appro!als we sought.& ee the proect profile here%

    (efense of the !-ig .# '"S" automakers in national litigation / wasretained by 8cuireoods" 6ichmond = world headCuarters to consult on,design and direct the production of a series of 3D computer-animated !isualia-tions, to demonstrate certain aspects of bra.ing dynamics in domestic autos%he resulting animations were integrated into a larger presentation )producedby DecisionGuest* and shown to uries nationwide% 'e cannot be happier with

    the quality of the animation(s) you produced for us. (*hey will) help tremen-dously in this national litigation and + e"pect uries will relate well, regardless oftheir geographic location.& ee the proect profilehere%

    /rongful death litigation against 0ord 1otor 2o" / was retained by the8ichie +amlett law firm to consult on, design and produce, on a rush basis, aseries of cross-sectional technical illustrations of a Eord autoHs speed-controlde!ice under different circumstances, which the firm alleges led to a dri!erHsdeath when it malfunctioned% *he federal udge deemed the analyticalgraphics you produced reliable and, in a startling courtroom admission, /ordsown e"pert ac0nowledged their accuracy and effecti!eness. *his is a tribute toyour quic0 grasp of the specifications and your tireless wor0 in getting the obdone.& ee the proect profile here%

    *3, house e4plosion litigation fine artistHs home, art studio andfinished creations were destroyed by an eplosion and fire, which she allegeswere caused by an improperly-installed propane system% / was retained by thelaw firm of 8artin < 6aynor to de!elop an etensi!e array of technical illustra-tions and 3D graphics depicting this facility, scientific diagrams and a timelineof e!ents% *he wor0 you did has been e"tremely effecti!e in presenting ourarguments, in such a way as to ta0e !iewers 1inside1 our client1s home-studio,to 1see1 for themsel!es what we allege occurred. *he 3 graphics were ustspectacular, and wor0ed well for us.& ee the proect profile here%

    /rongful death litigation: &ractor trailer strikes pedestrian dri!ertra!eling on a two-lane highway got out of his small pic.up truc. to attempt to

    clear a fallen tree from the roadway% tractor trailer, apparently tra!eling at ahigh rate of speed and unable to stop in time or swer!e out of the way, struc.the man, .illing him% / was retained by he arren Eirm to conduct a detailedaccident-scene analysis and in!estigation, and produce a technical illustrationsthat demonstrates where, how and why this accident occurred% Jons ideasand insight helped create images that were more powerful than + had en!i-sioned. *he illustrations were a powerful part of our multi-media mediation

    presentation.& ee the proect profile here%

    See more case studies and client testimonials in my complete litigation media portfolio, here.

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