Michael J. Tabas
Visual Evidence Consultant
- Role
- President and Founder at Lawyers Video Service
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael J. Tabas
Thinking like Lawyers and Communicating like Broadcast Journalists, Philadelphia…
Experience
President and Founder
Dec 1979 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US
Modern technology and the rules of legal procedure for videotaping depositions have fostered an increase in the use of many kinds of video evidence in litigation. Some attorneys treat these new methods of communication simply as high-tech, audio-visual verbatim records.Uniquely educational and persuasive, video is more powerful than words alone.Lawyers are professional communicators. But no course in law school teaches how to navigate the complex technological and legal aspects of video usage in court. That kind of expertise requires an understanding not only of the law, but of video production. And this combination is best learned through practical experience. Audio-visual images produced for use in litigation are bound by the rules of admissibility, and limited only by the creativity of the trial lawyer’s strategy.Because legal video is different and more complex than other types of evidence, attorneys must balance many factors (extra preparation, admissibility, brevity), and most importantly, always keep the limited attention span of the jury in mind! In order to make their evidence brief, interesting, and powerful, today’s winning litigator thinks like a lawyer, but communicates like a broadcast journalist.
Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
1963 — 1967
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
1968 — 1972
Skills
- Depositions
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Wills
- Trial Practice
- Mediation
- Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Legal Videographers
- Court Reporting
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Public Speaking
- Trials
- Legal Support Services
- Video
- Appeals
- Product Liability
- Advertising
- Courts
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