Lisa Helfer
Trial ConsultantLisa is a results-driven communications expert and team leader, experienced in developing messaging strategies for trial attorneys and legal teams involved in IP, insurance, trademark/copyright, contract, and employment disputes.
Her ability to break down complex medical, scientific, financial and technical information into effective, believable and instructional visuals allows her to bring creative and unique storytelling solutions to our clients. She has consulted with nationally ranked litigators and expert witnesses by applying her knowledge of cognitive learning theories and information design principles. Additionally, she brings her marketing/PR savvy (consumer products, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, technology, gaming) to every engagement, enhancing the presentations used in jury and bench trials, mock exercises, arbitrations as well as pre-trial judge education.
Lisa has also worked in the interactive gaming sector: at WMS Gaming, a top innovator of electronic gambling machines; and at Jellyvision, an interactive conversation boutique. She is named as an inventor on eleven patents in the slot machine industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College where she majored in Psychology and minored in Studio Art. In 2018, she moved to England to attend the Sloan Leadership and Strategy programme at London Business School. Since then, she’s co-founded a mission driven public sector company, advocating for victims of crime, and joined the Innocence Project London as a board trustee.
With over 20 years of business experience, Lisa’s can-do attitude keeps her calm under pressure as she seamlessly adapts to diverse trial teams. She has a proven track record of ramping up quickly and delivering innovative solutions that meet our clients’ needs each and every time.