A2L Consulting, formerly Animators at Law, is the nation's leading attorney owned and operated Litigation Consulting, Jury Consulting, Litigation Graphics and Trial Technology firm.

Since 1995, A2L has supported 100 percent of the nation's largest law firms, hundreds of corporate clients, as well as government agencies worldwide on more than 10,000 cases.

A2L supports the country's most prestigious law firms, sophisticated corporate clients, as well as government agencies. Our clients include 100% of the nation's top law firms, and dozens of Fortune 500s®.

To date, A2L at Law has helped generate favorable decisions in cases worth cumulatively more than $2 trillion. Our staff consists of attorneys, experts in trial graphics design, animation, interactive development, and experienced project managers. Most either are attorneys or have worked at a major law firm. The design team at A2L specializes in the art of information design and trial graphics.

Contact A2L Consulting's national headquarters for more information about:

Litigation Graphics:

Nationwide strategic trial presentation consulting and development

Trial boards, physical models and all forms of trial presentation graphics

Advocacy presentations for lobbying or regulatory presentations

Trial Technicians/Hot-Seat Operators:

Pre-trial document/video database preparation

Flawless courtroom presentations with experienced operators

Electronic courtroom and warroom set-up

Jury Consulting:

Mock Trials

Focus Groups

Venue analysis

E-Briefs:

DVD, CD or Flash Drive Based

Expertise: Specializing in applications of clinical psychiatry to legal issues in civil and criminal matters at the interface of Psychiatry and the Law. Has served as an evaluator or expert witness in about three hundred cases in State and Federal courts in matters relating to:

Mental State at the Time of the Offense Evaluations Insanity Defense / Diminished Capacity Civil & Criminal Competency Evaluations Competency to Stand Trial / Competency to Waive Miranda Rights Testamentary Capacity / Testimonial Capacity / Informed Consent Capital Sentencing & Mitigation Risk of Violence Assessments Sex Offenders Sexual Harassment Worker's Compensation

Independent Medical Evaluations / Psychiatric Disability Personal Injury / Pain & Suffering / Emotional Distress Workplace Violence Assessments Discrimination Evaluations under Americans With Disabilities Act Fitness for Duty Psychiatric Malpractice Toxic Tort Product Liability

Professional Background: Certified by ABPN in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program at MCP Hahanemann University. Director of Psychiatry & Law Program and Director of Correctional Mental Health Services Program/Provider of Mental Health Services for the City of Philadelphia Prison System. Formerly Director of Psychiatry & Law Program at the Medical College of Virginia. M.D. Degree -University of Massachusetts. Psychiatry Residency & Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship -Tulane University Medical Center.

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Steven Gaskell, Psy.D. is a Forensic Psychologist, license eligible in all 50 states. He has years of extensive experience providing a variety of Forensic and General Clinical Psychological Evaluations and testifying regarding a variety of legal issues.

Dr. Gaskell has performed more than 500 pretrial evaluations of defendants regarding Competency to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility, and more than 500 Sex Offender Risk Assessments.

Areas of Expertise:

Competency to Stand Trial Criminal Responsibility (Insanity) Guilty But Mentally Ill Sex Offender Risk Assessment Civil Commitment of Sexual Offenders Mental Impairment/Disability Mental Retardation

Miranda Rights Mitigating Factors Malingering and Deception Death Penalty Violence Risk Assessment Disability Determination Civil Commitment (Involuntary Hospitalization)

Dr. Gaskell also offers comprehensive Psychological Trial Consultation serv

Dr. Francis Abueg, founder and owner of TraumaResource, is a Clinical Psychologist who has been working in the area of trauma for over 24 years. Dr. Abueg provides expert consultation and diagnostic testing for attorneys and the courts in both criminal and civil litigation regarding PTSD, dissociation and standards of care (relevant to malpractice cases). He is Former Associate Director of Research of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Menlo Park and served on the clinical faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine for 10 years.

Forensic Services Include:

• PTSD Expert Witness
• PTSD-Addiction Interactions
• Mental Status at Time of Offense
• Psychological Issues During the Sentencing Phase and Capital Defense

Dr. Abueg's Areas of Expertise Include:

• War Veterans
• Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Ethnic Minority Survivors of Trauma
• Psychological Injury Assessment - workplace violence, employment trauma (sexual harassment and wrongful termination), sexual trauma victims and perpetrators, and substance abuse-related impulsive behavior