First Snow

Here in the Arizona desert, we tend to get excited over large amounts of rain during the colder months. Why? Because it means snow in the high-country. Yes, we get very excited about snow.  I know many people locally that have never seen snow in person, and therefore have never known the “joy” of shoveling it. In many parts of the country people live with the snow, ice, and cold, and they probably think desert dwellers are crazy.

This week we had a great amount of precipitation statewide so my Wife and I decided to take our kids up north to experience the white stuff. On our way, it occurred to me that this actually mirrors the courtroom experience in some ways.

Think of it like this:

The attorneys and court staff are like the folks that live with, and have extensive experience with snow, and the clients and jurors are the ones that have little or no experience.

When the inexperienced people enter the courtroom, everything is new. Sure, they have seen courtrooms on T.V. but things are ultimately not always what they expect. In my personal experience I have only been in one courtroom with a uniformed officer, and I the closest I have come to seeing a gavel is a painting of one on the desk behind the judge. Also, many people don’t realize that when an objection is made, a reason must be given.

Once things get rolling, reality hits and the excitement wears off. Much like the first snow of the year is exciting, until you realize that you need to shovel it, and your driveway is one hundred feet long. How does one keep the excitement? In the snow it might be to use a snow blower, in court it could be to use rich media presentations.    

Virtual Persuasion can create very compelling graphics and 3D animations to help keep the snow shoveling aspect of trial to a minimum and maintain the “first snow” feeling.