This page is referenced from the research brief scoping form. It describes the optional analytical modules available as additions to the Focused Issue Brief. Scope and pricing for all modules are confirmed in writing before work begins. Selecting modules on the form does not commit you to anything.
Each module is a discrete analytical addition to the Focused Issue Brief. Modules are not available as standalone engagements. Scope and pricing are confirmed in writing before work begins.
Cross-domain research into precedents, arguments, and approaches that have produced results in analogous matters. Often in different areas of law or adjacent regulatory contexts. Structured as research notes for attorney evaluation. Not legal strategy.
This is the kind of lateral thinking a well-connected colleague might offer informally. It is difficult to source anywhere else and a single useful angle can materially change case trajectory.
Public record mapping of prominent expert witnesses in the relevant domain. Covers published positions, known institutional affiliations, prior testimony history, and instances of documented challenge or discrediting. Gives an attorney entering unfamiliar technical territory a clear picture of who they are likely to face and where vulnerabilities exist.
The strongest version of the opposing position constructed from the same underlying research. Identifies supporting evidence, likely expert reliance, and where your position is most exposed. Researched without bias or attachment to either side.
Research into which technical concepts are likely to create confusion for a non-specialist jury, with suggested plain-language explanations and analogies that hold up under scrutiny. Flags where the opposing side is most likely to exploit confusion. This is not trial consulting. It is research into how hard concepts land with non-specialist audiences.
Structured review of how the relevant regulatory body has treated a specific issue over time. Enforcement actions, guidance documents, internal contradictions, and known regulatory pressures. Built entirely from public record. Particularly valuable in matters involving FDA, EPA, OSHA, FTC, or SEC where administrative history can be as consequential as case law.
A focused methodological review of peer-reviewed research on a narrow question. Assesses study design strength, funding sources, citation patterns, and instances of selective reliance in prior litigation. Most valuable in toxic tort, medical malpractice, product liability, and pharmaceutical matters where the battle is fought on scientific methodology.
Maps the relevant researchers, institutions, regulators, industry actors, and known advocates and critics to your specific professional context. Useful when understanding the broader ecosystem (who holds which positions and why) matters as much as understanding the science itself.
A structured summary of what remains unresolved in this domain, what is actively evolving, and what should be treated as provisional by anyone relying on this research. Most useful for matters at early evaluation stage or in rapidly developing scientific areas.
The most commonly requested combination for active case preparation.
Includes: Focused Issue Brief + Opposing Argument Brief + Angles Worth Exploring
Covers the scientific terrain, stress-tests your position against the strongest opposing case, and surfaces the lateral arguments most attorneys haven't considered. Delivered within 7 business days.
Discount is automatically applied in proposals.
Modules are selected during the scoping conversation following your initial inquiry. You do not need to know which modules you want before submitting the form . Describing your matter and litigation context is enough for me to recommend the combination most likely to be useful.
All module selections and pricing are confirmed in writing before any work begins.
This page is for reference during the scoping process. No commitment is made by reviewing these options.