When cases involve unique and complex issues or significant injuries and damages, such as automotive crashworthiness litigation, the ultimate result is often dependent upon the amount of time and resources a law firm can expend on case work-up. Investigation, discovery and trial preparation require substantial financial expenditures, not to mention demands on the time of legal personnel. Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. has a reputation for both the willingness and the ability to invest the resources required in case preparation. Utilizing a team approach, the work of several lawyers, paralegals and support personnel may be devoted to a single case if needed. 

The firm prides itself on knowledge of the law, attention to detail, and thorough analysis. Using the latest computer software and case management systems, as well as document scanning and coding, the firm has the capability of handling even the most complex cases involving hundreds of thousands, or even millions of documents. The firm is also equipped to handle even the most difficult investigations before and during litigation, through the services of Jay Newell, the firm's investigator, who has over 30 years experience in major criminal and civil matters. 

Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. has its own warehouse for evidence preservation and inspection, including indoor vehicle storage. The firm regularly retains expert witnesses and consultants from around the country in a variety of fields such as mechanical engineering, biomechanics, accident reconstruction, design safety, human factors, metallurgy and materials analysis. Depending upon the case, the firm's experts may be called upon to conduct testing and examination utilizing a wide range of cutting-edge scientific techniques, including everything from fiberoptic videography to scanning electron microscopy and energy disbursing x-ray analysis, to full-scale vehicular crash testing with instrumented anthropomorphic dummies. 

Although there are no guarantees in any litigation, the attorneys at Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. make every effort to ensure that each case is optimally prepared and presented. In some cases trial preparation will include presentations to mock juries and focus groups in order to further identify strengths and weaknesses. The firm also utilizes state-of-the-art demonstrative evidence such as full-scale mock-ups, computer simulations and reconstruction animations.