"The documentary work inevitably carries forward in everything we do in the case"

"As lawyers, we're so focused on the legal story and making sure that we've met all of our legal requirements of our case.  It's easy to lose sight of the client's human story, even though we know it's compelling and we do our best to develop it. For me, that's the beauty that Mitchell and Catie bring to the case: they are experts in developing the human story through a different set of eyes. Mitchell sees things that I don't. He sees issues and angles that I don't. The ability to work with and collaborate with him when he's filming is like taking a masterclass in how to interview witnesses and clients. The collaboration is really one of the most rewarding parts and being able to create a very compelling documentary that gets to the essence of the case, all components of the case, the medical story, the human story, the damages, their lives before, and their lives afterwards."

"The documentary work inevitably carries forward in everything we do in the case, whether it’s client interviews, taking depositions, crafting case themes and arguments, or direct examinations.  The internal return on investment we get from working with them is huge and greatly transcends the high-quality video storytelling they produce. I think that lawyers are foolish to think that they could do it themselves, they could do it on the cheap, or they know better, because the bottom line is it's impossible for us to be effective at all things necessary to properly litigate a case.”

"We were recently asked to come in and assist a lawyer in a catastrophic injury case. Co-counsel already had a day in the life video, but all it did was, "This is what we do at six o'clock in the morning. This is what we do at nine o'clock. This is what we do at 11 o'clock..." The human story was not told in the video. Being able to effectively convey the before and after, married with the interviews that are done with the medical liability of the case, it creates a complete package that helps to tell the entire story, all 360 degrees, not just the damages component. That's the value LifeNow brings."

Despite the significant damage caps in Michigan for malpractice lawsuits, with the help of LifeNow, Stephen secured a settlement providing the resources that Rawley and his family so deserved.