Courtroom Performance, Inc. Information

Leonard Matheo and Lisa DeCaro are co-founders of Courtroom Performance, Inc., a trial consulting firm dedicated to improving oral advocacy. They are co-authors of the book, The Lawyer’s Winning Edge: Exceptional Courtroom Performance (Bradford Publishing, 2004). Mr. Matheo and Ms. DeCaro have practical experience in hundreds of cases in the areas of civil plaintiff, civil defense, and criminal defense ranging from simple to complex litigation. They have assisted in victories involving many Fortune 100 companies in high-profile litigation, on both the Plaintiff’s and the Defendant’s side of the courtroom. They have helped hundreds of attorneys and their witnesses prepare for deposition and trial, by employing the professional actor’s techniques of effective story analysis, story structure, and persuasive presentation. Professional actors and directors, Mr. Matheo and Ms. DeCaro have been working exclusively with attorneys for over a decade. Mr. Matheo and Ms. DeCaro are active members of the Association for Continuing Legal Education, and Ms. DeCaro is active with the American Society of Trial Consultants. Both are frequent speakers at regional seminars and national conventions (including the annual conference of the ABA Litigation Leadership Section and many state bar programs), and have served as faculty for colleges and conferences nationwide. In addition to their book, Mr. Matheo and Ms. DeCaro have also authored popular papers and articles for national legal publications (including ALI-ABA’s Practical Litigator, ABA’s Tips from the Trenches, The Brief, and Lawyers Weekly USA).