Theresa D. Villanueva, Esq. - Director, Litigation Consulting

 

As a litigation consultant, Ms. Villanueva has consulted on more than 200 cases. Prior to her tenure as a litigation consultant, Ms. Villanueva worked as an attorney focusing on MDL, international products liability, toxic tort matters, and as in-house counsel handling title insurance claims, settlements and compliance with multi-state regulations.   Ms. Villanueva holds a B.S. in Textiles and Apparel Merchandising and Design, with a business minor from West Virginia University. She received her Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School, where she was awarded Order of the Barrister.  She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

Recent Litigation Consulting Blog Posts

How Trial Presentation Companies Can Turn Data into Impact—Lessons from Texas Flood Visuals

On the night of Friday, July 4, the Guadalupe River in Texas rose more than 26 feet in just 45 minutes, triggering catastrophic flash floods...Read more

Why Trial Technicians Are the Secret Weapon in High-Stakes Litigation

A couple of decades ago, I was consulting on a multi-week federal trial—big case, tight courtroom, full of moving parts. The lead litigator had...Read more

Jury Persuasion Techniques: Using Surprise to Overcome Boredom and Confirmation Bias in the Courtroom

Over a decade ago, I wrote an article for this blog titled, Could Surprise Be One of Your Best Visual Persuasion Tools? In it, I made the case that...Read more

How a Trial Presentation Company Illustrates Scale: Lessons from Boeing

Last week I wrote about a master storyteller at Boeing who taught me a lesson about juror attention. But there was something else on that tour that...Read more

What a Boeing Storyteller Taught Me About Litigation Graphics

This past weekend, I went to the Boeing factory in Seattle to see planes. I didn’t expect to come away with a lesson in persuasion. Read more