Grace Legal Video, Digital Video Deposition Specialists & Legal Videographers

Grace Legal Video provides many services, including the following;

 

 

 

Video Depositisons/Discovery

There are a number of advantages to choosing a video deposition system over standard depositions. Choosing to use a video deposition system can reduce the time needed to get certain witnesses before the court, and if these witnesses are under age or have special circumstances then it can be used to provide them with a certain degree of safety as well.

 

Inmates who must testify before the court or who need to make a plea can be saved the trouble of being transported to the courtroom; instead they can address the court from a deposition room within the jail or correctional facility.

 

The convenience of video deposition systems can also make certain experts or witnesses more willing to come forward and speak before the court. As a video deposition allows witnesses to make statements from other cities, they may not actually have to travel to the courthouse in order to say what they need to say. Consider also the witness who cannot travel due to health concerns.

 

 

Proof of Damages

Video is the visual evidence of damages in the courtroom, using such a video in a court of law can be very persuasive in establishing the extent of damage which occurred on cases in which liability is clear and therefore the focus is on a persuasive exposition of damages. Also cases in which an insurance claims analyst may not have grasped the full extent of the damages that the visual evidence will present in the court of law.

 

 

Settlement/Mediation Documentaries

Many of the lawsuits filed never go to trial, they will settle out of court during the discovery phase and a video documentary gives a concise summation of a case. The objective is to get the defense and insurance company to fully comprehend the pain and suffering that results from their negligence, malpractice or product liability.

 

 

Day-In-The-Life or Activities of Daily Living Documentaries

The purpose of this type of video is to portray the consequential damages a plaintiff has sustained because of an incident causing an injury. The jury must see and understand how a plaintiff's life has been changed.

 

 

Video Wills

Careful thought and planning must go into the substantive content of the will execution ceremony in order to increase the chances of successfully using the videotape in court should the necessity arise. Used mainly to show physical evidence of the Testator or Testatrix’s mental competence at the time of signing.

 

 

Pre and Post-Construction Surveys

With a videotape in hand, the construction company can easily document the condition of the property prior to and subsequent to their work. A video costing the construction company a few hundred dollars can save them thousands of dollars in lawsuits. It is also important that the video was shot by a disinterested third party.

 

 

Evidence of Insurance Fraud

Videography of examinations under oath are similar to a deposition, and can be used effectively along with the forensic Videography in the examinations of automobiles, boats, specialty vehicles, structures such as houses and commercial property and legal documents. Videography of incident re-construction. Videography of individuals at the damaged property pointing out how and when damage to their property occurred and what they observed. Video depositions of key witnesses. All this can be used effectively in determining insurance fraud.

 

 

Video Taping Construction Draws

A relatively new concept is using video to confirm completed work on a construction site. Almost all construction is paid for in "draws" which the contractor requests as certain work is completed. It holds tremendous advantages for the lender, and it keeps the contractor and the draw inspector completely honest. Bankers realize the tremendous advantages of the videotape method of verifying the status of a project.