Swingle Levin
Transforming Trial Preparation into Real-Time Courtroom Success for Swingle Levin
Results with Rev
Dramatic Time Savings
Saved upwards of 30 hour of attorney prep time per case, plus substantial paralegal time otherwise spent on manual transcription.
Powerful Case Prep
Created a comprehensive, searchable testimony database enabling more thorough strategy development and case analysis.
Courtroom Advantage
Enabled immediate identification and presentation of inconsistent testimony during cross-examination.
We were in trial this week and had a real-world opportunity to utilize Rev in a high-stress environment. I was able to use Rev to successfully cross-examine witnesses by leveraging the transcripts, video synced with transcripts, and various other features to effectively impeach testimony. While it's possible to do this with other technologies, it's much harder and requires a gazillion more hours of prep. Rev is a very cool product for trial lawyers.
– Adam Levin, Criminal Defense Attorney
Customer Challenges
A Dual-Phased Legal Challenge
Adam Levin, co-founder and criminal defense attorney, needed a solution that could enhance both trial preparation and in-trial performance—two distinct phases with different requirements:
Trial Preparation Challenges:
- Processing numerous law enforcement audio and video recordings
- Creating accessible, searchable records of all testimony
- Developing effective cross-examination strategies
- Identifying potential inconsistencies across multiple interviews
In-Trial Challenges:
- Processing numerous law enforcement audio and video recordings
- Responding to unexpected testimony in real-time
- Quickly locating contradictory statements during witness testimony
- Presenting inconsistent statements effectively during cross-examination
- Impeaching witnesses with their previous statements without delay
- Developing effective cross-examination strategies
- Identifying potential inconsistencies across multiple interviews
Solutions
Rev—A Strategic Advantage in High-Stakes Criminal Defense
Pre-Trial Excellence: Building the Winning Foundation
Adam's team utilized Rev to:
- Upload and transcribe several hours of interviews with the highest possible accuracy
- Create a database of searchable text records of all spoken testimony
- Develop cross-examination strategies based on comprehensive transcript review
- Identify key testimony points and potential weaknesses across multiple interviews
Courtroom Command: Real-Time Evidence Navigation
During the actual trial, Rev enabled Adam to:
- Leverage Rev's Multi-file Insights and AI Assistant features to search for specific terms or statements across multiple documents in real-time while witnesses testified
- Verify when witnesses made statements that contradicted their previous interviews
- Play synchronized audio/video of inconsistent statements directly to witnesses from his laptop
A Game-Changer: From Static Preparation to Dynamic Courtroom Control
Rev provided Adam with a definitive source of truth he could confidently access and manage in real-time during trial. Because he had thoroughly reviewed the material and knew with certainty it was properly captured in his Rev account, he could immediately bring forward critical evidence to impeach witnesses when they contradicted previous statements.
This real-time capability transformed Swingle Levin's approach from merely preparatory to dynamically responsive.
