Michael Ko

Background

About Michael Ko

HOT SEAT EXPERIENCE Mike Ko has been operating tech at trials since 2008. As a veteran operator of numerous trials, Mike Ko’s presence in the courtroom has been sought out for complex medical malpractice trials, patent trials, and high-profile trials, such as Obrycka v. City of Chicago and Goldberg v. Donald Trump. COURTROOM SOFTWARE Mike Ko is a certified Trial Director instructor and has been using and teaching Sanction since 2008. Mike Ko is also a PowerPoint/Keynote expert who has created numerous interactive presentations and timelines for openings, closings, and expert direct examinations. Mike Ko can handle all aspects of courtroom software prep from digitization, database management, demonstratives creation, on-the-fly changes, and in-court presentation. TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Mike Ko teaches Litigation Technology, an advanced trial advocacy course, that incorporates modern technology into traditional courtroom skills. Mike has experience creating training programs for document review software, trial presentation software, PowerPoint, court room hardware management, the effective use of document cameras, and the use of iPads in the court room. Mike is also a frequent CLE lecturer, teaching attorneys how to incorporate technology into their own trial practice. VIDEO PRODUCTION Mike Ko is an expert in video production for trial. Mike routinely edits video evidence depositions, prepares video impeachment clips, and prepares deposition designations. Mike Ko is fluent in Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro and has used these tools to create compelling video settlement demands and concise focus group presentations. Mike is also frequently consulted in the area of surveillance camera footage.