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Trial Consulting · Medical-Legal Visuals · Expert Networks · Settlement Film

Trial services are being bought, one specialty at a time.

A read on the independent firms that help trial lawyers persuade, and on the capital now buying them. Written for the owners, quarterly.

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Latest issue · No. 1 · Fall 2026

Trial Services Are Being Bought. Mostly by Court Reporters.

At least five platforms, and IMS alone made about fourteen acquisitions before its 2026 sale. Who is buying, what they pay a premium for, what they discount, and why the best prices come while they are still assembling.

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Feature · Profile

MediVisuals + High Impact: Showing a Jury What Happened

Medical illustration from Richmond since 1987, 3D forensic animation from Colorado, and jury research. A visuals company that started in the courtroom, not the deposition room.

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Zach Manis
Who writes this

I grew up on the grounds of the state fish hatchery in Pine Ridge, South Carolina, the one people of my parents' generation still call Styx. My firm carries the name. Styx Advisory Partners works with founder-led businesses in the moments that decide what they've built is worth. In this field Styx advises MediVisuals + High Impact, and I say so up front so you can weigh everything here with that in mind. If you run a trial-consulting, medical-visuals, expert or settlement-video firm and want a straight read on where it sits, including the case for staying independent, write me or call: zim@styxadvisory.com · 917-455-8604.

Zach Manis · Founder, Styx Advisory Partners · Charlotte, North Carolina