Walk into court like you own it.
Everything I learned in a 13-year trial career, rebuilt into done-for-you systems, templates, and courses. Map every element, witness, and exhibit in hours instead of weekends, and walk into court ready for anything.
Always the most prepared lawyer in the room.
I’m Monica Burkoth, a trial lawyer and the creator of Trial Command®.
For 13 years in practice, preparation was my edge. Then I had four kids. I didn’t have 80 spare hours a week to pour into depositions, hearings, motion practice, and trial prep anymore, and I refused to walk into court one inch less prepared. So I stopped reinventing my prep from scratch. Every chart in Trial Command® started as a chart sitting in the physical trial binder I carried into court.
I rebuilt those exact binder charts into one 10-tab digital system, alongside a library of practical courses and templates from discovery to closing. Your clients get the most prepared lawyer in the room, and you still have a life outside the courtroom.
Prepared for trial, your way.
Start with the complete 10-tab trial notebook, or grab a focused course and template pack for the phase you’re in right now.
The interactive trial notebook
One fillable PDF across 10 clickable tabs that connects every legal element to the exact witness and exhibit that proves or defeats it, from case intake to closing argument.
- 10 tabs · Step-by-step video walkthrough included
- Civil or criminal · Plaintiff or defense · Used by 3,000+ trial lawyers
Focused mini courses & Word templates
Short, tactical trainings and plug-and-play Word trackers built for specific phases of litigation, so you can fix discovery, witness prep, or binder organization today.
- Evidence & Discovery Organization Templates + 30-Min Walkthrough ($67)
- How to Prepare Your Client for the Witness Stand ($57)
- Trial Command® Editable Word Template Pack ($27)
Private consulting
Selective one-on-one case framing, direct and cross-examination strategy, opening statement run-throughs, and jury selection strategy for attorneys with a trial date on the calendar.
Apply to work with me →Systems for every phase of trial.
Built from 13 years of courtroom checklists and binder charts. Pick what your case needs today and use it on every case after.
Trial Command®
10 tabs of trial prep in one fillable PDF: Proof/Element Chart, Witness Readiness, Exhibit & Motion Tracking, Courtroom Scripts, Daily Log, and Closing Builder.
Evidence & Discovery Organization Templates + 30-Min Walkthrough
Get organized during discovery so you are sharper at trial. Includes 3 editable Word templates (Master Chronology, Witness Statement Tracker, and Discovery Production Log) plus a 30-minute walkthrough.
How to Prepare Your Client for the Witness Stand
Take your client from “I haven’t thought about this case in months” to calm, credible, and ready for cross, without scripting answers or sounding rehearsed.
Trial Command® Editable Word Template Pack
Prefer paper or team-wide drafting? Get 15 standalone Microsoft Word versions of Trial Command®’s core charts so you can customize, print, or handwrite at counsel table.
I inherited a case two weeks before trial after a colleague resigned and thank God for Trial Command®!! It was crucial for quick prioritization and organization and I used it all the way through with an amazing result!!Nick Brown
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