Corley Schaller is a Senior Director and Senior Graphics Consultant at Blueprint Trial Consulting based in New York City.
In his role, Corley uses his extensive industry experience in visual communications to develop effective and compelling graphics and demonstrative exhibits. Closely collaborating with each trial team, he identifies case themes and key points for each matter and determines the best way to present these concepts to a targeted audience. He has worked with plaintiff and defense counsel in high-stakes cases throughout the United States and abroad. He also shepherds trial teams through the logistical process to utilize best methods for presenting case materials via the use of technology for various venues around the nation and abroad.
Since 2007, Corley has supported many of the nation’s top law firms and corporate clients in all manner and sizes of legal proceedings, including technology tutorials, hearings, jury & bench trials, arbitrations, and mediations. He has consulted on several hundred matters in most areas of litigation, including but not limited to intellectual property, securities, contracts, white collar crime, product liability and employment. Corley’s experience and abilities allows him to meet the most stringent demands of high-stakes litigation.
Prior to joining Blueprint, Corley served as a Senior Director/Consultant at multiple national litigation consulting firms in their New York based trial services divisions.
Corley holds an M.S. degree in Information Systems from Pace University – Seidenberg School of CSIS and a B.A. from the State University of New York at Oneonta.
Southern District of New York
Served as a conceptual lead and on-site graphic consultant representing a successful and rare Defense verdict for a prominent fashion designer in a landmark trademark infringement matter.
Southern District of New York
Served as conceptual lead and on-site graphic consultant representing a successful and monumental Plaintiff settlement agreement (on day 1 of a jury trial following opening statements) for an antitrust matter involving monopolizing the U.S. markets for in-store promotions.
Eastern District of New York (Suffolk)
Served as conceptual lead and on-site graphic consultant representing a successful Plaintiff jury verdict for an insurance recovery matter involving breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Northern District of New York (Buffalo)
Served as conceptual lead and remote graphic consultant representing a successful Plaintiff jury verdict for a large, U.S. based energy company involving breach of contract for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations for natural gas.
District of Delaware
Served as conceptual lead and on-site graphic consultant representing multiple Defendants in largely successful patent jury trials involving technology components and medical devices in various phases of litigation.
Eastern District of Texas
Served as conceptual lead and on-site graphic consultant for a trial team that secured a rare Eastern District of Texas complete Defense verdict in a patent trial between an individual Plaintiff inventor and a large international technology company.
FINRA
Served as conceptual lead, on-site graphics consultant, project manager and logistics coordinator for FINRA arbitrations involving unfair competition, raiding, employment and breach of contract for a large international bank/financial institution. The schedules spanned multiple years, involved multiple law firms and convened monthly at various venues.
FINRA – Securities Enforcement & Litigation
Served as conceptual lead, remote graphics consultant, project manager and logistics coordinator for a series of hearings, parallel litigations and enforcement proceedings representing large banks, financial institutions and senior executives. The schedules spanned multiple years and involved both in-person, remote and telephonic hearings asserting violations of federal and state securities laws.