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Brady Held

CEO – Courtroom Animation

Forensic Animation Consultant                                     

For more than a decade Brady Held has established himself as an authority in utilizing cutting-edge animation technology for forensic animation and scientific visualization purposes. He is the founder and CEO of Courtroom Animation, the industry leader in legal animations and visual exhibits.

Brady Held

CEO – Courtroom Animation

Forensic Animation Consultant                                     

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For more than a decade Brady Held has established himself as an authority in utilizing cutting-edge animation technology for forensic animation and scientific visualization purposes. He is the founder and CEO of Courtroom Animation, the industry leader in legal animations and visual exhibits.

Bio / Expertise

A background in the entertainment industry for video game giants Electronic Arts and Activision gives Brady a distinct advantage when it comes to creating high-quality visual exhibits. That, accompanied with years working for the highly acclaimed accident reconstruction firm, Collision and Injury Dynamics, has given him a dynamic skill set that is the perfect blend of art and science.

Since founding Courtroom Animation in 2013, Brady has created animations and visual exhibits for over 1,000 legal matters. He has intimate knowledge of creating exhibits for a vast variety of cases including vehicular accidents involving passenger cars, heavy trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians, police involved shootings, homicides, crime scene reconstruction, medical malpractice, industrial and environmental disasters, product liability, intellectual property and more.

Brady believes that 3D analysis and forensic animation is a vital tool in understanding how and why events occur. He finds tremendous joy in sharing his knowledge of forensic animation and analysis and is a frequent speaker at law-firms, legal associations, and scientific community events. He frequently presents to organizations such as the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Bar Association.

In addition to legal and scientific presentation engagements, Brady is a contributor on national stories for broadcast television, cable news, and periodical publications. He has appeared on INSIDE Edition, 48 Hours, Entertainment Tonight, and in publications such as USA Today and the Daily Mail.

Brady lives with his wife, daughter, and boxer-mix rescue in Redondo Beach, California. An avid athlete and Crossfitter, Brady also has nearly 25 years of rock-climbing experience and has appeared on television in climbing or technical climbing roles on numerous television shows such as ER, Numbers, and Oblivious.

 

3D Animation & Visualization

3D animation is a powerful skill set that allows an event to be depicted accurately, in a visually compelling way, from an infinite amount of perspectives.

Forensic Video Services

Video analysis, enhancement, and re-creation are skills that allow for the most compelling and complete use of video data.

Visual Exhibit Consulting

In today’s screen-centric world, a proper story requires proper visuals. Ensuring that a viewer is left with precise conclusions from visual aids is paramount.

Testimony

For legal matters it is vital that the creator of the exhibits has the ability and experience to communicate the creation process to a judge and jury.

Clients

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Testimonials

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Notable Cases

Courtroom Animation, Inc. used advanced, computer generated, forensic 3D animation technology to re-create the events leading to the shooting of Jacob Blake, demonstrating Officer Sheskey’s difficult and split second choice. This series of videos assisted the District Attorney’s office in understanding Officer Sheskey’s situation and actions and thus leading to no charges being filed.

Jacob Blake

Courtroom Animation, Inc. used advanced, computer generated, forensic 3D animation technology to re-create the events leading to the shooting of Jacob Blake, demonstrating Officer Sheskey’s difficult and split second choice. This series of videos assisted the District Attorney’s office in understanding Officer Sheskey’s situation and actions and thus leading to no charges being filed.
In 2016 Blake Leibel committed one of the most brutal murders in Los Angeles history. Brady was tasked with re-creating the crime scene using 3D animation in an effort for the prosecution team, and then the jury, to understand the movements of Mr. Leibel and the victim throughout his apartment during the murder.

Blake Leibel

In 2016 Blake Leibel committed one of the most brutal murders in Los Angeles history. Brady was tasked with re-creating the crime scene using 3D animation in an effort for the prosecution team, and then the jury, to understand the movements of Mr. Leibel and the victim throughout his apartment during the murder.
Brady created a visualization of the Jenner collision that garnered national attention and received over 1,000,000 views in 24 hours on YouTube alone. The story of the animation was picked up by hundreds of primetime news networks and thousands of newspapers worldwide, showing the power that forensic animations can have.

Jenner Collision

Brady created a visualization of the Jenner collision that garnered national attention and received over 1,000,000 views in 24 hours on YouTube alone. The story of the animation was picked up by hundreds of primetime news networks and thousands of newspapers worldwide, showing the power that forensic animations can have.

Notable Cases

Jacob Blake

Courtroom Animation, Inc. used advanced, computer generated, forensic 3D animation technology to re-create the events leading to the shooting of Jacob Blake, demonstrating Officer Sheskey’s difficult and split second choice. This series of videos assisted the District Attorney’s office in understanding Officer Sheskey’s situation and actions and thus leading to no charges being filed.

Blake Leibel

In 2016 Blake Leibel committed one of the most brutal murders in Los Angeles history. Brady was tasked with re-creating the crime scene using 3D animation in an effort for the prosecution team, and then the jury, to understand the movements of Mr. Leibel and the victim throughout his apartment during the murder.

Jenner Collision

Brady created a visualization of the Jenner collision that garnered national attention and received over 1,000,000 views in 24 hours on YouTube alone. The story of the animation was picked up by hundreds of primetime news networks and thousands of newspapers worldwide, showing the power that forensic animations can have.

Case Studies

Defense Verdict - Aviation Collision

Brady Held talks through the creation process for a series of animations that helped secure a defense verdict in a highly contested aviation case.

Case Studies

Defense Verdict - Aviation Collision

Brady Held talks through the creation process for a series of animations that helped secure a defense verdict in a highly contested aviation case.

Recent Presentations

American Bar Association

An Introduction to Litigation Animations and Visual Exhibits in the Courtroom

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American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Body-Mounted Camera Motion Analysis – Accuracy and Validation of 3D Camera Match Solutions

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Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys

Surveillance and Body Camera Analysis and Exhibits

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Florida Defense Lawyers Association

Surveillance and Body Camera Analysis and Exhibits

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Media

48 Hours covered Brady's crime scene re-creation work on the brutal Blake Leibel murder case

48 Hours

48 Hours covered Brady’s crime scene re-creation work on the brutal Blake Leibel murder case
Brady discusses his viral, forensic animation that broke the Bruce Jenner fatal collision story worldwide

INSIDE Edition

Brady discusses his viral, forensic animation that broke the Bruce Jenner fatal collision story worldwide
Local news segmant discussing work Brady created on the Jacob Blake shooting

WTMJ-TV Milwaukee

Local news segmant discussing work Brady created on the Jacob Blake shooting

Media

48 Hours

48 Hours covered Brady’s crime scene re-creation work on the brutal Blake Leibel murder case

INSIDE Edition

Brady discusses his viral, forensic animation that broke the Bruce Jenner fatal collision story worldwide

WTMJ-TV Milwaukee

Local news segmant discussing work Brady created on the Jacob Blake shooting

Contact

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(800) 616-0373
brady@bradyheld.com

Address

2512 Artesia Blvd, STE 250E
Redondo Beach, CA
90278

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Brady Held © 2021

Brady Held © 2021