Why Organization Matters
Every minute your lawyer spends sorting through your evidence is a minute you're paying for. Attorneys bill $200-500+/hour. A disorganized pile of photos, screenshots, and notes costs you money and weakens your case: start with the rules of documenting evidence from day one. An organized evidence package does the opposite: it can make your lawyer's review easier and reduce time spent sorting files.
What Lawyers Want
From every client, attorneys want: a chronological timeline of events, evidence organized by date with clear labels, original unedited files, independent timestamps where possible, a brief written summary of what each piece shows, and everything in a shareable digital format.
How to Organize
Chronological order
Organize everything by date, earliest to most recent
Label everything
What it shows, when it was captured, why it matters
Group by incident
Cluster related evidence together
Include context
Wide shots before close-ups, explain what the viewer is seeing
Write a summary
A 1-page overview of your situation and what the evidence shows
Use a single format
A PDF report with embedded photos is ideal
