Tina Ricks Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

I edit author manuscripts and have served as the primary acquisitions and developmental editor on most of Trial Guides' titles since 2007. My job is to get inside the author's head, see the world how they see it, help them figure out their message, and make sure it's clear on the page to me as a non-lawyer. If I can understand it and make sense of it, then our lawyer readers will not have to work so hard to read our books. I feel like I've done my job when I heard a reader say, "These books are great! I can actually understand them!"These titles include:Polarizing the Case by Rick Friedman (2007)From Good Hands to Boxing Gloves by David J. Berardinelli (2008)Recovering for Psychological Injuries by William A. Barton, 3rd ed. (2010)Trial in Action by Joane Garcia-Colson, Fredilyn Sison, and Mary Peckham (2010)Show the Story by William S. Bailey and Robert W. Bailey (2011)Twelve Heroes, One Voice by Carl Bettinger (2011)Winning Medical Malpractice Cases by Rick Friedman and Patrick Malone (2012)Rules of the Road by Rick Friedman and Patrick Malone, 2nd ed. (2012)Trial by Human by Nicholas Rowley and Steve Halteman (2013)The Elements of Trial by Rick Friedman and Bill Cummings (2013)Preparing for Voir Dire and Conducting Voir Dire by Lisa Blue and Robert Hirschhorn (2014)Becoming a Trial Lawyer by Rick Friedman 1st ed. and 2nd ed. (2008, 2015)30(b)(6) by Mark Kosieradzki (2016)The Fearless Cross-Examiner by Patrick Malone (2016)Theater for Trial by David Ball and Joshua Karton (2017)Premises Liability by Michael Neff (2017)The Zen Lawyer by Michael Leizerman with Jay Rinsen Weik (2018)Trial by Woman by Courtney Rowley and Theresa Bowen Hatch (2018)Running With the Bulls by Nicholas Rowley and Courtney Rowley (2019)The Way of the Trial Lawyer by Rick Friedman (2020)Damages Evolving by David Ball, Artemis Malekpour, Courtney Rowley, and Nicholas Rowley (2022)Big Rig Justice by Michael Cowen (2023)Courtroom Storytelling by Jim Perdue (2023)

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

At my own company, I work for a number of clients in the Portland area. I serve as the Managing Editor of Acquisitions at Trial Guides, a law publisher. I also write and edit technical documentation of all kinds, and conduct usability studies.Clients include:Trial GuidesKaia Communications (contractor to Intel)CAT Safety ServicesThug InteractiveEos GroupI have also edited memoir, science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy novels.

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Researched and designed new features for Timberline products. This included authoring design specifications, writing requirements, interviewing users, conducting surveys, prioritizing user feedback, and conducting usability studies. Communicated design and usability issues to the development team throughout each release cycle.

Beaverton, Oregon, Usa

Created training workbooks, databases of sample data to accompany them, online help, and user interface designs for a range of company products.Wrote and presented papers on usability at three professional conferences.

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Designed and conducted usability studies for many projects across the company, including web sites, package design, software, mail systems, and reference manuals. Wrote a variety of usability study findings documents depending on the project needs, from short lists to detailed reports.Involved as many people as possible from all parts of the company in usability, including marketing, QA, developers, writers, support, managers, and executives.

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Created help systems for electronic medical records software and websites.Managed three contractors and was the lead author of two manuals on setting up electronic medical records software. Collaborated with remote consultants and local staff. Won highest honors from the International Society for Technical Communication in 1998 and 2000.