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Strategic Witness Support for Consumer Class Action Lawsuits

Strategic Witness Support for Consumer Class Action Lawsuits
Consumer Class Action

June 3, 2025

Consumer class actions play a critical role in holding corporations accountable for deceptive practices, defective products, and financial misconduct. These cases require careful coordination, strong class representatives, and access to impactful evidence. At Stratejic Relationships, we specialize in strengthening consumer class action lawsuits by connecting trial lawyers with key fact witnesses—particularly former employees and harmed consumers—whose insights can turn the tide of litigation.

Why Consumer Class Actions Depend on Strategic Witnesses

Unlike individual claims, consumer class actions must meet specific criteria to proceed, including commonality of harm, adequacy of representation, and the existence of a certifiable class. Achieving certification and maximizing the value of a claim often hinges on the strength of the class representatives and the supporting factual narrative.

Stratejic Relationships brings 18 years of experience identifying:

  • Potential class representatives
  • Former employees with insider knowledge
  • Impacted consumers with firsthand harm
  • Witnesses able to speak to company policies or wrongdoing

Our services empower trial lawyers to present more persuasive cases by grounding them in authentic, real-world evidence.

How We Help Identify and Vet Class Representatives

Securing a credible, committed class representative is often the first and most critical step in a consumer class action. Our team:

  • Locates individuals who have suffered direct harm from the defendant’s conduct
  • Ensures those individuals meet the legal requirements to represent a class
  • Provides verified contact information and background to accelerate case development
  • Offers support in introducing and preparing witnesses for legal consultation

This efficient, ethical process saves legal teams countless hours of groundwork and increases the likelihood of successful certification.

Exposing Hidden Corporate Misconduct

Many consumer class actions involve complex claims that require understanding internal company processes, communications, and decisions. Stratejic Relationships taps into a nationwide network of former employees and insiders who may have:

  • Observed internal fraud or deceptive marketing
  • Handled complaints or refund requests
  • Been part of regulatory compliance or product development teams

We help trial attorneys gain access to this vital context—often otherwise hidden—that strengthens discovery and adds pressure in negotiations.

Supporting the Full Litigation Lifecycle

From pre-filing investigations to settlement administration, Stratejic supports every phase of a class action. This includes:

  • Supplying new witnesses if a lead plaintiff withdraws
  • Identifying affected parties across multiple jurisdictions
  • Aiding in the distribution of settlement checks to ensure maximum impact
  • Reinforcing claims with documentary support or corroborating testimony

By aligning legal teams with the right witnesses at the right time, we help ensure no opportunity for leverage is missed.

A Trusted Partner for High-Impact Class Actions

Founder Paul Littrell, Jr. has earned national recognition for helping trial lawyers uncover the truth behind corporate conduct. Stratejic Relationships has partnered with leading firms like Bronson Lipsky LLP, Bailey Glasser, and Beasley Allen to deliver strategic value in major class actions.

When time, accuracy, and budget matter, our team delivers:

  • Targeted witness identification
  • Nationwide reach and fast turnarounds
  • Personalized service and ethical methodology
  • Proven outcomes and client praise across complex cases

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What our clients are saying
Penn Law LLC

Paul is a fact witness magnet on his way to becoming a magnate in the niche he's expertly crafted. Not only do he and his team execute a proven method of bringing influential witnesses to bear in complex litigation, helpful fact witnesses just naturally gravitate toward them. People skills incorporated within the Witness|Mining™ process provide a seamless and time-saving transition which helps me develop relationships with fact witnesses with the potential to positively impact cases.

Darren W. Penn, ESQ.
Darren W. Penn, ESQ.

Penn Law LLC

Working with Stratejic Relationships recently has been a very positive experience. Consummate professionals, Paul and his team breathed new life into the investigation of a 10 year old personal injury case by identifying a substantial number of potential fact witnesses who may impact my ability to prevail against a corporate Defendant. They were insightful, prompt, and worked within my budget. Stratejic exceeded my expectations and is an organization with whom I continue to work.

Robert N. Edwards, ESQ.
Robert N. Edwards, ESQ.

The Law Office of Robert N. Edwards

New, Taylor & Associates

Conferring with the Whistleblower provided to me by Stratejic just prior to an important series of depositions provided me with invaluable insights into how my Defendant secretly conducted their business. Twenty minutes into my questions, and the first deponent had shredded the Defense, facilitating settlement. This is a service I will continue to use.

Stephen P. New, ESQ.
Stephen P. New, ESQ.

New, Taylor & Associates

Lipsky Lowe LLP

Stratejic has represented a significant return on my investment. Paul and his team saved me a considerable amount of time filing a class action by providing me with the names and addresses of a number of former, harmed employees of my Defendant. When you need a Class Representative, this is a time-efficient, economical, and ethical path to signing one, and a service I will continue to use.

Douglas B. Lipsky, ESQ.
Douglas B. Lipsky, ESQ.

Lipsky Lowe LLP

Beasley Allen Law Firm

Paul and his team have demonstrated a real proficiency for identifying and acquiring Insider Fact Witnesses who have the potential for bolstering claims, and in my own practice their unique solutions have represented a positive return on my investment.

Michael J. Crow, ESQ.
Michael J. Crow, ESQ.

Beasley Allen Law Firm

Richardson Thomas

Paul is an absolute lightning rod when it comes to investigations which produce fact witnesses who possess relevant information about, and interest in, my firm’s cases. His breadth of associations throughout the country is quite impressive, and he has the uncanny ability to help us forge impactful and beneficial relationships.

Terry E. Richardson, Jr., ESQ.
Terry E. Richardson, Jr., ESQ.

Richardson Thomas

Bailey Glasser, LLP

Paul and his team delivered exactly what they said they would: a list of impacted fact witnesses and their addresses relevant to our case within a given state, and they did so within our budget.

John W. Barrett, ESQ.
John W. Barrett, ESQ.

Bailey Glasser, LLP