Lawyers Fine-Tune Virtual Court Setups, Skills for Post-Pandemic

For Denver-based litigator Theresa Wardon Benz, conducting remote proceedings from home just didn’t feel the same as going to an actual courtroom.

So Benz, a partner at Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell, suggested her firm convert one of its empty, windowless offices into a studio with professional lighting, a mini-lectern, and an adjustable desk. A few books and plants fill the shelves, a backdrop carefully curated by Lisa DeCaro, a trial consultant and former actress, who warns fluorescent lights and white walls “can look like a mug shot.”

Attorneys and their firms across the U.S. are adapting their workspaces—and polishing ...