MEDICAL TESTIMONY Next your lawyer might move to the medical evidence. Your doctors testify about the injuries suffered, the treatment,...

Imagine you are the foreperson of a jury. The case you must decide involves a man suing his sister for injuries. What’s your first...

Simple, right? You want a trial lawyer, someone who is ready to take on the insurance companies and take your case to a jury trial. Not...

I wonder how Nationwide Insurance Company feels about the $3 million it invested in legal fees to defend a $25,000 collision claim....

COLLECTING FROM AN UNINSURED DEFENDANT The operation was successful, but the patient died. This is how a litigant feels after obtaining a...

THE VERDICT Now it is the jury’s turn to get active. After possibly years of waiting, countless phone calls, letters, doctors’ visits,...

OBJECTIONS Objections are the trial lawyer’s tool for preventing the admission of unfair evidence for the jury’s consideration. Some of...

CAUSATION It is not enough to show that a defendant engaged in negligent or careless conduct. To recover in a personal injury case, you...

Removal for Cause Jurors who appear through their answers to be prejudiced in some way concerning a matter of importance in the trial can...

Your Attorney’s Role The first set of questions your lawyer will ask may involve whether any of the potential jurors know you or the...

Client Letter: Defense Medical Examination Dear Client: I am sending you this letter to give you some helpful instructions concerning the...

Telling the Truth Perhaps the most important advice your lawyer can give you during preparation for the deposition is to tell the truth....

There is a sample Request for Production of Documents in Appendix A of my book. (see form 5, p.236.) The exchange of documents is very...

NOTE: This list is only a starting point in your research. If you are concerned about a statute of limitation, you should either contact...

Arbitration is a better settlement device when the sides are entrenched. Arbitration usually involves a mini or summary trial. The rules...

It is absolutely unethical for a lawyer to fail to immediately notify the client of any settlement offers. Even if the offer is extremely...

Your Strategy Experienced plaintiff’s lawyers know that in cases involving serious injuries, full value will probably not be offered...

Settlement Conference The final opportunities for settlement occur after a settlement conference and at the courthouse steps. Judges...

Once the insurance company has finally made you a settlement offer, be prepared to say no. It is very rare for the first offer to be...