Recent Blog Posts
How to Get More From Your Trucking Cases
By Tim Tomasik, Co-Chair – How to Win Trucking Cases 2018 More and more, the decreasing value of trucking industry coverage has effectively eliminated the prospect of fair compensation from a single insurance policy. (note 1) As a result, it has become incumbent upon counsel to understand how to build a case against all… Read More »
Social Media is No Longer Optional for Law Firms, and We Have the Results to Prove It
– By Sean Allen, Twelve Three Media, Denver, CO I read an article recently that suggested social media is a waste of time for law firms. This is simply not the case! I couldn’t believe I saw somebody write such a thing with really no experience around marketing on social media platforms. I look… Read More »
New Thoughts and Prospective for Picking the Best Jury in a Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Case
By: Lisa Blue, Robert Hirschhorn and Kellye Raymond When preparing for voir dire in a personal injury case the first thing you must do is take a hard look at your case and determine if you need a liability jury or a damages jury. There are crucial differences between the two and often times… Read More »
Communicate Like President Trump to Grab Your Jury
By: Lisa Blue, Robert Hirschhorn and Kellye Raymond Simple Messages. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, every trial lawyer can learn from Donald Trump’s communication techniques. For example, one time when he was on the Jimmy Kimmel show, candidate Trump gave a one minute, 220 word answer to a question that Kimmel asked… Read More »
Do You Need a Biomechanics Expert? If so, How Do You Use One
by Steven Gursten, Michigan Auto Law You receive a phone call from a person who was injured in an auto accident. The prospective client reports he was rear-ended in a recent motor vehicle crash. He is complaining of severe pain in his neck and back. You sign the case. You also order the police… Read More »
In the Era of Trump We Must Find the Common Ground with Our Juries
In the Era of Trump We Must Find the Common Ground with Our Juries In a post Trump election world, trial lawyers must search – even more diligently – for those small areas of common ground shared by conservative, moderate and liberal jurors. While it seems impossible, there are three important areas where we… Read More »
Damages are About Putting in the Work
In his 43 years of practice, Chris Searcy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley of West Palm Beach, FL, has learned a lot about presenting damages. But Chris came to the practice of law with a lot of instinct because at the age of 29 he earned a $1 million verdict, the youngest… Read More »
Score One for the First Amendment
Score one for the First Amendment. Steve Gursten of Michigan Auto Law and chair of the Auto Crash Litigation 3.1 conference (April 2-3) wrote in his blog that Dr. Rosalind Griffin, DME, who happens to sit on the Attorney Discipline Board, conducted the defense exam on his client who had been seriously injured in… Read More »
