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Advanced Personal Injury: Mastering Your Practice

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$355

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Provider:
NBI, Inc.

Topic(s):
Law/Legal

Who Should Attend?
This advanced level program offers an in-depth analysis of the theory and strategy behind damage determination and the use of experts in personal injury for: Attorneys, In-House Counsel, Insurance Professionals

Full Seminar Description

WHAT YOU WILL COVER

Maximize Your Use of Experts and Damage Determination in Personal Injury Practice

In complex personal injury cases, just knowing the court procedure is not enough. You will need all the strategic thinking and expert help you can get to win the battle for your client. Let our faculty guide you through the intricate process of working with experts on determining and presenting damages to give you an upper hand in your next case. Learn how experienced attorneys calculate damages for everything from lost profits to defamation – and avoid costly mistakes that hurt your client. Gain the skills you need to quantify damages precisely and provide the sophisticated legal representation your client expects. Register today!

• Enlist the help of the right experts to help you navigate the technical aspects of each unique case.
• Clarify how local courts interpret the “paid vs. incurred vs. actually incurred.”
• Prepare your expert for the deposition to get at the best possible testimony.
• Use pre-trial motions to control damage awards.
• Make the best use of economic testimony to prove damages.
• Knowledgeably examine the medical, technical or economic expert.
• Properly make and deal with objections to strengthen your position.
• Discover what is on the horizon: discuss the latest developments in the law-making, case law and practice of personal injury.

CALCULATING AND PROVING DAMAGES
9:00 - 10:00

• Dealing with Punitive Caps
• Working With Experts to Prove Economic Damages
• Non-Economic Damages – the Realities
• Collateral Source Rule – Robinson v. Bates
• Paid vs. Incurred vs. Actually Incurred
• Lien Considerations
• Pre-Trial Motions Dealing with Damages
• Defense Tools for Minimizing Damages

WORKING WITH EXPERT WITNESSES
10:00 - 10:30 and 10:45 - 11:15

• Determining What Experts to Use for Specific Cases
• Let Your Experts Prepare You for Opposing Technical Testimony

MAINTAINING AN ETHICAL PRACTICE
11:15 - 12:15

• Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
• Pitfalls to Avoid When Representing Multiple Clients
• Preventing and Settling Legal Fee Disputes
• Protecting Confidentiality
• Avoiding Grievance/Malpractice

PRESENTING DAMAGES AND EXPERT TESTIMONY AT TRIAL
1:15 - 2:30

• Introducing Damages and Supporting Evidence
• Strategies for Direct Expert Examination
• Cross Examining Experts
• Minimizing the Effect of Opposing Expert's Testimony
• Making and Responding to Objections

PRESERVING ISSUES FOR THE APPEAL
2:45 - 3:50

LEGISLATIVE, PROCEDURAL AND CASE LAW UPDATE AND FORECAST
3:50 - 4:30

• Maintaining Your Practice in Tough Economic Conditions
• Use of E-Discovery in Personal Injury Litigation
• The Paperless Office, E-Filing and Effective Use of Technology
• What's New at the Capitol?
• Important Court Decisions You Can't Afford to Have Missed
• Procedural Update

This advanced level program offers an in-depth analysis of the theory and strategy behind damage determination and the use of experts in personal injury for:

• Attorneys
• In-House Counsel
• Insurance Professionals

Sponsor Background:

National Business Institute

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