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February 26, 2020

SOME PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL PRACTICE TIPS

...o have your checklist of questions to qualify your expert, especially a specialists! WVU Hospital Systems: sometimes you have to go take their depositions and sometimes they are willing to meet. Many lawyers prepare their trial preparation on an iPad. They use “Trial Pad” which is compatible with DropBox, does opening statement, witness information, and will let you number your exhibits based on where they are used in your presentation....

July 18, 2013

The State of Florida v. George Zimmerman – and Our System of Justice

...u probably think you can guess my views on same. You cannot. THE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL I have posted a lot to FB my views on the Zimmerman trial. Those who suggest that we who have not heard all the evidence, sat through the trial, and watched the participants up front should not be opining. That is true about this trial and every other major issue. It is a rare issue we know enough about to have a clear, viable, opinion. In fact, I have found the less...

April 3, 2014

Table of Contents

...orge Zimmerman – and Our System of Justice A Facebook Friend took to task “Trial by Jury” following the George Zimmerman trial. I was tempted to do the … 2013/07/18 2013-07-18 22:42:00 Personal Injury Urban Myths – The Phonebooth – The Other Side of the Story. Have you heard the one about the pedestrian, who was severely injured in a phone booth by a drunk driver, … 2013/07/18 2013-07-18 18:07:00 Eclectic Summer Reading and Listening For Your Vaca...

March 22, 2022

When you Choose a Lawyer, Choose Well.

...Hunter makes to his profession. Hunter is a 25-year Board Member of the WV Trial Lawyers Association, now WV Association of Justice (WVTLA/WVAJ,) and a 40+ year member of “The Trial Lawyers”. Hunter recently concluded a 3-year term on the WV State Bar Board of Governors where he served as chair of the “Future of the Law Committee” and “The Middle School and High School Video Competition Committee”; subject, “Magna Carta”. That year, applicants for...

February 20, 2015

How I Became a Communist?

...ad your life taken away by wrongdoers, your family has the right to a jury trial. Without this right, there is no protection of our freedoms. So a jury trial IS the protection of our Life, Liberty and Property. Always has been in this Country. It is what makes this a Great Country. The Lawyer as Peacemaker and Mediator Before I get started on the rest this task, please remember that many great men (and now women) were lawyers, including the Roman...

January 23, 2015

Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...tly the thing that the parties usually do not have. If you want to avoid a trial, convince the other side you are ready for a trial. Civil Cases 58. In civil cases, such as a dispute over a boundary line or a will, more exhibits (deeds, wills, contracts) are offered and admitted, but the timeline exhibit remains an essential part of the presentation. Personal Injury Cases” 59. In personal injury cases, the fees are contingent, so we owe to the cli...

March 15, 2014

Industrial Accidents

...her industries. I represent the victims of all types of workplace and industrial accidents, including those caused by: Oil and gas explosions Mine site accidents Defective equipment such as saws, presses and blasting equipment Negligent operators of trucks, cranes and excavating equipment. Car accidents occurring while on the job. Free Lawyer Consultation If you’ve been injured in an industrial or coal mine accident, don’t be afraid to talk to a l...

April 28, 2012

How To Testify at Trial

...y ½ inch thick pile of documents about a minor issue three days before the trial. Is that really the best use of my time, to charge (client)  $200 to read that stuff? I think not. (At this stage, client and lawyer should have paired down the two bankers boxes to an outline of 20-30 pages.) d.      On the other hand, if (you/client) want to send me a “list of top 5 or top 10 of key points from the stack of documents ”, I can read one page and incor...

February 21, 2011

The WV Association For Justice – Benefits of Our Relationship

...V Trials Lawyers Association, an affiliate of A.T.L.A., the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. 2. During the Bush era the term “trial lawyers” was demonized by The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the insurance industry, and, within WV, an industry funded entity, CALA, “Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse”. 3. As a result of intense pressure, and extensive “tort reform” litigation, A.T.L.A. decided to became the American Association for Justice, and...

June 9, 2012

A Foot in Each Camp

...ir tips, made sure I had good experts, and prepared as if we were going to trial. Eight hours of mediation got us a meager settlement, but it was a meager settlement in a case that never should have been filed. It was a great lesson; do not sign on as “local counsel” unless you are not ready to take on the full responsibility of the case. 1. So “camp number one” in my title is Jamie’s and Gary’s world, of personal injury, malpractice, industrial i...