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UNDERSTANDING THE REALITY OF SUFFERING FROM INJURY

UNDERSTANDING THE REALITY OF SUFFERING FROM INJURY

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Both temporary and permanent injuries usually result in suffering. Lawyers who represent clients with injuries need to try to understand, as much as possible, the consequences of suffering clients endure. Here are some factors to consider in that regard. Past suffering impacts our future life enjoyment  Everyone is the product of their past experiences. Past experiences which involve injury and medical treatment can influence not just our present life, but carry over into our future as well.  Past experiences can…

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IDEAS ABOUT “CLOSING THE DEAL” IN A PLAINTIFF’S TRIAL PRACTICE

IDEAS ABOUT “CLOSING THE DEAL” IN A PLAINTIFF’S TRIAL PRACTICE

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When I started my plaintiff’s trial practice it soon became apparent to me that, like or not,  I was involved in sales – professional sales – but nevertheless sales.  I was selling myself to prospective clients, selling an idea or legal position to judges and selling my client’s case to juries. The first place I was professionally selling was to clients because it became apparent to me that I needed to have clients agree to hire me in order to have a…

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CONSIDER A SETTLEMENT CHECKLIST TO AVOID MISTAKES

CONSIDER A SETTLEMENT CHECKLIST TO AVOID MISTAKES

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I am a great believer in checklists for everything we do in the law practice. If pilots with thousands of hours of flying religiously review checklists before flying and hospitals require checklists for medical care then how is representing a client any less important. With checklists you save time repeating previous work  and protect against omitting an important step. Here is a partial checklist for the use of the paralegal in the office. Note that it relies upon the the…

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