Sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual abuse cases. The changes in how people view sexual harassment cases. The effects of the Cavanaugh hearings have had on these types of cases. Why it’s important for young attorneys to get involved in associations. Advantages/disadvantages of being a woman lawyer. Send us a text
How to use opening statements to come out of the blocks ahead. Aspects of how jurors make up their minds at the opening statement. How to nail the opening statement. Methods he uses to prepare his opening statement. The technology he uses in his opening statement. Send us a text
What motivated Robert to become a plaintiff attorney. His secret to growing his firm and support staff. What kinds of cases he specializes in and how many lawyers he dedicates to each case to be sure they are covered properly. His criteria for delegating expert depositions, motions, and summary judgments to the proper team. How he chooses the right lawyers for each trial and how he determines who goes where/i.e. the most important criteria. What crucial elements to preparing a spine injury case ...
The companies Reuven’s started and how technology is helping the law industry streamline operations and marketing. H ow to market your law firm using mobile technology. How he built the most high-tech, high-performing law firm. The driving force of thinking about what consumers want today. How he is using technology to deal with over 3 million inquiries per month for Morgan & Morgan, the country's largest firm. Send us a text...
What he learned as a defense lawyer earlier in his career to help him be successful as a plaintiff lawyer. How he goes about getting more cases. Why he is a member of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and how it’s helped his career. His experience with unreasonable conduct in court and what a jurors perception of it is. Some of his favorite record verdicts. How he confronts and deals with conservative jurors. Send us a text...
In this episode we cover: The most important skills for young lawyers to develop and ways to help them become successful trial lawyers representing people. The 100 Million Dollar fuel tank case that ended up getting the Governor of Illinois indicted. The key things in the Double Amputation case that lead to a $96 Million dollar verdict. How Joe likes to use animations and demonstrative evidence when he tries a case. The largest medical malpractice case verdict in the history of Illinois. Send us...
In this episode we cover: How Sean deals with managing a firm of 42 lawyers and over 140 personnel. The role discipline plays in his success and the firm’s success. Dealing with voir dire and the concept being new in Massachusetts. The challenge faced with getting the legislature and judicial body to buy into allowing voir dire in the state. The roles he pushes his trial lawyers to play to help their client’s outside of the court. The action he takes to help his firm get new cases. Send us a tex...
In this episode we cover: Open policy scenarios & how to recover monies from them. Tortious breach of contract. Consequential economic damages. Punitive damages. Delaying/not approving medical treatment. And more... Send us a text
In this episode we cover: The great Plymouth Mail robbery case. The Boston Strangler case. One of his greatest tort cases which settled for $38 million. His experiences with the polygraph and the George Edgerly case. His involvement in high profile court martial as a civilian lawyer. Insights about the Patty Hearst trial. The cross-examination of Detective Mark Fuhrman during the O.J. Simpson trial. His advice for young people who want to be trial lawyers. Send us a text...
In this episode we cover: The fields of study that have given Rex an unfair advantage in the courtroom. The best type of books all lawyers should read. What is NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and how to use it. Using mirroring in the courtroom. Preparing cases using Mind Mapping. The nonverbal cues and the six facial expressions he looks out for. How Facial Coding can help your verdict. Send us a text...
In this episode we cover: How to get started as a plaintiff lawyer. How he uses data-driven jury selection and why it works with unbelievable precision. The process of using online focus groups to collect statistically significant data. Using psychographics to get a good profile of any potential juror How small firms can cost-effectively use analytics and data for their cases. Send us a text...
In this episode we cover: What to look for if someone has a meritorious insurance bad faith claim. Why punitive damages are important in an insurance bad faith claim case and his strategy to obtain them. Cases that were exempt from the excessive damages law. How punitive damages deter insurance companies from denying claims. Historically the only facts that come into the second phase of an argument. The tension between the financial condition and the egregiousness of the conduct. Send us a text...
Dale Galipo covers the following: How he started getting civil rights cases from previously practicing criminal defense law The procedural challenges he faces in federal court and how to overcome them How to convince a federal judge to allow you voir dire The strategy to use when you only have 15 minutes for voir dire 2 things to explain to a jury to show inconsistencies How to break down your argument when the judge only gives you 8 hours Send us a text...
John Gomez covers the following The characteristics he looks for in new lawyers to bring aboard his firm. The favorite part of a trial that he succeeds How his experience with the trial lawyers college has helped his practice. Why speaking and seminars are a must for success. How to combat “the sudden or medical emergency defense”.( California ) Send us a text...
-How to manage over 400 lawyers. -Using the "Send/Delete Test" to filter employees. -Grading employees to identify weaknesses. -Using software in the practice of a personal injury lawyer. -Tips about marketing your law firm. -Using wine to get referrals. Send us a text
-How Arash uses a lot of technology, what he likes to use and what works. -How to take a premise that occurred and shows it visually to the jury. -Creative ways to use animations in a trial. -How focus groups help you identify the wacky, unpredictable, important or prejudicial issues that jurors hold on to. -Using questionnaires to get the jurors’ process of negative thoughts, opinions, and issues out so you can get through a quicker jury selection. Send us a text...
I interview Mayor Rex Parris from Lancaster, CA who is recognized as one of the most successful and innovative trial lawyers alive today. Rex handles a wide variety of cases, ranging from severe personal injury to class actions, products liability, and business torts. Rex has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts, settlements, and judgments on his clients’ behalf, including 2009’s highest jury verdict in the United States ($370 million). In 2013, PARRIS law firm reached the impressive ...
3 top questions to ask a jury during voir dire. How to identify a "strong juror". How to identify if a potential juror has had the life experiences necessary to make a decision in your favor. How to match stereotypes case. What do you do when someone from the insurance industry is a potential juror? Send us a text
Mr. Giradi our nation's top legendary trial lawyer was formerly the President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and has been a stellar trial attorney for the last 50 years. In this episode we cover: Why are trial lawyers important? The number 1 thing to being a successful plaintiff lawyer. What are the key aspects of voir dire to help a plaintiff lawyer be successful? Questions to ask jurors to get insight into their philosophi...
Danny Abir - -How he grew the firm from 1 lawyer to 17 lawyers and over 350 cases. -The rules you must follow when starting your own contingency practice. -3 key areas to starting a firm and growing it into a successful plaintiff personal injury practice. -How to decide what risky cases to take and the factors weighted in making the decision to move forward. -Procedures for setting the budgets for cases. -The least expensive most effective way to market your firm. Send us a text...
In this episode with Chris Spagnoli we cover: How she represents victims for catastrophic cases mostly involving automotive injuries. The common defenses the defendants use as an argument. How she attacks the liability of these cases. How she picked a jury and got them thrown out for cause. And how she used the defenses biggest theory to turn it around on them. Send us a text...
If your goal is to be successful in personal injury then this podcast could change the trajectory of your practice. My guest speaker and renowned trial lawyer, John Romano of the Romano Law Group in West Palm Beach FL, shares insights from over 40 years of practicing law and his approach to becoming a great trial lawyer. On the podcast John reveals... The single most import thing a lawyer should do who wants to be successful in personal injury law. The steps he uses to figure out whether or not ...
Ben fights for the everyday people who are often marginalized and disenfranchised in America. Some of his high profile cases include representing: Trayvon Martin’s family in FL, Michael Brown’s family in MO, and currently Stephon Clark’s family in CA. Ben shares how he identifies and combats racism not only in pre-trial but also in trial matters with jurors that have preconceived notions or bias against a man or woman of color. In the interview he explains: What to do before voir dire to learn a...
Brian Panish, award-winning Trial Lawyer, interviews another top plaintiff lawyer Ben Cloward in this invaluable podcast about trial strategies. Cloward will discuss how the smallest perceived cases can actually be quite large after this process. Also a keen focus on local virtual and live focus groups. Send us a text
Brian Panish, an award-winning Trial Lawyer, interviews another top plaintiff lawyer John C. Taylor who is one of the most respected personal injury trial lawyers in California. With more than 100 jury trials in diverse fields, his success in the courtroom is underscored by his multi-million dollar verdicts. Discussing novice to pro trial law experience including supplement jury questionnaires. Clergy Abuse Crisis Has Cost The Catholic Church $3 Billion. Send us a text...
Brian Panish, award-winning Trial Lawyer, interviews another top plaintiff lawyer Keith Mitnik in this invaluable podcast about trial strategies. Mitnik explains how your Voir Dire questions are the most important part of a trial. Equally, you must make sure the jury understand the power of bias. “Even subtle bias can have a profound impact on your case,” says Mitnik. Send us a text
