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How Your Company Can Benefit From an Asset Search

by Edward Amaral on 5/14/2013

How Your Business or Company Can Benefit From an Asset Search It has become increasingly important over the past few years for businesses and companies to collect debts that are owed to them. The economy has been in poor...more

Why and When to Conduct an Asset Search

by Edward Amaral on 4/3/2013

Asset Search services are one of those areas that most people know little about until they need them. For years personal injury attorneys have conducted asset searches to satisfy their due diligence in determining the nature...more

Legal Representation that Works for You!

by Christopher R. Dawson, Nigel G. Gilby | Lerners LLP on 3/26/2013

Question: “I have been in a car accident and I have a lawyer representing me; however, I feel like my lawyer is not representing me appropriately. What do I do if I want to change lawyers?” It is important for clients...more

How Interactive Timelines Build and Strengthen Opening Statements

by Cogent Legal on 3/14/2013

Employment, business and personal injury cases are ideally suited for laying out the facts in chronological order to enhance jury understanding. we generally recommend attorneys start with an interactive timeline that shows...more

When Should I Call a Lawyer?

by Crider Law PC on 3/4/2013

You don’t need a lawyer for everything, but there are a few times in life when hiring a lawyer is a necessity....more

What Litigators Can Learn From Some of the Coolest Graphics in Construction

by Cogent Legal on 2/28/2013

The ability to make powerful, high-quality trial graphics was extremely limited by the software available in the early 1990s. I was reminded of how far we’ve come in the area of visualization and modeling when I recently had...more

How to Effectively Use Surveillance Video in Tort Cases

by Cogent Legal on 1/23/2013

One of the things that has changed the most since I started practicing law two decades ago is the prevalence of surveillance video in tort cases. Given its influence on litigation, it’s important for both plaintiffs and...more

Skirmishes Over Use of Social Media in Litigation Continue to Intensify

by Barry I. Buchman, Emily Grim | Gilbert LLP on 1/9/2013

Since our prior two posts on the issue, there have been several developments showing that questions about the proper use of social media in litigation continue to abound. These developments demonstrate that practitioners who...more

Five Essential PowerPoint Tips for Attorneys

by Cogent Legal on 12/6/2012

I definitely have a love/hate relationship with the dominant program out there for creating and showing presentations: PowerPoint. I love PowerPoint because it’s generally easy for anyone to create something for a...more

Lessons from ABOTA Masters in Trial: Cutting-Edge Techniques for 21st Century Evidentiary Issues

by Cogent Legal on 10/30/2012

We are in the midst of a big data explosion. E-discovery, metadata, black box data, cell phone records, social media … the list goes on and on. Last Friday at the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Masters in Trial in...more

Ethics Opinions Underscore Problems That Medicare Liens Create when Negotiating Settlements

by Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP on 10/22/2012

In serious personal injury cases, a common issue arises in settlement talks that affect the course of negotiations – Liens; Specifically, health insurer liens and liens asserted by Medicare. The problem is simple: a plaintiff...more

One of the Most Important Steps In Any Construction or Injury Case

by Cogent Legal on 10/19/2012

During my years of litigation, and equally so now in the field of litigation graphics, I became convinced of the importance of inspecting whatever items and locations that a case revolves around in order to visualize and then...more

Opioid Painkiller Overdose Cause Thousands of Deaths Each Year

by Heygood, Orr & Pearson on 9/27/2012

Patients who are prescribed opioid painkillers by their doctor - including drugs such as the fentanyl pain patch, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, methadone, and morphine - may be at risk of an overdose or other serious...more

How to Use Technology Effectively in Mediation

by Cogent Legal on 9/17/2012

Recently, I co-presented a CLE webinar on "Technology for Better Mediation" along with two San Francisco trial attorneys, Miles Cooper of Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn, and Jeff Smith of Abramson Smith Waldsmith. This post...more

Why and When to Conduct an Asset Search

by Edward Amaral on 9/15/2012

Asset Search services are one of those areas that most people know little about until they need them. For example, personal injury attorneys have conducted asset searches to satisfy their due diligence in finding a...more

Mock Trial Arbitrations and Mediations: A New Approach To Case Resolution

by Cantor Stoneburner Ford Grana & Buckner on 8/30/2012

In many cases, the stumbling block to settlement is the parties’ polar opposite views of what the likely jury verdict will be. Impasse is typically reached in these situations when the parties dig their heels in, often...more

Mock Trials and Focus Groups: How Are They Conducted?

by Cantor Stoneburner Ford Grana & Buckner on 8/30/2012

The goal of the trial lawyer in using a mock trial or focus group in his or her case is to obtain objective information from a group of individuals demographically similar to the real jurors. Consequently, the mock trial or...more

California Net Verdict Calculator for the iPad

by Cogent Legal on 8/24/2012

One of my first posts on this blog discussed all the complications involved with calculating a verdict in California for personal injury cases, especially when a workers’ compensation lien and/or prior settlement must be...more

How Storyboards Helped Make a Complex Case and Could Help Yours, Too

by Cogent Legal on 8/16/2012

This post spotlights one of the best and most convenient types of litigation graphics: Storyboards. What I mean by a “storyboard” is basically a series of images that are used to show how an incident occurred, what could have...more

What Attorneys Need to Know About the Cal. Supreme Court’s Important Ruling on Animation Admissibility

by Cogent Legal on 8/8/2012

On Monday, the California Supreme Court issued a thoughtful opinion that finally provides strong guidance on the use of animations in trial, affirming their proper place in supporting expert testimony. The decision People v....more

Why You Should Join the Growing Number of Attorneys Using iPads

by Cogent Legal on 7/30/2012

I found the comprehensive study released by the ABA on attorneys’ use of technology very interesting. Kevin O’Keefe summarized the study done by Jeff Richardson as follows: In 2012, 33% of all attorneys report using a tablet...more

Keynote for Attorneys: Tips to Try This Alternative to PowerPoint for Case Presentation

by Cogent Legal on 7/18/2012

In my mind, there is simply no question that Keynote is superior to PowerPoint for many reasons, including: (1) it’s a Mac program, so it’s well integrated with all aspects of the Mac laptops and iPad; (2) it embeds videos in...more

The Beauty of Data: How to Use Adobe Illustrator with Excel to Show Complex Data for Litigation

by Cogent Legal on 7/10/2012

Most people don’t find data beautiful, but it really can be. I am definitely not talking about endless pages of numbers, but rather about data that is visualized in an appealing manner, which actually can be an exciting and...more

What Trial Lawyers Can Learn From a Songwriter to Strengthen Their Case

by Cogent Legal on 6/13/2012

At the American Society of Trial Consultants annual conference in New Orleans last week, I had the opportunity to be on a panel discussion about social media and blogging for the legal profession. There, I saw one of the...more

Law Firm Marketing and Design Lessons Learned While Redoing My Website

by Cogent Legal on 6/7/2012

Earlier this year, I embarked on a months-long process of building a new, more sophisticated and customized website, which I’m happy to unveil at cogentlegal.com. This post will share some of what I learned about website...more

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Personal Injury › Law Practice Products & Services

How Your Company Can Benefit From an Asset Search

Why and When to Conduct an Asset Search

Legal Representation that Works for You!

How Interactive Timelines Build and Strengthen Opening Statements

When Should I Call a Lawyer?

What Litigators Can Learn From Some of the Coolest Graphics in Construction

How to Effectively Use Surveillance Video in Tort Cases

Skirmishes Over Use of Social Media in Litigation Continue to Intensify

Five Essential PowerPoint Tips for Attorneys

Lessons from ABOTA Masters in Trial: Cutting-Edge Techniques for 21st Century Evidentiary Issues

Ethics Opinions Underscore Problems That Medicare Liens Create when Negotiating Settlements

One of the Most Important Steps In Any Construction or Injury Case

Opioid Painkiller Overdose Cause Thousands of Deaths Each Year

How to Use Technology Effectively in Mediation

Why and When to Conduct an Asset Search

Mock Trial Arbitrations and Mediations: A New Approach To Case Resolution

Mock Trials and Focus Groups: How Are They Conducted?

California Net Verdict Calculator for the iPad

How Storyboards Helped Make a Complex Case and Could Help Yours, Too

What Attorneys Need to Know About the Cal. Supreme Court’s Important Ruling on Animation Admissibility

Why You Should Join the Growing Number of Attorneys Using iPads

Keynote for Attorneys: Tips to Try This Alternative to PowerPoint for Case Presentation

The Beauty of Data: How to Use Adobe Illustrator with Excel to Show Complex Data for Litigation

What Trial Lawyers Can Learn From a Songwriter to Strengthen Their Case

Law Firm Marketing and Design Lessons Learned While Redoing My Website

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