If a potential client seeks your representation in a personal injury action, can you accurately evaluate their case? Do you know how to give your client the best chance for maximum settlement? If your client’s case does go to trial, do you know the right techniques and strategies to win? Whether you are new to personal injury law or seek to hone your skills with a thorough overview, this program offers you a wide span of personal injury law essentials in a focused, high-speed setting.
Experienced personal injury lawyers, both plaintiff and defense, explain how to handle a case from the pre-trial phase all the way to either settlement or the end of the trial. The expert faculty also discuss factors other than liability and damages that determine the value of a case and provide insight into how to prepare efficiently for the courtroom. You leave with a firm foundation in how a personal injury case works from start to finish.
Experienced personal injury lawyers, both plaintiff and defense, explain how to handle a case from the pre-trial phase all the way to either settlement or the end of the trial. The expert faculty also discuss factors other than liability and damages that determine the value of a case and provide insight into how to prepare efficiently for the courtroom. You leave with a firm foundation in how a personal injury case works from start to finish.
Course Content
9:30 - 9:40 amWelcome and Introduction
Gail M. Ryan, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
9:40 - 10:30 pm
Trial Preparation for Settlement Purposes from Plaintiff's Perspective
Brian C. Dever, Esq.,
Keches Law Group, PC, Bridgewater
10:30 - 11:20 am
Trial Preparation for Settlement Purposes from Defendant's Perspecitve
Robin A. Maher, Esq.,
Segalini, Neville & Maher, Waltham
11:20 - 11:35 am
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:35 - 12:25 pm
Preparing Visuals on a Shoestring Budget for Trial
Brian J. Carney, Esq.,
WIN Interactive, Inc., Rockland
12:25 - 1:35 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:35 - 2:25 pm
Settlement from Plaintiff's Perspective
Benjamin R. Zimmermann, Esq.,
Sugarman and Sugarman, PC, Boston
2:25 - 3:15 pm
Settlement from Defendant's Perspective
Gail M. Ryan, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
3:15 - 3:30 pm
Networking and Refreshment Break
3:30 - 4:20 pm
Medicare Liens, Medicaid Liens and Special Needs Trusts
Neal A. Winston, Esq.,
Mulvena Winston, PC, Stoneham
DAY TWO
9:30 - 9:40 am
Introduction to Day 2 - Mediation
9:40 - 10:30 am
Mediation
Julie R. Bryan, Esq.,
Amazon
10:30 - 10:45 am
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:45 - 11:00 am
Explain the Process for the Simulated Mediation and Provide the Attendees with an Opportunity to Study the Scripted Case that will be the Subject of the Mediation
Gail M. Ryan, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
11:00 - 12:30 pm
Simulated Mediation with Attorney Representing Plaintiff, Attorney Representing Defendant and a Mediator Based Upon Scripted Case
Julie R. Bryan, Esq.,
Amazon
Gail M. Ryan, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
Benjamin R. Zimmermann, Esq.,
Sugarman and Sugarman, PC, Boston
12:30 - 1:45 pm
Lunch
1:45 - 2:35 pm
Preparing Visuals on a Shoestring Budget for Mediation
Brian J. Carney, Esq.,
WIN Interactive, Inc., Rockland
2:35 - 2:50 pm
Networking and Refreshment Break
2:50 - 4:15 pm
View from the Bench with Respect to Effective Mediation and Resolution Techniques
Hon. Bonnie H. MacLeod,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.); JAMS, Boston
Hon. Peter M. Lauriat,
JAMS, Boston
Hon. Paul E. Troy,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), JAMS, Boston
Hon. Stephen E. Neel,
JAMS, Boston
Please Note
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Speakers
ChairGail M. Ryan, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
Faculty
Julie R. Bryan, Esq.,
Amazon,
Brian J. Carney, Esq.,
WIN Interactive, Inc., Rockland
Brian C. Dever, Esq.,
Keches Law Group, PC, Bridgewater
Hon. Peter M. Lauriat,
JAMS, Boston
Hon. Bonnie H. MacLeod,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.); JAMS, Boston
Robin A. Maher, Esq.,
Segalini, Neville & Maher, Waltham
Hon. Stephen E. Neel,
JAMS , Boston
Hon. Paul E. Troy,
Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), JAMS, Boston
Neal A. Winston, Esq.,
Mulvena Winston, PC, Stoneham
Benjamin R. Zimmermann, Esq.,
Sugarman and Sugarman, PC, Boston
