An injury can impact the quality of someone's life for years to come - or permanently. Representing an injured party is an enormous responsibility. The techniques you use during a case will impact both your client's future well-being and your viability as a competent practitioner. Do you have the knowledge you need to ensure a favorable outcome?

Build your skills from the convenience of your desk! You'll learn best practices for assessing a variety of personal injury cases. Take a closer look at the statutes that affect liability evaluation, as well as the laws of damages. Walk through the basics of civil practice and procedure, so you'll know what to do. Discover when it's in your client's best interest to settle, and when you'll need to go to trial. Order today!

1. Statutes Which Affect Liability Evaluation
2. Understanding the Law of Damages
3. Basics of Civil Practice and Procedure
4. Ethical Considerations for the Plaintiff's Attorney
5. Personal Injury Settlements
6. Trial of the Plaintiff's Personal Injury Case

1. STATUTES WHICH AFFECT LIABILITY EVALUATION
   8:30 - 9:45, Jefferson Downing
   1. Statutes of Limitation
   2. Automobile Accident Statutes
   3. Injuries on Recreational Lands
   4. Sovereign Immunity
2. UNDERSTANDING THE LAW OF DAMAGES
   10:00 - 11:10, Jefferson Downing
   1. Economic Damages
   2. Non-Economic Damages
   3. Wrongful Death and Survival Claims
3. BASICS OF CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
   11:10 - 12:30, Greg Abboud
   1. Assessment of Particular Case Types - Interviews and Investigation
      1. Automobile Accident Cases
      2. Slip and Fall Cases
      3. Product Liability Cases
      4. Others
   2. The Discovery Process
      1. Written Discovery
      2. Informal Discovery Including Public Sources of Information
      3. Taking and Defending Depositions
   3. Initial Court Filings
   4. Preparing Evidence Prior to Trial
      1. Understanding the Rules of Evidence
      2. Documentary Evidence
      3. Testamentary Evidence
      4. Demonstrative Evidence
4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY
   1:30 - 2:30, Greg Abboud
   1. The Contingent Fee
   2. The Costs of Litigation - What is a Legitimate Cost?
   3. Advertising Legal Services
   4. Candor Toward the Tribunal
   5. Meritorious Claims and Contentions
5. PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENTS
   2:45 - 3:45, Matthew G. Miller
   1. Negotiation Techniques
   2. Mediation as a Settlement Tool
   3. Subrogation Interests
   4. Structured Settlements
   5. Understanding the Joint Tortfeasor Release and Other Releases
6. TRIAL OF THE PLAINTIFF'S PERSONAL INJURY CASE
   3:45 - 4:40, Matthew G. Miller
   1. How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes Made by New Attorneys
   2. Jury Selection - Voir Dire and Jury Questionnaires
   3. The Basics of an Opening Statement
   4. Presentation of Evidence
   5. Direct and Cross-Examination of Witnesses
   6. Proving Economic and Non-Economic Damages
   7. Delivering a Powerful Closing Argument
   8. Post-Trial Relief

GREG ABBOUD is a partner in the Abboud Law Firm, where his primary focus is on the litigation and settlement of plaintiff's injury cases. He has been practicing in the Omaha area for the past 25 years with extensive litigation experience having tried over one hundred cases to juries and numerous trials to the court. Prior to his law firm, Mr. Abboud was the deputy attorney, felony trial staff, in Douglas County with the primary focus on the trial and prosecution of felony cases. He earned his B.A. degree at Creighton University and his J.D. degree at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Mr. Abboud is a member of the Omaha Bar Association and the Nebraska State Bar Association, as well as the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys.

JEFFERSON DOWNING is a member at the law firm of Keating, O'Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O., where his areas of practice include medical malpractice, serious personal injury and constitutional law. Mr. Downing is a member of the Lincoln Bar Association, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys and the National Lawyers Association. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Texas, Dallas and his J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law.

MATTHEW G. MILLER is a member in the firm Matthew G. Miller, P.C., L.L.O., where his areas of practice are devoted exclusively to personal injury. He actually began his career working with one of Omaha's oldest insurance defense law firms. The experience provided him with a unique understanding of insurance and their tactics, and he has since put this knowledge to use for the benefit of his clients throughout all aspects of personal injury law. In addition to his traditional attorney-client relationship, Mr. Miller is also frequently sought as a mediator between lawyers representing the injured plaintiff and those who represent insurance companies. He earned his B.A. degree from St. John's University and his J.D. degree from Creighton University. Mr. Miller is a member of the American and Omaha bar associations. He also is a member of the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys.

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