Soft tissue injury cases are some of the toughest to litigate. Both sides can have a legitimate argument, but how do you best help your client? Knowing the liability, theory and strategy of both sides can help you develop an action plan so you can successfully litigate these cases. This essential instruction delves into preparation, case building and trial strategies for both the defense and plaintiff sides of the argument. You'll also look at settlement options and find out when it's the best option for your client. Order today!

1. Current Case Law and Legislative Update
2. Preparing the Plaintiff's Personal Injury Case
3. Building the Defense's Case
4. Settling the Injury Case
5. Standing on Ethical Ground
6. Effective Trial Strategies for the Plaintiff
7. Fundamental Trial Techniques for the Defense

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1. CURRENT CASE LAW AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
   9:00 - 9:30, Gerald B. O'Connor
2. PREPARING THE PLAINTIFF'S PERSONAL INJURY CASE
   9:30 - 10:15, Harrison J. Gordon
   1. Key Areas to Cover in the Initial Interview
   2. Evaluating the Case
   3. Building the Attorney-Client Relationship
   4. Conducting a Thorough Case Investigation
   5. Establishing Liability
   6. Special Liability Issues in Soft Tissue Injury Claims
   7. The Difficult Job of Proving Pain
   8. Damages - Burns, Scars, Closed Head Injuries, Strains and Sprains and Emotional Injuries
3. BUILDING THE DEFENSE'S CASE
   10:30 - 11:15, Peter L. Korn
   1. Effective Case Evaluation
   2. How to Conduct a Thorough Case Investigation
   3. Establishing a Strong Defense in the Pleadings
   4. Unique Discovery Strategies When Defending a Soft Tissue Injury Claim
   5. Using Pretrial Motions to Your Advantage
   6. Offer of Judgment
4. SETTLING THE INJURY CASE
   11:15 - 12:00, Gerald B. O'Connor
   1. Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolutions/Mediation
   2. Structured Settlements
   3. Lien Considerations to Be Aware Of
   4. What to Look for in Judicially Supervised Settlements
   5. Drafting Effective Settlement Documents
   6. Releases, Partial Settlements and Assignments
   7. Recent Legislative Developments
5. STANDING ON ETHICAL GROUND
   1:00 - 2:00, Peter L. Korn
   1. Rules of Professional Conduct
   2. The Tripartite Relationship Among Insured, Insurer and Counsel
   3. Conflicts of Interest
   4. Attorneys' Fees and Charges
   5. Dealing With the "Excess Claim"
6. EFFECTIVE TRIAL STRATEGIES FOR THE PLAINTIFF
   2:00 - 3:00, Gerald B. O'Connor
   1. Jury or Nonjury - Plaintiff Considerations
   2. Expert Witnesses - How to Use Medical Authority to Prove Legitimacy of the Soft Tissue Injury
   3. Do's and Don'ts of Preparing Your Witnesses for Trial
   4. Presentation of Evidence
   5. How Best to Demonstrate the Impact of Injuries
   6. Handling Motions and Appeals
   7. Post-Trial Issues
7. FUNDAMENTAL TRIAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE DEFENSE
   3:15 - 4:30, Peter L. Korn
   1. Trial Considerations, Risks and Pre-Trial Motions
   2. Jury or Nonjury - Defense Considerations
   3. Using Expert Witnesses to Disprove the Claim
   4. Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses
   5. Witness Preparation and Presentation of Evidence
   6. Handling Motions and Appeals
   7. Post-Trial Issues

HARRISON J. GORDON with offices located in Springfield, New Jersey is the senior partner of Gordon & Gordon, P.C., a prominent law firm with a concentration in cases involving traumatic brain injury and serious personal injuries. Mr. Gordon has been selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers from 2006 to the present time and was also selected as one of the Top 100 attorneys in New Jersey for 2007 by Super Lawyer as well as being a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a pioneer in the field of attorneys representing individuals with brain injuries. Mr. Gordon has been selected for inclusion in the Bar Register of Pre Eminent Lawyers by Lexis Nexis and Martindale Hubbell for the highest rating in legal ability and highest ethical standards. Mr. Gordon is the past president of the New Jersey Association for Justice (AAJ-NJ), a former member of the Traumatic Brain Injury Executive Committee of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and was selected as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. He was also named one of the Ten Leaders of Personal Injury of Northern New Jersey by Digital Press International and Trial Law from 2003- 2005. Mr. Gordon has been involved in many precedent setting cases involving Pan Am 103, the Dupont Hotel Plaza fire in Puerto Rico, the Seton Hall University Fire, and was chosen by the Attorney General of New Jersey to be a member of the Tobacco Litigation Team representing the State of New Jersey in a landmark case against the tobacco industry which resulted in a 7.6 billion dollar settlement for the State of New Jersey. Mr. Gordon has lectured extensively in the field of trial tactics, personal injury and traumatic brain injuries throughout New Jersey, the U.S. and Canada. He has been included in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law from 1987 to the present and is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He also was former chair of the Supreme Court of New Jersey District V C Ethics Committee. Mr. Gordon has been a featured speaker for the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey, Inc. at the annual conventions of the New Jersey Brain Injury Association. He has achieved many millions of dollars for his clients in personal injury and brain injury litigation. Mr. Gordon has been interviewed by and appeared in the following print publications and media: New York Times; Parade Magazine; Newark Star Ledger; Lawyers Weekly USA; The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey; Asbury Park Press, New Jersey; Trenton Times, New Jersey; Passaic Herald News, New Jersey; New Jersey Law Journal, New Jersey Lawyer; WCBS (Channel 2); WNBC (Channel 4); Fox (Channel 5); WABC (Channel 7); New Jersey Network; CBS Radio, New York, New York; 1010 Wins, New York, New York and WWOR, Secaucus, New Jersey (Channel 9) as well as numerous other publications and television and radio stations.

PETER L. KORN is a partner at the law firm of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP. He served as a managing partner at his prior firm for 18 years. Mr. Korn has extensive experience in complex litigation and has tried more than 450 cases to verdict. These include the defense of medical malpractice, transfusion-related disease, various disciplines of professional liability, product market discrimination claims, commercial disputes and probate-related matters. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and served a judicial clerkship for Hon. John E. Barger and Hon. Chester A. Weidenburner in the Superior Court of Union County, New Jersey. Mr. Korn served as an assistant prosecutor in Union County for 4 years, including as co-director of the federally funded Narcotics and Organized Crime Task Forces. During that time, he prosecuted all types of criminal cases and tried one of the first wiretap cases in the state of New Jersey. Mr. Korn also is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which he served as state chair from 2005-2007, a former president of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, a diplomat of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a founding master of the American Inns of Court, Richard J. Hughes Chapter. Mr. Korn was honored by Trial Attorneys of New Jersey in 2004 with the Trial Bar Award for distinguished service in the cause of justice. He also has been repeatedly named as a Super Lawyer for New Jersey and has lectured extensively on trial technique and taught trial advocacy at Rutgers Law School. Mr. Korn earned his A.B. degree from St. Peter's College and his J.D. degree Rutgers University School of Law - Newark.

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