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Personal Injury & Negligence

Nevada Personal Injury Litigation: Secrets Only the Top Attorneys Know

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Credit Status Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 59 minutes
Dustin Birch
Dennis O
Josh Cole Aicklen
James Silvestri
With Dustin E. Birch from Clear Counsel Law Group + 3 others
Recorded December 19, 2022
Product ID 95674

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Overview

Doctor Depositions, Advanced Negotiating Strategies, and More

In this online seminar, you'll take away the most current tactics for overcoming common litigation challenges you're facing right now. Get a detailed update on the latest strategies personal injury attorneys are using to tackle the toughest problems - from doctor depositions to smartphone evidence, jury selection, and more. Keep your knowledge and skills sharply honed - register today!

  • Explore how new case law and other developments impact your personal injury practice.
  • Uncover new insights for negotiating personal injury claims.
  • Discover powerful questions you should be asking during doctor depositions.
  • Learn best practices for smartphone evidence collection and authentication.
  • Get practical tips and tactics for selecting the best jury for the case.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Nevada Personal Injury Updates
  2. Negotiating Injury Claims: Secrets and Insider Tips
  3. The Art of Medical Expert Depositions and Cross-Examination
  4. Smartphone and Text Evidence in Personal Injury Litigation
  5. Wrongful Death Damages Calculations, Evidence, and Strategies
  6. Advanced Voir Dire and Jury Selection Techniques
  7. Legal Ethics

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Product ID 95674

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Nevada Personal Injury Updates

  2. Negotiating Injury Claims: Secrets and Insider Tips

    1. Claim Evaluation Secrets
    2. Tricks to Finding Policy Limits, Adjuster Authority, and More
    3. Getting Reserves Set as High as Possible
    4. Optimizing Your Demand Letters
    5. Pointers for Negotiating With Difficult Adjusters
    6. Mistakes Many Plaintiffs' Attorneys Don't Realize They're Making

  3. The Art of Medical Expert Depositions and Cross-Examination

    1. Tips for Better Prep and Deposition Outlines
    2. The Reports
    3. Advanced Questioning Tactics
    4. Questions You're Not Asking but Should
    5. Controlling the Expert and the Conversation
    6. Challenging Testimony and Cross-Examining Medical Experts
    7. Strategies for Impeaching Medical Experts

  4. Smartphone and Text Evidence in Personal Injury Litigation

    1. New Sources of Electronic Evidence You Need to Know
    2. Ephemeral Messaging Apps
    3. Collection Strategies: Texts, App Data, Location Data, and More
    4. Subpoenaing Records From Phone Companies
    5. Authentication
    6. Overcoming Hearsay Hurdles
    7. Smartwatch and Other Smart Technology
    8. Case Law Review

  5. Wrongful Death Damages Calculations, Evidence, and Strategies

  6. Advanced Voir Dire and Jury Selection Techniques

    1. Advanced Strategies for Reading Jurors
    2. Practical Tips for Question Construction
    3. Strategically Drawing Out Jurors' Attitudes, Opinions, Biases
    4. Asking the Hard Questions and Getting Honest Answers
    5. Maximizing Cause Strikes
    6. Wisely Using Your Peremptory Challenges

  7. Legal Ethics

    1. Conflicts of Interest
    2. The Contingency Fee
    3. Misuse of Client Funds
    4. Confidentiality
    5. Ethical Client Communications
    6. Hiding, Falsifying, or Presenting Dubious Evidence

Who Should Attend

This intermediate-to-advanced level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Experienced insurance professionals and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Dustin E Birch
Dustin E.
Birch
Clear Counsel Law Group
Dennis F O'Brien
Dennis F.
O'Brien
Dennis F. O'Brien P.A.
Josh Cole Aicklen
Josh Cole
Aicklen
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
James P Silvestri
James P.
Silvestri
Pyatt Silvestri
Speaker bio
Dustin E Birch

Dustin E. Birch

Clear Counsel Law Group
Dustin Birch

is a partner in the personal injury practice at Clear Counsel Law Group. Mr. Birch has been practicing in personal injury since graduating. He began at a small plaintiff's personal injury firm and then worked for one of Nevada's premier insurance defense firms for two years. He has handled cases ranging from paralyzed plaintiffs and wrongful deaths down to low-impact cases with limited injuries. Mr. Birch was also appointed as an arbitrator by the Nevada Supreme Court. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree from William & Mary Law School.

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Dennis F O'Brien

Dennis F. O'Brien

Dennis F. O'Brien P.A.
Dennis O'Brien

is a sole proprietor at the law office of Dennis F. O'Brien, P.A., where his full-time civil litigation practice focuses on serious personal injury, product liability, including drug and medical devices, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, appellate work and general civil litigation. Mr. O'Brien is a member of the Maryland State, Harford County, Baltimore County and Baltimore City bar associations, the American Association for Justice.  He is admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit) and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. O'Brien is the co-author and author of a variety of articles and is currently working on a book, Accident Reconstruction for Lawyers, to be nationally published by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Baltimore School of Law.

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Josh Cole Aicklen

Josh Cole Aicklen

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Josh Cole Aicklen

is a partner in the Las Vegas office of the national law firm of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, and chair of the firm's national Hospitality Practice. Since 1990, Mr. Aicklen has practiced in the areas of hospitality litigation; general liability litigation defense in wrongful death of automobile, trucking and motorcycle cases; premises liability/negligent security claims against landowners; products liability; and the investigation and litigation of fraudulent claims. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Southern California and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Whittier College School of Law.

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James P Silvestri

James P. Silvestri

Pyatt Silvestri
James Silvestri

is a partner in the Las Vegas law firm of Pyatt Silvestri, where he practices in the areas of insurance defense law, insurance bad faith law, insurance coverage law, professional malpractice and appellate practice. Mr. Silvestri is a member of the State Bar of Nevada. He earned his B.S.C. degree from Santa Clara University, his M.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Santa Clara University School of Law. Mr. Silvestri had the privilege of clerking for the Hon. Roger D. Foley, United States District Court Judge.

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