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Introduction to Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Practice

Ryan Babcock
Ryan Babcock | The Babcock Law Firm, P.C.

Ryan Babcock is a trial attorney with The Babcock Law Firm, P.C., in Brunswick, Georgia, representing seriously injured plaintiffs in all types of personal injury matters.

On-Demand: October 25, 2022

Introduction to Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Practice

$195.00 2 hour CLE

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Program Summary

This will be a general overview of topics relevant to lawyers new to representing individuals in personal injury cases. We’ll cover intake through trial, with suggestions for further study while we are on the journey from achieving competence to mastery in this rewarding area of law practice. While we won’t generally cover working with experts, comparative fault, apportionment, disputed liability, or complex personal injury litigation such as medical malpractice or products liability in any detail, there will be time for questions on those topics if desired.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Best practices for intake and settlement to protect your law license
  • Informal and formal discovery for effective presentation at trial to tell your client’s story and deal with problems in your case
  • Preparing for and Presenting at Trial

Date: October 25, 2022

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Ryan-Babcock_The-Babcock-Law-Firm,-P.C_FedBarRyan Babcock | The Babcock Law Firm, P.C.

Ryan Babcock is a trial attorney with The Babcock Law Firm, P.C., in Brunswick, Georgia, representing seriously injured plaintiffs in all types of personal injury matters. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and Ohio, and he has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout the state of Georgia. Prior to starting his own law firm, he worked for several years as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Anthony A. Alaimo, and worked for several years in Atlanta, Georgia, representing corporate defendants in product liability, trucking, premises, and business litigation cases, in cases pending around the country.

Agenda

I. Intake | 12:00pm – 12:15pm

II. What evidence do you need to gather quickly, and where can you find it? | 12:15pm – 12:25pm

III. Investigating Damages, Negligence, and Insurance | 12:25pm – 12:40pm

  1. Client Interview and Initial Investigation
  2. Medical Assessment
  3. How Much is the Case Worth?
  4. Insurance Available and Coverage Issues
  5. Get Letter of Representations out

IV. Demand Letters and Negotiations with Insurance Adjusters | 12:40pm – 1:00pm

  1. Your Demand Letter or Package
  2. Negotiating With Insurance Companies
  3. Mediation
  4. Settlement and Release Agreement

Break | 1:00pm – 1:10pm

V. Written Discovery: Responding and Using Effectively | 1:10pm – 1:15pm

VI. Depositions | 1:15pm – 1:25pm

  1. Individual defendants
  2. Medical doctors
  3. Corporate representatives

VII. Handling Liens and Disbursement Issues | 1:25pm – 1:40pm

  1. Understanding Lien Rights and Options under ERISA
  2. Are General Damages Subject to a Lien?
  3. Ahlborn and Key Case Law
  4. Settlement Designations and Allocations
  5. Working with Vendors to handle Medicare Set Aside Determinations

VIII. Personal Injury Trials | 1:40pm – 2:00pm

  1. Trial Preparation Timeline and Checklist
  2. Jury Selection
  3. Order of Proof
  4. Motions in Limine
  5. Objections

IX. How do you determine if a judgment is collectible? | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

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