I listen to Advisory Opinions from time to time's even though I disagree with their politics and opinionated takes. I still enjoy hearing about big appellate and Supreme Court cases. Even knowing now that it’s all bullshit and the 5th circuit has made a mockery of the profession. Also read the Law Dork blog.
Keenan Edge. Mitnick has a good one. Trial Lawyer Nation. I haven't listened to any of them lately. My enthusiasm for trial lawyering comes in waves. I love what I do for the most part and I love studying about jury trials and plaintiff tactics. But I also have a fatigue level that goes along with that and I already do multiple KTI seminars during the year and other CLEs. Sometimes when I have upcoming trials my enthusiasm peaks and I listen to Keenan Edge podcasts are some of the others I mentioned. But on the typical week or even typical month I don't listen to them at all.
For me I have been no interest in legal podcasts similar to my actual day to day job. Although I have never been into self improvement books or podcasts. Probably should’ve been.
To be fair I am reading a 400 page book on voir dire that I paid $200 for so maybe I shouldnt talk shit
Not a podcast but I follow the husband and wife law team on Instagram, they give great advice for free
The defense doc’s depo yesterday would have been hilarious but for the fact that they aren’t bending over backwards to send me their policy limits on an indefensible case. In Florida, there is a very specific regulation regarding how you can perform a fat transfer during a Brazilian butt lift procedure. There is objective evidence that the doctor flat out did it wrong (CTs and MRIs). The doctor had only been in private practice for 4 years when the incident occurred and he claims he couldn’t remember how he was taught to perform this surgery during his three years of fellowship. And that wasn’t even the dumbest thing he said.
My client wouldn’t be allowed within 100 feet of Kate unless it was to clear the table and wash her dishes.
$300k limits offer on a rotator cuff surgery 1p case today. Being able to get atty fees is such a game changer
How do y’all handle soft tissue cases in great venues, but you’ve got no in-state defendant. I’ve got a commercial carrier, clear liability, amazing venue, but limited damages. Out of state company and driver.
Guy I've met is trying a case against Fred Loya and I shot him an email saying good luck his response: "They do need a nut crushing."
Had a mediation this morning that I thought had zero chance of resolution as of last night. Carrier told me that under no circumstances would they ever pay for a new roof and the client was coming up with all sorts of non-negotiable demands. Then I get to mediaiton and show up and the carrier is telling me that an undisputed payment for 38k in interior damage is already on the way and they want to settle for a full roof this morning. Meanwhile client is all of a sudden willing to take 25k less for the roof (which now falls into reasonable territory) and all the non-negotiable demands are not even priorities. Case settled and I made good money in an hour at mediation. Sometimes things just work out. Also, dipping our toes into some marketing. Hired someone to optemize our website and manage google ads and someone to do some social media stuff. I feel like I'm 2 steps away from being a billboard attorney.
I’ve got personal jurisdiction on Defendant in the venue. Accident happened here. Issue is going to be if I ask for more than $75k, I’m getting removed on diversity grounds. (Maryland based commercial carrier with a Florida driver)
Thought about that, but I’ve noticed most people filing removal as soon as complaint is filed when it’s a corporate defendant. They’ll also try to pin you down on amount in controversy in early discovery too. I could probably win removal argument if they try, but huge loss if I don’t. Case might be worth $5,000 in fed. It’s probably worth $250,000 at least here.
A judge gave my wife this book and said it’ll change your lawyering. I told her just read Calvin & Hobbes. https://a.co/d/1xIIYd0
Went to a mediation this morning in a small MVA case. Meds were $27k. Debateable lost wages claim of $8k. $35k total specials. 9 months of treating then MMI. Soft tissue neck stuff with preexistings. I had the total case value around $81k and client was prepared to accept that if we could get them to it. I told my client and the mediator I thought maybe we could get them to $90k. Mediation started at 10AM and walked out of it at 11:45 with the case settled for $90k.
I’m always afraid I’ve undervalued it unless there’s some glaring problem I know about and know they don’t.
It's pretty rare in my experience. Usually have to drag the carrier kicking and screaming to get even a half way reasonable settlement.
I had an absolute dogshit case with Chubb. Mediator spent legitimately ten minutes going over all the shitty aspects of the case and I didn’t really disagree with him on any of it. I think there was like a month gap in treatment, the pain doctor was under investigation by the medical board, the property damage was barely visible. Like $40k in meds after all of that he goes So their offer to start this is $90,000
And my employee who is on maternity leave who is scheduled to return to work in a few weeks just called and said she needs to work from home indefinitely because her car got repossessed
yeah wes tegg texted me terrible. It's crazy to think of the number of people he coached that I just know about who have gone on to be really good trial lawyers.
Yep, I learned more in that trial ad class/team than the entire rest of law school combined. I was afraid it was coming. Their firm was in that trial I was in that got stopped for mediation. MG was telling me it wouldn't be long.
I love getting a nice stack of medical records where the physician notes that my client, who denied having back/neck pain prior to the MVA (years worth of records with these problems apparently), says he is either a very poor historian or cognitively impaired.
I learned a lot from Bob. We had a lot of fun. Me and John Givens were trial partners and he had his dad helping him out and Mitnik was helping me. Bob was ok with my strategy of trying to keep the other teams out at the hotel bar as long as I could. We also drank a lot of good wine with Bob. He was the best.
I still use a ton of little things I learned from Bob. He’s who got me into wine, too. Such a great dude and great lawyer.
I don’t like tictacs but bc of him, I keep a thing of altoids with me whenever I’m in trial. You’re not going to find that written in any book somewhere.
there are a couple of lawyers in atlanta that seemingly have an inordinate amount of Uber claims. things that make you go hmm
him honking a bicycle horn in my ear when i'd say the same word at the beginning of every question on cross broke that habit really quick
lawyer who state farm sends cases that they earmark for trial trial last week in trial today assigned on wednesday this week assigned on monday next week assigned on tuesday next week would rather die
I've noticed a pattern with all of these attorneys They are all divorced, egomaniacs who have some kind of vice that will put them in an early grave.
i think this dude has also tried ~250 car wreck cases so he can probably review a file for like half an hour at the courthouse and be ready to go