FL Specific

Personal Injury & Negligence

4.25

Florida Personal Injury Boot Camp

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 47 minutes
Robert (Beau) Blumberg
Jack Gordon
Jason Lazarus
Peter Wechsler
Kevin Knight
Alisha Hurdle
With Robert (Beau) E. Blumberg from Deutsch Blumberg & Caballero P.A. + 5 others
Recorded June 18, 2025.
Product ID 100155

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Overview

An Attorney's Guide Through Personal Injury Cases - From A to Z

Whether you are a new attorney or are new to the personal injury practice, this online seminar is full of valuable information to help you through your next case. Let our experienced faculty walk you through the procedures of a personal injury case from the initial intake through trial. Gain valuable insight on critical steps, including: damage calculations; examination of insurance coverage; filing and discovery procedures; the basics of liens and subrogation; and much more! Don't miss this chance to build your skills in personal injury litigation - register today!

  • Discuss effective ways to outline your litigation strategy during the initial meeting with your client.
  • Learn how to evaluate and calculate damages in personal injury.
  • Review ways to obtain insurance information and successfully negotiate with the insurance adjuster.
  • Explore the basics of liens and subrogation in personal injury cases.
  • Discuss the essential elements of filing your case and the importance of preserving evidence.
  • Analyze which experts are best to consult to substantiate your case.
  • Learn how to prepare for and successfully navigate through a personal injury trial.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Conducting Thorough Client Intake and Pre-Suit Investigation
  2. Calculating Damages in Personal Injury
  3. Reviewing Insurance, Negotiating With the Insurance Adjuster and Demand Packages
  4. Liens in Personal Injury: A How-to Guide
  5. Initial Filing and Discovery Tips in Personal Injury
  6. Using Experts to Prove Your Case
  7. Trying a Personal Injury Case
  8. Ethics
Product ID 100155

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Conducting Thorough Client Intake and Pre-Suit Investigation

    1. Case Screening Essentials
    2. Building the Case Through the Questionnaire
    3. Conducting an Effective Client Interview
    4. What You can Find Out Before the Claim
    5. Obtaining Medical Records and Bills
    6. Basic Medical Knowledge for Personal Injury Attorneys
    7. Investigation Fundamentals - Developing the Facts
  2. Calculating Damages in Personal Injury

    1. Evaluating and Allocating Damages
    2. Medical Bills and Other Expenses
    3. Lost Wages/Earning Capacity
    4. Pain and Suffering
    5. Loss of Consortium
    6. Evidence of Damages
  3. Reviewing Insurance, Negotiating With the Insurance Adjuster and Demand Packages

    1. Obtaining Insurance Information and Finding Coverage
    2. Collateral Source Rule
    3. Determining Priority and Negotiating the Value
    4. Demand Packages
    5. Tips for Negotiating with the Adjuster
    6. Settlement and Releases
  4. Liens in Personal Injury: A How-to Guide

    1. Basics of Liens and Subrogation
    2. Collecting and Negotiating
    3. Hospital Liens
    4. Medicaid Liens: How-to's and Pointers
    5. Medicare Lien Process
    6. Establishing a Medicare Set-Aside
    7. Essentials for Managing ERISA Liens
    8. Workers' Compensation Liens: Procedures, Reduction and Resolution
  5. Initial Filing and Discovery Tips in Personal Injury

    1. Key Procedural Requirements
    2. Filing and Case Scheduling
    3. Pretrial Motions
    4. The Basics of Discovery
    5. Evidence Preservation
  6. Using Experts to Prove Your Case

    1. When do You Need Experts?
    2. Selecting and Qualifying Experts
    3. Deposing and Defending Depositions
  7. Trying a Personal Injury Case

    1. Jury Selection
    2. Creating Powerful Opening and Closing Statements
    3. Presentation of Evidence
    4. Arguing Damages
    5. Direct and Cross Examination
  8. Ethics

    1. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
    2. Attorney Fees
    3. Obligations to Clients
    4. Upholding Client Confidentiality
    5. Rules of Professional Conduct

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar provides an overview of personal injury law and procedure that will benefit:

  • Attorneys
  • In-House Counsel
  • Litigation Support Specialists
  • Insurance Professionals
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Robert (Beau) E Blumberg
Robert (Beau) E.
Blumberg
Deutsch Blumberg & Caballero P.A.
Jack Gordon
Jack
Gordon
Maney|Gordon Trial Lawyers
Jason D Lazarus
Jason D.
Lazarus
Synergy Settlement Services
Peter L Wechsler
Peter L.
Wechsler
The Wechsler Law Group, LLC
Kevin T Knight
Kevin T.
Knight
DSK Law
Alisha N Hurdle
Alisha N.
Hurdle
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, LLC
Speaker bio
Robert (Beau) E Blumberg

Robert (Beau) E. Blumberg

Deutsch Blumberg & Caballero P.A.
Robert (Beau) Blumberg

is a partner with Deutsch Blumberg & Caballero P.A., where he practices personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability law. He is admitted to practice in Florida and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle districts of Florida. Mr. Blumberg is a member of The Florida Bar (member, Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee 2017-2023; member, Code & Rules of Evidence Committee 2023-2026; chair, Standing Committee on Technology 2021-2022; Grievance Committee "A" Member, 2020-2023). He is appointed to the Florida Courts Technology Commission by the Florida Supreme Court 2022-2024, Board of Directors of the Miami Dade Bar 2022-2025, Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Section of the Miami Dade Bar Association 2020-2024, and president of the MDB YLS 2023-2024. Mr. Blumberg earned his B.A. degree from the College of William & Mary and his J.D. degree from the William & Mary School of Law. In his free time, he travels and practices Ashtanga Yoga.

Speaker bio
Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Maney|Gordon Trial Lawyers
Jack Gordon

of Maney|Gordon Trial Lawyers, is a highly skilled trial attorney. Four times board-certified in civil trial law by The Florida Bar, he is also certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as an expert in both civil trial law and civil pretrial litigation. Mr. Gordon is also nationally board certified in medical malpractice. Mr. Gordon was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He earned his B.A. degree from Tulane University and his J.D. degree from Tulane University Law School.

Speaker bio
Jason D Lazarus

Jason D. Lazarus

Synergy Settlement Services
Jason Lazarus

is the founder and chief executive officer of Synergy Settlement Services. Synergy offers healthcare lien resolution, Medicare Secondary Payer compliance services, and complex settlement consulting. He is also the managing partner and founder of the Special Needs Law Firm, a Florida law firm that provides legal services related to public benefit preservation, liens and Medicare Secondary Payer compliance. Mr. Lazarus is an Amazon best-selling author and his book, Art of Settlement, is a detailed guide for trial lawyers related to regulatory compliance when resolving catastrophic claims. His written work has been cited as authoritative on Medicare compliance by the Supreme Court of Florida and the U.S. Southern District of Florida. Mr. Lazarus earned his B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida; his J.D. degree, with high honors, from Florida State University; and his LL.M. degree in elder law, with distinction, from Stetson University College of Law. Mr. Lazarus is a Medicare Set Aside Consultant (MSCC) certified by the International Commission on Health Care Certification.

Speaker bio
Peter L Wechsler

Peter L. Wechsler

The Wechsler Law Group, LLC
Peter Wechsler

is an attorney and founder of The Wechsler Law Group, LLC. He is a Florida Supreme Court certified circuit civil mediator and practices in Pinecrest (Miami), Florida. Mr. Wechsler is also a Florida Supreme Court qualified arbitrator and concentrates his practice in civil litigation, mediation, eDiscovery, electronically stored information (ESI), product liability, personal injury and wrongful death, insurance disputes, complex commercial litigation, motor vehicle crashworthiness, and accident reconstruction, and has been appointed by the courts numerous times as a special master in eDiscovery disputes. He earned his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston. Mr. Wechsler is board-certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is a member of The American College of Board Certified Attorneys. He has been consistently selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyer®, including 2016 - 2020 in personal injury and products defense. Mr. Wechsler finished his five-year term on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and is now an emeritus member. He has been appointed to the Professionalism Committees of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and is a member of the Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instructions-Civil Committee. Mr. Wechsler is a fellow in the American College of e-Neutrals, a life member of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA), the Brain Injury Association of Florida, the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE), and many other societies and organizations. He has been dealing with Frye and Daubert matters for many years, and has been involved in qualifying and disqualifying experts in various fields at trial. Mr. Wechsler has used most types of experts in trial, including accident reconstruction, biomechanical, medical and mental health.

Speaker bio
Kevin T Knight

Kevin T. Knight

DSK Law
Kevin Knight

is a partner in the law offices of DSK Law. He is board-certified as a trial lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Over the course of his practice, Mr. Knight has generally focused on personal injury litigation. He earned his B.S.B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.

Speaker bio
Alisha N Hurdle

Alisha N. Hurdle

Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, LLC
Alisha Hurdle

is an attorney at Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, LLC. Her practice involves class action, defective products, civil tort, and mass arbitration matters. Ms. Hurdle is inspired by helping others, particularly those who believe there is "no help available" to them, and obtaining legal retribution for those who have suffered as a result of injury or injustice. After graduating from Rutgers University of New Brunswick, Ms. Hurdle went on to attend the Florida International University College of Law in Miami, Florida, where she received her J.D. She began working with Milberg as a law clerk in 2023.

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