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Personal Injury & Negligence

Montana Personal Injury Boot Camp

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 52 minutes
Nathan Finch
Gabrielle Gee
Christine Hummel
Steven Cousins
Kevin Knight
Eric Arnold
With Nathan D. Finch from Motley Rice LLC + 5 others
Recorded March 31, 2026.
Product ID 101482

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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 101482

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
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CLE
Paralegal

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

Nathan D Finch
Nathan D.
Finch
Motley Rice LLC
Gabrielle N Gee
Gabrielle N.
Gee
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Christine Hummel
Christine
Hummel
Hummel Consultation Services
Steven H Cousins
Steven H.
Cousins
Steven H. Cousins, LLC
Kevin T Knight
Kevin T.
Knight
DSK Law
Eric R Arnold
Eric R.
Arnold
Hendrickson & Long, PLLC
Speaker bio
Nathan D Finch

Nathan D. Finch

Motley Rice LLC
Nathan Finch

has over 30 years of experience representing people who were hurt or killed by corporations that put profits over people's health. In the early 1990s he represented coal miners who were injured or killed after their employers failed to follow their own safety rules. Beginning in the late 1990s, Mr. Finch began representing victims of asbestos exposure.Two of his most recent asbestos individual plaintiff jury trials resulted in jury verdicts in favor of his clients - a jury verdict of $3.45 million* for the family of an 80-year-old mesothelioma victim against an asbestos gasket company (Katcham v. John Crane, Inc. Newport News Virginia Circuit Court 2024) and a jury verdict of $2.7 million* in favor of a mesothelioma victim against a power company that used asbestos in its operations (Forehand v. VEPCO, Newport News Virginia Circuit Court 2025). Another relatively recent trial received national attention when Mr. Finch reached a settlement mid-trial against Baby Powder manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. In bench trials involving asbestos defendants, he has tried four cases to judgment where he won verdicts in favor of his clients that exceeded $1 billion* each: MOTLEY RICE CASE - In re Bondex ($1.1 billion*) (W.D. Pa. 2013). PRIOR TO MOTLEY RICE - In re Owens Corning ($7 billion*) (D.Del. 2005); In re Armstrong World Industries ($3 billion*) (D. Del. 2006); In re Turner & Newall ($9 billion*) (D.Del. 2005). He has obtained plaintiffs' verdicts in several cases for smokers who started smoking in the 1960s (or earlier) before warnings were on the packages. Martindale- Hubbell® has recognized Mr. Finch as an AV® rated attorney for more than 20 years. He was a member of the Virginia Law Review and the Order of the Coif and is a former scholarship athlete on the varsity track and cross-country teams at the University of Virginia.

Speaker bio
Gabrielle N Gee

Gabrielle N. Gee

Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Gabrielle Gee

is an attorney at Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in the firm's Missoula, Montana office. She defends clients in medical malpractice, personal injury, and commercial litigation matters throughout Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. Ms. Gee also works with Hall Booth Smith's national trial team supporting the management of batch claims, complex discovery, and trial, and working with counsel across the country on developing strategies to address damages in all types of medical cases. She is admitted to practice in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Ms. Gee earned her J.D. degree from the University of California Law - San Francisco (formerly UC-Hastings), her Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies from the University of Denver, and dual B.A. degrees in communication studies and Spanish from Eastern Illinois University.

Speaker bio
Christine Hummel

Christine Hummel

Hummel Consultation Services
Christine Hummel

is the president and founder of Hummel Consultation Services, a national legal consultation practice specializing in the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to workers' compensation, liability and no-fault cases. She is an active attorney with licensure in the state of Colorado. With more than 25 years of experience in Medicare compliance, Ms. Hummel is a published author and popular speaker on a wide array of topics related to Medicare compliance. She is a member of the American Bar Association (Health Law Section) and Colorado Bar Association. Ms. Hummel's legal experience work includes Medicaid, probate and elder law. She donates a significant amount of time volunteering with the Federal Park Service, giving presentations on the roles of women during the American War of Independence. Ms. Hummel earned her B.S. degree from the University of Southern California and her J.D. degree from the University of Denver College of Law.

Speaker bio
Steven H Cousins

Steven H. Cousins

Steven H. Cousins, LLC
Steven Cousins

, a member of Steven H. Cousins, LLC, in Monroe, Connecticut, practices in workers' compensation, personal injury and trial law. He has represented claimants at all levels of the workers' compensation process, from informal hearings through formal hearings, as well as appellate work before the Compensation Review Board, the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Connecticut Supreme Court. Mr. Cousins is recognized as a board certified workers' compensation specialist by the Connecticut Bar Association Standing Committee on Workers' Compensation Certification. He is a member of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association Workers' Compensation Committee, the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Cousins has also been a cochair of the Young Lawyers Workers' Compensation Section and the Executive Committee of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He is a frequent lecturer at professional education programs and a published author of articles in the Connecticut Bar Association's Compensation Quarterly. Mr. Cousins earned his B.A. degree from Vassar College and his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut. 

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
Eric R Arnold

Eric R. Arnold

Hendrickson & Long, PLLC
Eric Arnold

is an attorney at Hendrickson & Long, PLLC, located in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Arnold practices in the areas of general business litigation, oil and gas defense, toxic tort, consumer credit/protection, and disability advocacy. He has participated in the writing and completion of numerous legal briefs at all levels of the state and federal court system. Mr. Arnold, a wheelchair-bound individual with a form of Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, possesses over 15 years of personal experience with the West Virginia DHHR, Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security (SSI/SSDI) programs. This includes case management of private healthcare and staffing on numerous state and federal waiver programs. He has also participated in helping companies evaluate their standards, practices, and procedures for accessible employment opportunities, as well as their DEI policies. Mr. Arnold graduated with his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from West Virginia University and he earned his J.D. degree from West Virginia University College of Law. 

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