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Pennsylvania Personal Injury Litigation: Secrets Only the Top Attorneys Know

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Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Clifford Haines
Michael Pisanchyn
Ryan McDaniel
Kathleen Beers
Mark Levy
Ryan Zeli
Avery Quiles
With Clifford E. Haines from Haines & Associates + 6 others

Thu, Jul 16, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102136

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Overview

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

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Product ID 102136

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Pennsylvania 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. Wrongful Death Damages Calculations, Evidence, and Strategies

  5. 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
  6. 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
  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

Clifford E Haines
Clifford E.
Haines
Haines & Associates
Michael Pisanchyn
Michael
Pisanchyn
Pisanchyn Law Firm
Ryan P McDaniel
Ryan P.
McDaniel
Freeburn Law
Kathleen F Beers
Kathleen F.
Beers
Cooper Levenson
Mark C Levy
Mark C.
Levy
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Ryan A Zeli
Ryan A.
Zeli
Zimmer Kunz, PLLC
Avery J Quiles
Avery J.
Quiles
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Speaker bio
Clifford E Haines

Clifford E. Haines

Haines & Associates
Clifford Haines

is an attorney at Haines & Associates. He has won multiple millions in jury awards and settlements in a variety of courtroom settings litigating cases, including business disputes, professional negligence, legal malpractice and medical malpractice. Mr. Haines also often serves as an expert for both plaintiffs and defendants in legal malpractice cases because he is able to adroitly synthesize complex issues into easily understandable concepts for a jury to understand and comprehend. He served as chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and a Pennsylvania Delegate to the American Bar Association. Mr. Haines dedication to legal education is evident through his directorial role at Temple University's Academy of Advocacy and his teaching engagements nationwide in association with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). 

Speaker bio
Michael Pisanchyn

Michael Pisanchyn

Pisanchyn Law Firm
Michael Pisanchyn

is the owner and founder of Pisanchyn Law Firm. He primarily works on cases involving individuals who have been charged with a crime or have suffered injuries due to an automobile accident, a tractor trailer accident, a motorcycle accident, medical malpractice, a birth injuries, brain injuries, wrongful death, animal bites, slips, trips, and falls, workers' compensation, Social Security disability benefits, and all personal injuries caused by another’s negligence. Mr. Pisanchyn earned his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from Dickinson School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania.

Speaker bio
Ryan P McDaniel

Ryan P. McDaniel

Freeburn Law
Ryan McDaniel

is an attorney at Freeburn Law. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and has represented clients in trial, arbitration and mediation. Mr. McDaniel earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton and his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Speaker bio
Kathleen F Beers

Kathleen F. Beers

Cooper Levenson
Kathleen Beers

is of counsel at Cooper Levenson. She has a diverse legal background spanning personal injury, complex commercial litigation, corporate law, real estate, trademark, and appellate practice. Ms. Beers has represented clients at the highest levels of the legal system, including the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeal, and New Jersey's appellate and supreme courts. She received her bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and her J.D. degree from Rutgers University Law School. Ms. Beers is a member of the Atlantic County Bar Association, Gloucester County Bar Association, New Jersey Association for Justice, and Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

Speaker bio
Mark C Levy

Mark C. Levy

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Mark Levy

is a litigator and trial attorney at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC who has spent most of his career defending manufacturers of consumer products in heavily regulated industries in civil claims brought by private plaintiffs as well as both civil and criminal charges initiated by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. He regularly handles matters involving threatened or actual enforcement actions undertaken by agencies, commissions, and departments of the United States such as the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Department of Defense (“DOD”), and Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) as well as matters initiated by the various state enforcement agencies including state attorneys general. Mr. Levy received his B.A. degree from Wesleyan University and his J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law. He is a member of the Food and Drug Law Institute, Philadelphia Bar Association Federal Courts Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, and the Villanova University J. Willard O’Brien American Inn of Court. Mr. Levy is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

Speaker bio
Ryan A Zeli

Ryan A. Zeli

Zimmer Kunz, PLLC
Ryan Zeli

is an attorney at Zimmer Kunz, PLLC, where he currently serves as the firm's vice president. His practice is focused on all areas of civil litigation, with a concentration on general liability, transportation, toxic tort defense, as well as contract disputes. Mr. Zeli earned his B.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. degree from Duquesne University School of Law. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute; Committee Member Young Lawyers Division, The Harmonie Group Next Generation Liaison, American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Allegheny County Bar Association Member PUMP. Mr. Zeli is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, and before the U.S. District courts for the Western and Eastern districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern districts of West Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern districts of Ohio, and United States Supreme Court.

Speaker bio
Avery J Quiles

Avery J. Quiles

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Avery Quiles

is an attorney at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. He focuses his practice in the area of commercial litigation. Mr. Quiles counsels and defends clients in a variety of complex litigation claims and draws on a background of representing businesses and some of the nation’s largest retailers across various industries. He earned his B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. Mr. Quiles is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western districts of Pennsylvania.

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