CA Specific

Personal Injury & Negligence

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California Personal Injury Boot Camp

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OnDemand
6 hours 3 minutes
Guy Kornblum
Christine Hummel
Fred Blum
Elizabeth Skane
With Guy O. Kornblum from Guy O. Kornblum, A Professional Law Corporation + 3 others
Recorded October 13, 2023
Product ID 97265

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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; 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 and Negotiating Injury Claims
  3. Liens in Personal Injury: A How-to Guide
  4. Initial Filing and Discovery Tips in Personal Injury
  5. Using Experts to Prove Your Case
  6. Trying a Personal Injury Case
  7. Ethics
Product ID 97265

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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 and Negotiating Injury Claims

    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
    7. Reviewing Insurance, Negotiating With the Insurance Adjuster, and Demand Packages
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Using Experts to Prove Your Case

    1. When do You Need Experts?
    2. Selecting and Qualifying Experts
    3. Deposing and Defending Depositions
  6. 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
  7. 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

Guy O Kornblum
Guy O.
Kornblum
Guy O. Kornblum, A Professional Law Corporation
Christine Hummel
Christine
Hummel
Hummel Consultation Services
Fred M Blum
Fred M.
Blum
Edlin Gallagher Huie + Blum
Elizabeth A Skane
Elizabeth A.
Skane
Skane Mills
Speaker bio
Guy O Kornblum

Guy O. Kornblum

Guy O. Kornblum, A Professional Law Corporation
Guy Kornblum

is the principal in Guy O. Kornblum, A Professional Law Corporation with its principal office in San Francisco, California. He has specialized as a trial and appellate lawyer for over 45 years. The firm specializes in a wide range of civil litigation, including serious injury and wrongful death, financial and physical elder abuse, and all aspects of insurance including "bad faith" claims. Mr. Kornblum himself has handled over 4000 litigated matters to a conclusion and has several million dollar plus cases to his credit. He has represented hundreds of clients, small businesses, individuals, and large Fortune 500 corporations over his years of practice. He is highly regarded for his courtroom and appellate skills, and his representation of his clients in mediations, where he has a strong track record of successful settlements. Mr. Kornblum is certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the prestigious National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is a Charter Fellow, American College of Board-Certified Attorneys. He is also a Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocate's Forum, for those attorneys who have achieved multi- million dollar awards or settlements for their clients; is a Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary; is a "Top 100" Trial Lawyer; and is listed in the "Top 10" in the Personal Injury and Insurance Litigation fields. He is listed in the 23d Edition of "The Best Lawyers in America." He has been selected as a Super Lawyer each year since 2006, and is a Top Attorney in North America. Mr. Kornblum is the author of Negotiating and Settling Tort Cases: Reaching the Settlement, published by the Thomson Reuters Publishing Company 5th ed, which be released in the next few months, and two texts on insurance law and bad faith claim, and over 150 published articles on various topics related to civil litigation and insurance and injury claims. Mr. Kornblum has been lecturing on continuing legal education programs for over 45 years on a local, state and national level. He has taught programs for numerous providers and regularly lectures for the San Francisco Bar Association, the National Academy for Continuing Legal Education and other CLE providers. He also has taught law school students at the University of California Law School, San Francisco (formerly the Hastings College of the Law), and at Santa Clara University Law School and San Francisco Law School. Mr. Kornblum has also qualified in both state and federal court as an expert witness on insurance claim handling, settlement value, negotiations and case value, and on the standard of care applicable to lawyers in civil litigation.

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 19 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 the Colorado Bar Association. Her legal experience work includes Medicaid, probate and elder law. Ms. Hummel 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. She 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
Fred M Blum

Fred M. Blum

Edlin Gallagher Huie + Blum
Fred Blum

is a founding partner, who has been litigating cases for more than 40 years. His practice is concentrated in the areas of complex litigation, including: environmental, employment, and constitutional law. Mr. Blum also devotes large parts of his practice to business litigation, civil rights, and product liability. He has tried numerous cases in a wide variety of areas, including anti-trust, mass toxic torts, civil rights, and toxic property contamination. Representing individuals, government entities, or Fortune 500 companies, Mr. Blum has been uniquely successful whether acting on behalf of plaintiffs or defendants. He has obtained defense verdicts in mass toxic torts and property contamination cases as well as plaintiff verdicts in the multi-million-dollar range. Additionally, Mr. Blum has successfully litigated environmental matters ranging from CERCLA to RCRA, as well as trademark, unfair competition, and white-collar crimes. He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis and received his J.D. degree from Whittier College School of Law. Mr. Blum is admitted to practice in the state of California, all federal district courts in California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Speaker bio
Elizabeth A Skane

Elizabeth A. Skane

Skane Mills
Elizabeth Skane

is a partner with Skane Wilcox LLP. She focuses in the areas of personal injury; professional liability; government tort liability; construction and trucking and automobile cases; and is a vetted trial lawyer having tried many cases to verdict in the areas of personal injury, professional liability and construction defect. Ms. Skane has been published in San Diego Magazine and Las Vegas, as one of the top lawyers in her field every year since 2005. She is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in California and Nevada. Ms. Skane is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, San Diego Defense Lawyers, Las Vegas Defense Lawyers, Professional Liability Underwriters Association, Council for Litigation Management, and American Bar Association. She is a dean’s list graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, earning her law degree from the University of San Diego.

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