Personal Injury & Negligence

VA Specific

Virginia Auto Injury Litigation From Start to Finish

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 59 minutes
Tara Tighe Umbrino
David Holt
Christine Hummel
Steven Vinick
With Tara L. Tighe Umbrino from TLT Legal Services, PLLC + 3 others
Recorded October 23, 2024
Product ID 98810

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Overview

Winning Strategies for Your Auto Litigation Practice

One of the truths of auto accident practice is that no matter how similar the cases look - they're never the same. Within this vast variety, however, there are patterns that form into effective legal strategies. You can spend years of trial practice amassing the information to make them apparent, or you can benefit from the decades of combined experience that our attorney faculty have distilled into a one-day crash course on getting to the successful resolution as quickly and efficiently as possible. We'll help you develop simple practical skills to streamline the process and avoid missing any pertinent issues or steps. Get the tools you need to win your next auto dispute - register today!

  • Let our attorney faculty walk you through a crash case from the time of the collision through trial.
  • Recognize the potential of each case: be it for success or spectacular failure.
  • Explore common insurance coverage sources and find out how the courts interpret specific policy language.
  • Know what to look for in medical records and where to find it.
  • Take all factors into account when determining damages and find out how to support your calculations.
  • Expand your discovery tactics with tips from seasoned litigators.
  • Understand how Medicare set-asides and medical liens affect the size of the settlement, and incorporate them into your negotiations.
  • Gain practical tips for effective communication with the claims representative and maximize your chances for successful settlement.
  • Explore the ethical implications of the tripartite relationship and guard your impeccable reputation.
  • Recognize the conditions that trigger a bad faith claim and get simple tips for settling it quickly and efficiently.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Case Intake, Pre-Suit Investigation
  2. Insurance Coverage Research and Negotiations With the Claims Representatives
  3. Initial Filing and Discovery, Experts, and Evidence
  4. Liens and Subrogation in Settlement Negotiations
  5. Bad Faith
  6. Ethics
  7. Arbitration and Litigation: Preparation Tips and Hearing Strategies

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Product ID 98810

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Case Intake, Pre-Suit Investigation

    1. Case Screening
    2. Initial Client Interview/Questionnaire
    3. What You Can Find Out before the Claim
    4. Funding Auto Litigation

  2. Insurance Coverage Research and Negotiations With the Claims Representatives

    1. Auto Insurance Policies: Interpretation, Issues, and Hidden Treasures
      1. Auto Liability Coverage
      2. UM/UIM
      3. PIP/ Med Pay
      4. Multiple Policyholders
      5. Stacking of Coverage
      6. Available Limits
    2. Demand Packages
    3. Negotiating With the Adjuster

  3. Initial Filing and Discovery, Experts, and Evidence

    1. Filing Procedure and Case Scheduling
    2. Anatomy of Common Injuries
    3. Witness Depositions
    4. Obtaining Medical Records
    5. Selecting and Working With Experts
    6. Evidence Preservation

  4. Liens and Subrogation in Settlement Negotiations

    1. Medical Provider Liens
    2. ERISA Subrogation Liens
    3. Mandatory Insurer Reporting, Medicare Recovery Act, and Medicare Set-Asides
    4. Tips for Successful Mediation
    5. Addressing Pending Liens in Settlement Negotiations
    6. Subrogation
    7. Practical Tips for Restarting Stalled Negotiations
    8. Structuring Settlements

  5. Bad Faith

    1. Definition of Bad Faith
    2. When Can a Bad Faith Claim be Brought?
    3. First Party Bad Faith vs. Third-Party Direct Actions
    4. Types of Bad Faith Claims in Auto Insurance Context
    5. Settlement Considerations

  6. Ethics

    1. Preventing Conflicts of Interest
    2. Setting and Collecting Attorney Fees
    3. Maintaining Client Confidentiality
    4. Work-Product Doctrine as it Applies to Expert Witness Reports in Progress
    5. Insurance Defense Counsel Relationship with the Insured and Insurer
    6. Communicating with Represented Parties
      1. "CC," "Reply All," and Other E-mail Traps of Inadvertent Communication
      2. Plaintiff Attorneys' Communication With Represented Insurance Adjusters
      3. Investigators' Contact With the Opposing Party

  7. Arbitration and Litigation: Preparation Tips and Hearing Strategies

    1. Arbitration Procedure and Tactics
    2. Evidence Strategies
    3. Preparing Witnesses for Testimony
    4. Jury Selection Tips
    5. Case Presentation Tactics
    6. Preserving Issues for Appeal

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar offers a detailed overview of auto litigation that will benefit:

  • Attorneys
  • In-House Counsel
  • Claims Representatives
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Tara L Tighe Umbrino
Tara L.
Tighe Umbrino
TLT Legal Services, PLLC
David Holt
David
Holt
The Brain Injury Law Center
Christine Hummel
Christine
Hummel
Hummel Consultation Services
Steven B Vinick
Steven B.
Vinick
Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll, P.C.
Speaker bio
Tara L Tighe Umbrino

Tara L. Tighe Umbrino

TLT Legal Services, PLLC
Tara Tighe Umbrino

is the attorney at TLT Legal Services, PLLC. She is an experienced personal injury attorney and civil litigator. Ms. Tighe Umbrino has significant litigation experience in both jury and bench trials, and her strong desire to help others led her to become an attorney who fights for the rights of aggrieved and injured individuals. She is admitted to practice in Virginia (state, EDVA and WDVA), Maryland (state and DMD) and the District of Columbia (state and DDC). Ms. Tighe Umbrino is fluent in English and Spanish. She earned her B.A. degree from Tufts University and her J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School. Ms. Tighe maintains an active practice in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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David Holt

David Holt

The Brain Injury Law Center
David Holt

is an attorney with The Brain Injury Law Center. His primary focus as a trial attorney is plaintiff's personal injury/wrongful death, traumatic brain injury litigation, car and motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, and white collar criminal defense and traffic cases. Mr. Holt also practices in the areas of business law and contract disputes, products liability, defamation, workers' compensation and more. He has tried to verdict hundreds of jury trials, including many civil juries in the past several years, ending in awards of millions of dollars for his clients. As a prosecutor, Mr. Holt has given speeches and been an instructor of trial techniques around the country. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western districts of Virginia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Holt is a member of the Hampton Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, National Brain Injury Trial Lawyers Association, and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking. He earned a B.A. degree from the University of Mary Washington and his J.D. degree from Regent University School of Law.

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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. 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.

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Steven B Vinick

Steven B. Vinick

Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll, P.C.
Steven Vinick

is of counsel with the law firm of Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll, P.C., and practices in the areas of personal injury law, medical malpractice, criminal defense, and general civil litigation. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. He is on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery County Bar Association, and he is the treasurer of the Prince George's County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maryland Association of Justice. Mr. Vinick was the Maryland Association of Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2011. He earned his B.A. degree, Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

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