Personal Injury & Negligence

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Personal Injury Claims: Inside Reserves, Colossus, Adjuster Tactics, and More

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Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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5 hours 53 minutes
Tony Graffeo
Rachel Bussett
Barry Snyder
David Lowe
With Tony Graffeo from Alexander Shunnarah Injury Lawyers, PC + 3 others
Recorded October 30, 2024
Product ID 99057

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Overview

Maximize Settlement Results With These Insider Tips

How do you get reserves set higher? What is your adjuster's authority - and how do you go beyond it? If Colossus or other software is being used to value the claim, what keywords or data inputs can you give to drive up claim value? Join our experienced faculty for a full day of next-level insights on negotiating personal injury claims with insurance companies. Get insider information and strategies to maximize settlements - register today!

  • Take a look at how insurance companies value personal injury claims.
  • Uncover 7 creative ways to enhance your demand letters (and discover 5 things you may be doing wrong).
  • Tailor your demands and negotiation strategies to the insurer and claims adjuster you're dealing with.
  • Reveal the techniques and tricks that insurance adjusters have up their sleeves.
  • Find out how to deal with billed vs. paid and other adjuster reductions.
  • Discover negotiation strategies that veteran plaintiff's attorneys swear by.

Abbreviated Agenda

  • Reserves, Adjuster Authority, and More: Practical Insights You Should Know
  • Colossus and Other Claims Valuation Considerations
  • Demand Letters: 7 Things That Enhance Them (and 5 That Hurt Them)
  • How to Negotiate With Different Insurers and "Types" of Claims Adjusters
  • Claims Adjuster Negotiating Techniques and Tricks
  • Billed vs. Paid, Pre-Existing Conditions, and More: Countering Common Arguments
  • Insurance Bad Faith: What it is, What it Isn't, and How to Use it as Leverage
  • Tried-and-True Negotiation Strategies for Plaintiff's Attorneys
  • Legal Ethics

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Product ID 99057

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Reserves, Adjuster Authority, and More: Practical Insights You Should Know

  2. Colossus and Other Claims Valuation Considerations

  3. Demand Letters: 7 Things That Enhance Them (and 5 That Hurt Them)

  4. How to Negotiate With Different Insurers and "Types" of Claims Adjusters

  5. Claims Adjuster Negotiating Techniques and Tricks

  6. Billed vs. Paid, Pre-Existing Conditions, and More: Countering Common Arguments

  7. Insurance Bad Faith: What it is, What it Isn't, and How to Use it as Leverage

  8. Tried-and-True Negotiation Strategies for Plaintiff's Attorneys

  9. Legal Ethics

    • Conflicts of Interest
    • Managing Client Expectations
    • Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege
    • Candor and Nondisclosure

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Tony Graffeo
Tony
Graffeo
Alexander Shunnarah Injury Lawyers, PC
Rachel L Bussett
Rachel L.
Bussett
DiCello Levitt LLP
Barry M Snyder
Barry M.
Snyder
Law Office of Barry M. Snyder, P.A.
David A Lowe
David A.
Lowe
Keegan, Juban, Lowe & Robichaux, LLC
Speaker bio
Tony Graffeo

Tony Graffeo

Alexander Shunnarah Injury Lawyers, PC
Tony Graffeo

is the managing attorney at the Huntsville offices of Alexander Shunnarah Injury Attorneys, P.C., where he concentrates on litigation of motor vehicle collision cases and other personal injury matters. He also has extensive experience litigating cases involving defective products, medical negligence, and premises liability. Mr. Graffeo is a member of the Alabama State Bar and Tennessee Bar Association, Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and Alabama Association for Justice. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame; and his J.D. degree from the University of Alabama School of Law.

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Rachel L Bussett

Rachel L. Bussett

DiCello Levitt LLP
Rachel Bussett

is a trial attorney and recently joined the firm of DiCello Levitt LLP as Senior Counsel in Mentor, Ohio. Previously, Ms. Bussett was the CEO and Lead Trial Attorney at Bussett Legal Group, a full-service boutique law firm in Oklahoma City, which was also one of the largest all female law firms in Oklahoma. Ms. Bussett’s practice focuses on civil litigation matters arising out injury, abuse, neglect, trauma, and violence to children and their families. Currently she is leading litigation across the country for DiCello Levitt seeking justice for children who were sexually assaulted in the juvenile justice system. Ms. Bussett is licensed to practice in the state Courts of Oklahoma and Missouri, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Chickasaw Nation and Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal Courts, and numerous Federal Courts. Ms. Bussett received her B.S. degree from Oklahoma State University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Oklahoma City University School of Law. She is married and the mother of four daughters.

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Barry M Snyder

Barry M. Snyder

Law Office of Barry M. Snyder, P.A.
Barry Snyder

is the owner of The Law Office of Barry M. Snyder, P.A. He has more than 40 years of litigation experience focusing in the fields of personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense. Mr. Snyder is a board-certified civil trial lawyer, mediator and qualified arbitrator. He is also a NBTA certified trial lawyer. Mr. Snyder is AV rated with Martindale-Hubbel and voted Top Lawyers in Florida, Super Lawyer, and National Trial Lawyer's Top 100 civil plaintiff. He is admitted to practice in Florida, as well as federal courts (Southern, Middle and Northern districts). Mr. Snyder is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association; committee member of the Miami-Dade Branch of Professionalism for Attorneys; past guest speaker at University of Miami Law School, St. Thomas Law School, and Miami-Dade College; and is a trial consultant with Trial Consultants Inc. He is also a former past president of the North Dade Bar Association. Mr. Snyder earned his B.A. degree from the University of Miami and his J.D. degree from the University of New Hampshire Law School (Franklin Pierce Law Center).

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David A Lowe

David A. Lowe

Keegan, Juban, Lowe & Robichaux, LLC
David Lowe

is a partner with the law firm of Keegan, Juban, Lowe & Robichaux, LLC, where he focuses his practice in civil litigation, insurance bad faith, corporate matters, employment law, personal injury, and successions. Mr. Lowe is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the state of Louisiana, and has been admitted to practice pro hac vice before multiple federal courts in other jurisdictions. He has argued multiple cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court. Mr. Lowe is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University.

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