Personal Injury & Negligence

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Medical Evidence Mastery for Personal Injury Lawyers

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
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2 hours 57 minutes
Judith Cofield
Tara Tighe Umbrino
David Sumner
Charles Consagra
With Judith M. Cofield from Judith M. Cofield, P.C. + 3 others
Recorded January 23, 2025
Product ID 99643

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Overview

AI, Expert Reports, Doctor Depositions, and More

Medical records and experts play pivotal roles in personal injury litigation. Make sure you're using them strategically! Join our experienced faculty as they illuminate practical tips for going on the offensive or defensive with medical evidence. Glean new insights to help you gain the advantage - register today!

  • Speed up medical records review with the help of artificial intelligence.
  • Find and prepare medical experts that can withstand scrutiny and attacks from opposing counsel.
  • Spot inconsistencies and other issues ripe for challenge in medical expert reports.
  • Uncover powerful questions to ask when deposing or cross-examining doctors.
  • Learn effective ways to get your medical records, bills, and expert testimony admitted into evidence.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Reviewing Medical Records (Plus Pointers for Using AI)
  2. Admission of Medical Records, Bills, and Expert Testimony
  3. 15 Tips for Selecting and Working With Medical Experts
  4. Inside Independent Medical Examinations and Expert Reports
  5. Doctor Deposition and Cross-Examination Tactics (With Sample Questions)

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Product ID 99643

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Reviewing Medical Records (Plus Pointers for Using AI)

    1. Organization Tips - and Do You Have a Complete Set?
    2. Interpreting and Reviewing Medical Records
    3. Creating Chronologies and Summaries

  2. Admission of Medical Records, Bills, and Expert Testimony

    1. Medical Records: Foundation and Hearsay Insights
    2. Medical Bills: Establishing Authenticity, Necessity, and Reasonableness
    3. Medical Expert Testimony: Qualifications, Foundation, and Common Objections

  3. 15 Tips for Selecting and Working With Medical Experts

  4. Inside Independent Medical Examinations and Expert Reports

    1. Preparation Pointers
    2. The IME: What the Expert Will Ask, Do, and Look for
    3. Spotting Red Flags in the Reports

  5. Doctor Deposition and Cross-Examination Tactics (With Sample Questions)

    1. Prep Tips (With Sample Investigation Checklist and Depo Outline)
    2. Questioning Strategies for Depositions and Cross-Examination
    3. Addressing Key Medical Topics (With Sample Questions)
    4. Witness Control Techniques
    5. Effectively Utilizing Exhibits and Visual Aids

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Insurance professionals and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Judith M Cofield
Judith M.
Cofield
Judith M. Cofield, P.C.
Tara L Tighe Umbrino
Tara L.
Tighe Umbrino
TLT Legal Services, PLLC
David Sumner
David
Sumner
David W. Sumer Esquire, Sumner Medical Law
Charles I Consagra
Charles I.
Consagra
Needle Law Firm
Speaker bio
Judith M Cofield

Judith M. Cofield

Judith M. Cofield, P.C.
Judith Cofield

is a sole practitioner in Virginia Beach where her practice is limited to medical malpractice. She has been practicing law for more than 42 years. Ms. Cofield has been counsel in several Virginia Supreme Court decisions, some of which were seminal in the malpractice specialty. She is a frequent speaker and author on topics relating to her area of practice. Ms. Cofield also was an instructor on pre-trial discovery at Marshall-Wythe School of Law. She is a commissioner in chancery for the Circuit Court of Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach (past president, Executive Committee) and Virginia Women's (former member, Board of Directors) bar associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Ms. Cofield is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court. She earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, with the Phi Beta Kappa key awarded, from the College of William & Mary and her J.D. degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law.

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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 Sumner

David Sumner

David W. Sumer Esquire, Sumner Medical Law
David Sumner

has been managing medical negligence cases exclusively for over forty (40) years. He currently has a multi-state medical negligence practice on behalf of plaintiffs as a solo based in Tucson, Arizona (David W. Sumner, Esquire, Sumner Medical Law). However, he is a prior career defense medical malpractice trial lawyer, more recently, while in plaintiff's practice, he has also served as personal counsel for physicians being sued for medical malpractices in cases where the damages exposure to the defending physician potentially exceeded the professional liability coverage available for the occurrence. Mr. Sumner published extensively on medical malpractice litigation topics while a contributing editor for Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy (Leader Publications) for over a decade. He currently serves as a content contributor for ED Management (Relias Media), a national journal focusing on risk management issues pertinent to emergency departments. Mr. Sumner is actively licensed in seven (7) states (AZ, SC, GA, PA, OH, MD and AR) and he has also appeared via Pro Hac Vice in medical malpractice cases in multiple jurisdictions where not actively licensed (including NY, TX, IL and NC).

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Charles I Consagra

Charles I. Consagra

Needle Law Firm
Charles Consagra

is of counsel with Needle Law Firm, where he concentrates in the field of administrative law, with primary specialty in the areas of workers' compensation, unemployment compensation and Social Security. Since 1978, Mr. Consagra has been a part-time faculty member at Keystone College as an instructor in the areas of education, behavioral sciences, criminal justice and business law. He is an instructor in business for graduate students through Marywood University. Mr. Consagra earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Scranton and his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. He earned his Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology and his Master of Science degree in Ed from Marywood University. Mr. Consagra also holds a M.Div degree and Ph.D. degree (all but dissertations).

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