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Answer Bar: Taking on the Car Crash Client
Contains material from Sep 2017 to Oct 2021
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Session 2: First Contact, Case Evaluation, and Client Expectations - Learn how to assess who has a claim, potential conflicts, how to evaluate the potential liability, damages, and costs of the case, and how to manage your client's expectations about their case.
Session 3: Investigation and Insurance - Examine critical aspects of the crash investigation, including the identification of potential parties and the myriad of potentially applicable insurance coverages.
Session 4: Important Cases in the Prosecution and Defense of UM / UIM Cases - A review of recent cases impacting UM/UIM cases and the strategies for prosecuting and defending uninsured and under-insured motorist claims.
Session 5: Injury Causation in Low Property Damage Cases - Hear from plaintiff and defense attorneys on best practices for assessing injuries in low property damage cases, including a review of the rationale behind these assessments.
Session 6: Medical Specials: The Defendant’s and Plaintiff’s Perspective - This presentation navigates the new changes and recent case law challenges regarding CPRC 18.001. Learn what to file and what to argue, including an overview of both the defendant’s challenges and the plaintiff’s defense of 18.001 affidavits.
Session 7: Notice to Potential Defendants and Pre-Suit Demands - Review what to include in your pre-suit demand, as well as how to provide notice to potential defendants and their insurers.
Session 8: Pre-Suit Settlement - Discuss considerations such as IOLTA requirements, liens and subrogation, and the potential net to your client.
Session 9: Subrogation and Liens - The choice is yours: go crazy trying to learn subrogation and liens on your own; commit malpractice by giving away your client’s money; or learn Medicare, Medicaid, worker’s comp, ERISA, hospital liens, child support liens, and self-funded vs insured in one relatively painless seminar. Choose door number 3!
Session 10: Negotiating with Insurance Adjusters - Learn how to maximize case value through preparation and presentation of the demand package.
Session 11: Routine Ethical Issues for the Car Crash Trial Lawyer - This presentation addresses the everyday ethical issues that arise in the prosecution and defense of personal injury cases.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
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Session 1
—46 mins
A Day in the Life of a Car Wreck Defense Lawyer (Sep 2017)
Discuss the laundry list of issues that the car wreck defense lawyer can expect to address in a typical day.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 The Car Crash Seminar
Ross S. Crossland,
The Crossland Law Firm - Austin, TX
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Donald H. Kidd
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Session 2
—39 mins
First Contact, Case Evaluation, and Client Expectations (Aug 2018)
Originally presented: Aug 2018 The Anatomy of a Car Crash Case
Donald H. Kidd,
Perdue & Kidd - Houston, TX
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Stephanie Baenisch, William M. Toles
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Session 3
—17 mins
Investigation and Insurance (Aug 2018)
Examine critical aspects of the crash investigation, including the identification of potential parties and the myriad of potentially applicable insurance coverages.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 The Anatomy of a Car Crash Case
Stephanie Baenisch,
Loncar & Associates - Dallas, TX
William M. Toles,
Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo - Dallas, TX
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Thomas A. Herald, Melissa Lorber
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Session 4
—46 mins
Important Cases in the Prosecution and Defense of UM / UIM Cases (Oct 2021)
A review of recent cases impacting UM/UIM cases and the strategies for prosecuting and defending uninsured and under-insured motorist claims.
Originally presented: Aug 2021 The Car Crash Seminar
Thomas A. Herald,
Thomas A. Herald, P.C. - Bedford, TX
Melissa Lorber,
Enoch Kever PLLC - Austin, TX
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R.J. Blue, Katherine M. James
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Session 5
—47 mins
Injury Causation in Low Property Damage Cases (Sep 2020)
Hear from plaintiff and defense attorneys on best practices for assessing injuries in low property damage cases, including a review of the rationale behind these assessments.
Originally presented: Aug 2020 Car Crash Seminar
R.J. Blue,
Fanaff, Hoagland, and Gonzales - Houston, TX
Katherine M. James,
The James Law Firm - Houston, TX
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Drew Gibbs, Junella G. Reese
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Session 6
—47 mins
Medical Specials: The Defendant’s and Plaintiff’s Perspective (Oct 2021)
This presentation navigates the new changes and recent case law challenges regarding CPRC 18.001. Learn what to file and what to argue, including an overview of both the defendant’s challenges and the plaintiff’s defense of 18.001 affidavits.
Originally presented: Aug 2021 The Car Crash Seminar
Drew Gibbs,
Gibbs & Crivelli, PLLC - Austin, TX
Junella G. Reese,
Meynier, Reese, Liber and Matte (Salaried Employees of Progressive) - San Antonio, TX
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Stephanie Baenisch, William M. Toles
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Session 7
—34 mins
Notice to Potential Defendants and Pre-Suit Demands (Aug 2018)
Review what to include in your pre-suit demand, as well as how to provide notice to potential defendants and their insurers.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 The Anatomy of a Car Crash Case
Stephanie Baenisch,
Loncar & Associates - Dallas, TX
William M. Toles,
Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo - Dallas, TX
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Stephanie Baenisch, Donald H. Kidd
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Session 8
—24 mins
Pre-Suit Settlement (Aug 2018)
Originally presented: Aug 2018 The Anatomy of a Car Crash Case
Stephanie Baenisch,
Loncar & Associates - Dallas, TX
Donald H. Kidd,
Perdue & Kidd - Houston, TX
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Judy Kostura
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Session 9
—49 mins
Subrogation and Liens (Oct 2021)
The choice is yours: go crazy trying to learn subrogation and liens on your own; commit malpractice by giving away your client’s money; or learn Medicare, Medicaid, worker’s comp, ERISA, hospital liens, child support liens, and self-funded vs insured in one relatively painless seminar. Choose door number 3!
Originally presented: Aug 2021 The Car Crash Seminar
Judy Kostura,
Kostura & Putman, P.C. - Austin, TX
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Matthew A. Ray
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Session 10
—46 mins
Negotiating with Insurance Adjusters (Oct 2021)
Learn how to maximize case value through preparation and presentation of the demand package.
Originally presented: Aug 2021 The Car Crash Seminar
Matthew A. Ray,
Warren Law Firm - West Lake Hills, TX
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Price Ainsworth
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Session 11
—26 mins
Routine Ethical Issues for the Car Crash Trial Lawyer (Sep 2020)
This presentation addresses the everyday ethical issues that arise in the prosecution and defense of personal injury cases.
Originally presented: Aug 2020 Car Crash Seminar
Price Ainsworth,
Lorenz & Lorenz LLP - Austin, TX