Don’t end up in the worst chair in the room
Tips from legal malpractice defense counsel on avoiding some common causes of malpractice claims.
Timothy Halloran and Karen Stromeyer

The verdict on courtroom fashion
Do clothes make the man (or woman)? When appearing in court, is it best for the attorney to wear a “law suit”?
Anayat Durrani

When the attorney endorses the client’s name to the settlement check
Upon learning that his attorney has forged the endorsement on a settlement check and the money is now gone, the client has multiple options for redress.
David Cook

Medical malpractice and catastrophic brain injury
Three common themes in catastrophic medical-malpractice cases.
Bruce G. Fagel

California’s new Organ and Bone-marrow Donation Leave law
The last thing a California employee should be worried about when giving the “gift of life” is the time taken off work.
Elnaz Masoom

Evidence at trial: Mistakes I made so you don’t have to
The mistake at trial is never as bad as you think it is when you’re
making it.
Jason M. Adams

ADR: Showing respect for mediation – and the mediator
Respect for the process and the participants includes being as prepared as you would for the courtroom.
Hon. Joe Hilberman, Ret.

Profile: Tom Brandi
He wanted a career in baseball. Instead, this veteran trial lawyer hits the ball out of the park in the courtroom.
Stephen Ellison

Trial Practice and Procedure
Don’t get tripped up in your next fall case
Defense verdicts are common and comparative fault is often substantial, but careful analysis of the venue and circumstances can lead to a convincing case for liability.
Michael F. Gatto, The Veen Firm

Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief
Recent cases of interest to members of the plaintiff’s bar
Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich

Back Story
Help! I need somebody
Avoid the slippery slope. Keep your ego out of the equation and call someone who has the expertise you don’t!
Miles B. Cooper