Monthly Archives: August 2013

CLE Course: How to Prepare Your Client for Deposition

Considering that less than 5% of cases go to trial, deposition is now one of the most crucial aspects of litigation.  For your anxious client, the deposition is almost the functional equivalent of their “day in court.” One of the most useful subjects, both for lawyers and their clients, has been preparing to give testimony at a deposition. Proper preparation of the…

CLE Course: The Initial Client Interview in Family Law Matters

Do you know one of the best times to prevent malpractice? During the very first meeting with the client – at the outset of the attorney-client relationship. This is a crucial point in the attorney-client relationship that must be used to examine many facets of your representation – from your competence to handle the matter in question to the existence of conflicts…

CLE Course: Client Intake, Damages & Expert Witnesses – Do You Want to Take This PI Case?

When you are contemplating whether to take that next case remember the quote below.  This quote is from a seasoned attorney who has learned his lesson the hard way – not to take every case that walks through the door.  How many times have you started a case and then once you get deeper into it you think to yourself, “why did…

CLE Course: An ERISA Litigation Primer

As retirement plans have come to hold an increasing amount of our nation’s wealth, the number of lawsuits claiming violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security (ERISA) Act has increased exponentially.  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 – or commonly known as ERISA – protects the assets of millions of Americans so that funds placed in retirement plans will be…

CLE Course: A Legal Primer on Nonprofit Law

Did you know that there are currently over one million nonprofits in the United States? Or that over 50,000 new non-profits are formed each year? Everything from labor groups and churches to schools and fraternal beneficiary societies qualify for 501(c)(3) status – if the proper legal formalities are followed.  The IRS recently ‘cleansed’ over 275,000 nonprofits, stripping them of their federal tax-exempt…