Working with experts is necessary in almost every tort case today. Whether you need a doctor to prove liability in a medical malpractice case or a life care planner to bolster your damage case, experts are critical to giving your client the best chance to succeed. However, working with experts can also be risky and expensive. Techniques for finding the most effective experts and for avoiding expert trouble are discussed below....
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The Maine Task Force on Ethics, created by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, has for the past four years been assessing the possibility of adopting the Maine’s version of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Maine was among the few states that did not base its Code of Professional Responsibility upon the ABA Model Rules....
The Portland Press Herald newspaper published an article this week about a $450,000 jury award won by Berman & Simmons attorney William Robitzek, on behalf of a client who was injured in a car accident in 2010.The verdict is another example of the reputation of Berman & Simmons as Maine’s leading law firm for personal injury cases. Berman & Simmons lawyers are never afraid to take cases to trial, and they consistently achieve life-changing results for their clients....
After a jury returns a result that seems unfair or contrary to the evidence presented at trial, it is too late to ask “Who are these people on my jury and how could they have reached that result?” Lawyers need to ask these questions and understand the answers to them before the trial begins....