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These are challenging times, and they become more so every day. As Americans, we need to take the time to recognize those hurting within the Black community and help create solutions for a better future. It is my hope that we can reflect on the racism and injustice affecting our Black brothers and sisters worldwide. And it is my hope that our legal community will have meaningful internal discussions, and work to address how we can do our part to promote justice and equality in our communities.  To that end, Trial Guides will donate 100 percent of our profits on Friday, June 5th,...

Get a copy of the demand letter Glenn used here. Glenn Fair Jr., of Oakmont Law Group P.C., was kind enough to share a success story regarding a recent nearly half a million dollar settlement he obtained on a zero-offer case with disputed liability using lessons learned from Running with the Bulls by Nicholas Rowley and Courtney Rowley. Our congratulations to Glenn and his team, read below to learn more about how Glenn was able to obtain a just result for his client. Six-Figure Settlement on Zero Offer Case: About two years ago, our firm received a copy of the...

Last week a very important study was published for doctors and lawyers who handle traumatic neck injuries. The study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, is the result of 10 years of work reviewing the validity of motion X-ray in the determination of causation in cervical spine injuries. This study promises to be a game changer in providing objective evidence of injury in patients with chronic pain after whiplash trauma. The study describes an analysis of the motion x-ray (aka video fluoroscopy [VF] or dynamic motion X-ray [DMX]) studies of 196 people (77 normal, and...

In Hidalgo County, Texas, attorneys Michael Cowen and Malorie Peacock of Cowen Rodriguez and Peacock obtained a just multimillion-dollar verdict for the widow of a man who died during a trench collapse. The Case: Trenches tend to cave in, which is why there are safety regulations to prevent this. If a trench is over five feet deep, certain safety equipment is required. The defendant did not use the required equipment. The trench collapsed and the plaintiff’s husband died.  The plaintiff’s husband was undocumented and that fact posed an obstacle for the plaintiff’s case in trial. Also the plaintiff and her...

Reviewed by Anna Burr Originally published in the Aug/Sept 2019 issue of Trial Talk, the bi-monthly magazine of the Colorado State Trial Lawyer's Association. Becoming a lawyer—especially a trial lawyer—is no easy feat. It requires four years of undergraduate education, three years of law school education, six months or more of bar exam and Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) prep, and successful passage of those two tests. And yet, after all the money, time, study, and stress, one thing is clear after we emerge, blurry-eyed and exhausted on the other side: we still know nothing about how to practice law. Some new attorneys obtain positions...