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In part six of Trial Guides’ educational series on handling spinal injury cases by retired doctor and practicing trial lawyer Aaron DeShaw, Dr. DeShaw is joined by Florida trial lawyer Matt Powell. In this webinar, DeShaw and Powell provide information that will help you perfect how you handle spinal injury litigation. Powell has dedicated his career to understanding traumatic spinal injuries, regularly tries spinal injury cases, and is one of the few lawyers in America who has obtained a verdict of $1,000,000 or more in a minor impact case.

In this 90-minute presentation, DeShaw and Powell will address the following:

• Choosing whether to hire a biomechanist or crash reconstructionist
• Preparing yourself and your client for trial
• Trial of a spinal injury case
• Preparing for the normal defenses
• Common motions in limine
• Important jury instructions to consider
• Voir dire
• Opening
• Direct 
• Introducing learned treatises
• The importance of lay witnesses
• Cross-examining defense witnesses
• Closing
• Arguing noneconomic damages

Don’t miss out on this hour-and-half presentation, with a following Q&A, intended to help you improve how you handle your spinal injuries cases.

Additional sessions in this series will cover the following topics: 

• Session 1: Basic Spinal Anatomy for Lawyers and Legal Staff
• Session 2: Spinal Injuries
• Session 3: Treating providers, Imaging, Additional Examinations & Expert Opinions
• Session 4: Prelitigation Tactics & Demand Letters
• Session 5: Cross-Examining Defense Experts

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