2024 Personal Injury Practice Essentials Featured Event
Friday, September 13, 2024
2024 Personal Injury Practice Essentials
Tags: Tort; Litigation/Trial Practice; Big Ticket; Essential Series
Developing
a successful personal injury practice is both rewarding and very hard work -
and there are no short cuts. You must learn how to reach a target audience with
your message, then carefully evaluate the clients and cases that come in your
door. You must become both a subject matter authority and understand the
theoretical and practical nuances of procedure, evidence, negotiation strategy,
and motion and trial practice. You must learn the hard lessons of
practicing law and also running a small business - all within the exacting
ethical standards of the Rules of Professional Conduct and in competition with hundreds of your colleagues, many of whom have vastly more experience than you.
A daunting task? Certainly. Impossible? Not at all.
This
powerful and innovative seminar is designed and taught by lawyers who have
already done what you want to do - and they want to pass their knowledge and experience on. The goal of “Personal Injury Practice Essentials” is to provide insights and instruction on the basics of developing a PI practice, handling personal injury claims and doing it all without losing your license – or your mind! If you are considering or beginning to build a personal injury practice – whether from a plaintiff or defense perspective, this seminar is for you. Attending this program may be the most important single day of your law career.
What you will learn:
How to get and
evaluate the right cases and clients
How to
interview a client and get a case started
How to get the
information you need from medical providers
How to
structure an efficient and effective demand letter
How to get the
most for your client out of Mediation
How to open and
handle your Trust Account
How to conduct
an effective deposition and discovery
Effective trial
techniques that add value to your case
How to handle lien payoffs and settlement issues
This seminar is a basic level program.
This program qualifies for 6.25 MCLE; 0.5 LEPR
SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #246545E
For those required to take South Carolina Bar CLE "Essentials Series."
Pursuant to SCACR Rule 408(a)(3), newly admitted members are required, unless you fall within one or more of the exemptions outlined in Rule 408 (a)(3)(A)-(D), to complete one (not all) of the SC Bar CLE "Essentials Series" courses. Attendance at Essentials Courses not only meets the Essentials requirement, but also counts toward your required annual 14 hours of MCLE. No other CLE course, workshop, video series (i.e., the Supreme Court's Course of Study), or bootcamp will satisfy this requirement.
The "Essentials Series" is comprised of 10 full-day courses, which cover major practice areas, as well as legal ethics. Each course is designed and taught by experienced practitioners, are process oriented, and are specifically designed to provide step-by-step teaching, as well as the opportunity to interact with the faculty.
All essentials' programs will be held live at the SC Bar Conference Center, Columbia.
" Programs will not be available via live webcast.
" Lunch will be provided for those attending in-person.
Registration Fees
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Need
to cancel or transfer your registration? Simply notify us in writing no later than 24 hours prior
to the published start time of the seminar at registrar@scbar.org. You will be eligible to receive a full
refund, be transferred to the live webcast or archived on-demand version of the
same seminar, if available, or to a live or archived seminar of equal or lesser
value. If you need to cancel within 24
hours of the start time of a program, you are eligible to take the program in
its archived, on-demand format, if available.
Neither transfers to the live webcast, nor refunds will be issued for
cancellations made within 24 hours of a seminar start time.
Location Information
SC Bar Conference Center1501 Park Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2730