Personal Injury Training: Practical Skills and All The Docs CLE

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Personal Injury Training: Practical Skills and All The Docs

4 GENERAL CLE & 1 ETHICS CLE
January 28th, 2016
12-4:30pm

Live in Ft Lauderdale, via Webinar or Request Recording

This course is designed to help legal professionals, plaintiff or defense oriented, learn the basics of Personal Injury litigation to increase their marketable to potential employers and increase their efficiency in handling claims toward resolution.  The emphasis will be on presuit, pretrial procedure and discovery. The session will conclude with a Q&A.

Key Topics

  • How to effectively screen a case for liability and damages. Issue spotting, claims, parties and defenses.
  • How to prepare a comprehensive demand package whether in pre-suit or during litigation.
  • The pleading phase: causes of action, affirmative defenses and motions for summary judgment.
  • The discovery phase: interrogatories, request for production, requests for admission, depositions of fact witnesses, parties and expert witnesses.
  • How do effectively prepare for and present your case at mediation.
  • Negotiation strategies and “getting to yes.”
  • Professionalism and civility in civil litigation today.

With our unique live classroom settings, attendees will have the opportunity to personally receive valuable guidance from our thought leaders. Don’t miss this chance to be awesome in this competitive area of legal practice. Sign up today!

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About our Presenters:

Attorney David Farber
The Farber Law Firm – Coral Gables, FL

David S. Farber, founder of The Farber Law Firm, provides intelligent, effective and versatile legal representation for a diverse litigation and transactional client base. He concentrates his practice on complex civil and commercial litigation, which includes first party property and casualty insurance disputes, business law, intellectual property, and personal injury.

Mr. Farber began his legal career representing defendants, through insurance companies, in complex civil and commercial litigation matters, which included insurance coverage disputes, doctors/hospitals for claims of medical malpractice, nursing home/assisted living facilities for claims of abuse as well as the defense of personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, premises liability, negligence claims, and business disputes. During his tenure at this state-wide defense firm, Mr. Farber supervised a team of attorneys and was instrumental in the firm’s growth and prominence.

Mr. Farber’s insurance dispute and personal injury practice is unique because Mr. Farber brings together an abundance of insurance industry knowledge and aggressive negotiation skills having represented insurance companies and insureds. He has helped numerous homeowners and owners of large commercial properties recoup substantial funds needed to cover their property damages following a natural disaster or from a general insurance loss (pipe break, fire, roof leak, etc.) as well as significant pain and suffering and economic damages for victims of a personal injury. Mr. Farber also assists corporations of all sizes with maintaining, protecting, and preserving their established businesses through trademarks, copyrights, litigation, contracts, franchising, and brand/asset management.

Mr. Farber is admitted to practice before the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, the Supreme Court of Florida, all local courts within the state of Florida, the Supreme Court of Texas, and all local courts within the state of Texas.

Highly respected in the legal profession, Mr. Farber is ranked AV from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected by his peers in “Florida Trend Magazine” in its 2006 – 2010 and 2012-2015 editions as one of Florida’s Legal Elite. Mr. Farber has also been named to Florida’s Super Lawyers in the 2011 – 2015 editions of “Florida Super Lawyers Magazine.”

Mr. Farber is member of the Dade County Bar Association, Broward County Justice Association, Miami-Dade Justice Association, The Florida Bar, International Trademark Association (INTA), and the Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Industrial (Inter-American Association of Industrial Property).

Attorney Samuel A. Coffey
Coffey Trial Law – Fort Lauderdale, FL

Samuel A. Coffey is a trial lawyer devoted to representing individuals and their families who have been injured by the negligence of others including personal injury, catastrophic injuries, harmful and defective products, defective drugs, negligent drivers and dangerous conditions. Mr. Coffey also works extensively in areas relating to consumer fraud. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is included in their Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Mr. Coffey has considerable jury trial experience. He gained this experience as a partner at a prominent insurance defense law firm where he practiced for ten years. He used to defend individual and corporate clients against personal injury and wrongful death claims including: product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, pharmacy malpractice, boating accidents, aviation disasters and negligent security. Today this invaluable knowledge is helpful to consumers and clients who must deal with insurance companies.

Mr. Coffey is a member of the Broward County Bar Association, the Broward County Justice Association, an EAGLE member of the Florida Justice Association and The Florida Bar. He is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts and in the Federal District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

Mr. Coffey received his law degree from the University of Miami and was awarded his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Haven.

“Mr. Coffey has been recognized by his peers for inclusion in Super Lawyers Magazine for 2012. This honor is bestowed on the top 5% of attorneys practicing law in the local community.”


Event Date
Date(s) - 01/28/2016
12:00 am - 4:30 pm

Location
110 Tower - Ft Lauderdale

Event Cost
$0.00


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