South Carolina Trial Law Blog
"Using technology to be a better trial lawyer."
Author: David Swanner is a Myrtle Beach, S.C., plaintiffs lawyer handling personal injury and workers' compensation cases.
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Recent Posts from South Carolina Trial Law Blog
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Funny Answer for Request on Information for an Expert
In a recent conversation: Question: Does anyone have any information on expert _______? Answer: You are in trouble. ______ is formidable. I have used the expert myself on several occasions. The expert is well qualified,…
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Don Keenan and David Ball Seminar on the Reptilian Brain
I went to their seminare in Atlanta 2 weeks ago. Great, great stuff. Unfortunately, the book was still at the printers and won’t be out for another week or so. They conducted a lot of…
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Why Listen to Me about Interrogation?
I’ve stayed out of the fray on this for as long as possible, but with the release of the memos from the Office of Legal Counsel, I juat have to include my opinion. As my…
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Trial Works Online Takes a Quantum Leap in Case Management
TrialWorks has added a extra-net or web-based component to their program. They’ve always had the remote access, but this allows you to give anyone a username and a password and access to a portion of…
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Update on Case Management Software
As many of you know, I have a penchance for case management and a background in programming and technology. Lately, Needles and TrialWorks have been the top two dogs in case management. Historically Needles was…
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New Trial Tech from David Ball, Don Keenan, Jim Fitzgerald and Gary Johnson
With his Damages book, David Ball gave plaintiff’s attorneys a structured way to talk about damages and to present a case from opening statements throughout the trial. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say it…
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How to Get the Last Dollar out of Mediation
One negotiating tactic that I can share we used today to get some extra money at mediation. But it should be used sparingly and in the right situation. We were in mediation today and the…
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Negotiating
One of my favorite parts of being a trial lawyer is negotiating. Getting the other side to pay more than they wanted to. In doing this for nearly ten years, I’ve picked up a few…
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My First Experience with Adjuster Law
When I was relatively new as a Plaintiff’s attorney, I received a call from a GEICO adjuster stating that at the beginning of December, that they wanted to take all of their cases and wrap…
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The Law According to Insurance Adjusters
Being an insurance adjuster is a hard job. They have to know a lot about medicine, law and insurance. Most adjusters also have a staggering caseload and are under fairly strict instructions on what they…