Index

• Author: Ellsworth T. Rundlett III
• Pages: 883-904

I-1

—A—

Accepting Cases, Factors to Consider §130

Accident Report §310.8

Advances §240

Advantages

Plaintiff’s, at trial §612

Advertising §870

Ethical considerations §§373, 870, 870.5

Reference aids §871

Techniques

Ad brokerage firms §870.11

Birthday cards and notes §870.13

Board certification §870.10

Charity advertising §870.9

Client referral §870.1

Direct mail §§870.4-870.5

Group legal plans §870.12

Information booklets §870.2

Newspaper §870.8

Television and radio §§870.6-870.7

Websites §870.16

Yellow pages §870.3

Affidavit

Of plaintiff, sample §521.1.2

Agenda

Negotiation §445

Alcohol Consumption §512.4

Checklist §512.4.1

Alternate Dispute Resolution §470

Directory of firms §472

Forms of §471

Arbitration §471.2

High-low §471.3

Mediation §471.1

Mini-trials §471.4

Mandatory alternate dispute resolution §533.3

Tips §533.4

Mediation

Case summary, sample §475

Preparing for, checklist §474

Neutral evaluation §477

When to use §473

Ambulance

Driver report §341

Appeal §730

Analyzing likelihood of §712

By plaintiff §720

Checklist §730

Arbitration (also see Alternate Dispute

Resolution) §471.2

High-low §471.3

Assault and Battery (also see Intentional Torts)

§131.5

Examples of §131.6

Opening statement

Sample §648

Assets

Evaluating defendant’s §§133, 133.1

ATLA §123

Direct examination §§650, 651

Trial notebook §621

Attorney Fees

Contingent §§240, 241

Fee problems with clients §740.1.4

In structured settlements §464.1

Reduction §740.1.3

Referral §137

Authorization

Claims representative need for §452

Client §441

Forms §270

Closing case §270.2

Driving record/DMV §270.6

Employment records §270.5

Medical §270.1

Organizing §361.1

Pay liens from settlement §270.9

Pay medical bills from settlement §270.8

Police report §270.3

School records §270.7

Tax returns §270.4

Automobile Cases

Analyzing liability §131.1

Auto body repair experts §653.2

Bicycle cases §131.1

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Cell phone cases §131.17

Center line cases §131.1

Checklists

Analyzing pedestrian cases §131.4

Bicycle cases §131.1

Defendant deposition §524.2

In-line skater cases §131.1

Intake form, driver §222

Intake form, passenger §223

Parked car cases §131.1

Photographs to obtain §310.3

Skateboard cases §131.1

Stalled car cases §131.1

Cross-examination

Defense expert §663.1

Deposition

Checklist §524.2

Defendant §524.2.1

Disabled car cases §131.1

Discovery

Deposition checklist §524.2

Interrogatories §523.1

Request for production of documents §527.3

Requests for admission §§523.1, 526.2

Examples §410

In-line skater cases §131.1

Interrogatories §523.1

Intersection cases §131.1

Failure to yield §131.1

Liability checklist §131.1

Letters

Demand §433

Representation §§332.1, 332.2, 332.5

Response to offer §§463.1-463.3

Opening statements

Sample

Clear liability §644

Questionable liability §645

Parked car cases §131.1

Parking lot cases §131.1

Passenger cases §131.1

Intake form §223

Pedestrian cases §131.1

Statutory references for §131.1

Photographs §310.3

Rear-end cases §131.1

Request for Production of Documents §527.3

Requests for Admission §526.2

Road defect cases §131.1

Skateboard cases §131.1

Stalled car cases §131.1

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Bankruptcy, Client’s §229.2

Forms for appointment during §229.2.1

Bankruptcy, Defendant’s §468.2

Forms for relief from automatic stay in the

case of §468.3

Bar Complaints

Avoiding §280.3

Responding to §280

Typical §280.1

Bias

Challenges for cause §633

Bicycle/Automobile Cases §131.1

Bills

Medical §§270.8, 342, 433

Documenting §§421, 433

Future §421.2

Organizing §361.4

Past §421.1

Prescription §342

Board Certification §870.10

Brochures, Settlement §434

Use of §435

Business Records

Admitting at trial §674.3

—C—

Car Wash Accident §141

“Carrot Tactic” §453.1

Case Evaluation §§130-150

Checklist for §201.1

Using defense attorneys, claims adjusters,

mediators, and focus groups §491

Case Investigation §310

Visiting the scene §310.1

Case Management, Use of Computers in §374.1

Cell Phone Cases §131.17

Challenges

For cause §633

Peremptory §634

Chain Stores, Large, Suits Against §§131.3.14,

131.3.15

Checklists

Alcohol Consumption §512.4.1

Animal Cases §131.3.9

Appeal

Analyzing likelihood of §712

Auto accident

Analyzing liability §131.1