Accepting a Case / by Marcus Gunn

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Belli Tapes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administration of Justice.

Legal occupations.

Local Subjects:

Administration of Justice.

Legal occupations.

Genre:

Instructional

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : American Multimedia, 2004.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Attributes of a good trial lawyer; Why to accept a case; Why not to take a case; A lawyer's duty; Liability and damages; What a case is worth; The Gluckstein case; Trial lawyers and insurance company lawyers; Purpose of the initial client interview; Cases to avoid; Jurisdiction questions; Statutes of limitation; Accepting criminal cases; The Jack Ruby Case; The lying client; The role of your investigator; Setting legal precedents; Determining compensation; Stare decisis; Res Ipsa Loquitur; Libel and slander cases; Dramshop liability; Divorce cases; The Frank Sullivan case; Personal injury cases; Other kinds of cases; Contributory negligence; Contingency basis and fees; Referring cases to other lawyers; 'Captain of the Ship'; A lawyer's responsibility to his client; Avoiding legal malpractice errors; and more.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).

OCLC:

812277260