Soft Tissue Injury & a $1.2M Verdict Against UIM Carrier
Guest Blog By Bernard Solnik The UIM carrier was the named defendant. The trial was bifurcated: one jury, two phases. Phase One – breach of contract; the sole issue was the value of my client’s losses....
View ArticleOBTAINING FULL JUSTICE BY PROVING THE SYSTEM FAILURE
By Gregg W. Luther, Keenan Law Firm Partner The Problem Papa Don has preached the Power of Proving the System Failure for decades. Everyone reading this has hopefully seen the Power of the System...
View ArticleEDGE SUPERSTARS — AUTOPSY: $20M JOPPY VERDICT
By Jessica Badour This case was tried by a collaborative, Edge-driven trial team led by Jennifer C. Robinson, Brian P. Sanford and Elizabeth “BB” Sanford, with co-counsel Robert Liechty and Lisa Sahli...
View ArticleEDGE SUPERSTARS — AUTOPSY: $20M JOPPY VERDICT
By Jessica Badour This case was tried by a collaborative, Edge-driven trial team led by Jennifer C. Robinson, Brian P. Sanford and Elizabeth “BB” Sanford, with co-counsel Robert Liechty and Lisa Sahli...
View ArticleEDGE SUPERSTARS — AUTOPSY: $20M JOPPY VERDICT
By Jessica Badour This case was tried by a collaborative, Edge-driven trial team led by Jennifer C. Robinson, Brian P. Sanford and Elizabeth “BB” Sanford, with co-counsel Robert Liechty and Lisa Sahli...
View ArticleEDGE SUPERSTARS — AUTOPSY: $20M JOPPY VERDICT
By Jessica Badour This case was tried by a collaborative, Edge-driven trial team led by Jennifer C. Robinson, Brian P. Sanford and Elizabeth “BB” Sanford, with co-counsel Robert Liechty and Lisa Sahli...
View ArticleEDGE AUTOPSY: MARJORIE HAUF ($1.5M Bad Faith Verdict)
By Jessica Badour Marjorie Hauf is a Nevada- and Arizona-licensed trial attorney and partner at H&P Law, where she represents clients in personal injury, wrongful death, insurance bad faith, and...
View ArticleRemembering Ken Blan
With sad hearts, we remember Ken Blan, one of our proud Edge attorneys, who we just heard has passed away. Ken started with Papa Don way back in the “Reptile Days,” with a Reptile Seminar in 2013. He...
View ArticleEDGE© AUTOPSY – EDGE© SUPERSTAR BIJAN DARVISH
In 1999, Bijan Darvish began his career in law enforcement, wanting to help keep communities safe. As a police officer, he served on the board of directors for two police associations and fought for...
View ArticlePOWER OF OBESITY
By Papa Don Keenan At some point in your career, you will face a defense of obesity. The argument is that your client caused, in part or in whole, their damages based on the fact that they are fat. At...
View ArticleTRIAL NOTEBOOKS; PART 1 (Voir Dire & Misc.)
By Papa Don Keenan For more than 40 years I’ve used my own version of a trial notebook system. For me, a notebook is good because everything is visual and easily accessible – all hole punched, with...
View ArticlePOWER OF AGE
By Papa Don Keenan At some point in your career, you will face the elderly defense. That is, your client is so old that the damages simply do not matter. Statistics show that life expectancy increases...
View ArticleCALM OVER CHAOS: The Power of Not Pressing Under Pressure
By David Crump, The Crump Law Firm I. Introduction: Pressure is a Liar In high-stakes environments like courtrooms, pressure whispers a lie: pressing harder, pushing more intensely, and speaking more...
View ArticleTHE RETURN OF THE DAY IN THE LIFE
By Papa Don Keenan Twenty-five years ago (maybe more?), the main way I settled cases was through videos of the “Day in the Life.” For those not accustomed to the DIL, it’s a video composite of the...
View ArticleBRING YOUR CASE TO LIFE WITH SILHOUETTES
By Papa Don Keenan Important notice: The Keenan Law Firm is once again offering a one-year fellowship to a qualified attorney. The position will be for a year’s time and based at our office on the...
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