This series of blog posts will present my top tips during jury selection. In the past five years, I have tried cases in many of the most conservative counties in Oregon and I have the battle scars to prove it. Having been fortunate enough to walk into a litigation position straight out of law school, … Read More
Trial Report – Bend DUII Accident, Part III
The DUII-auto accident trial detailed in the last two posts took four full days. When they jury returned, they awarded my client the following: $8,350.10 for all past medical expenses. No future medicals. This was the most surprising part of the award decision, since they related all priors up to last November. No lost wages … Read More
Trial Report – Bend DUII Accident, Part II
The judge in the Bend DUII-auto accident case was the Honorable Kip Leonard from Eugene. He was an excellent judge – and funny to boot. The Defense Attorney was Brian Driscoll of Smith Freed Eberhard. He did a fine job and was easy to work with. The main issues in this case were as follows: … Read More
Trial Report – Bend DUII Accident, Part I
On April 11, 2008, at about 8:45 p.m., our client was leaving a bar in Bend when he saw the Defendant engaged in a physical altercation with another patron. Our client watched the Defendant – who has admitted to drinking alcohol before this incident – strike the patron, pushing him into our client before the … Read More
Trial Report – Motor Vehicle Accident in Medford, Part III
The trial detailed in my two previous posts took three days. When the jury returned from deliberations, here is what they awarded my client: $53,612.78 for all past medical expenses. Note that I prevailed on directed verdict on this issue, as the defense admitted these expenses as reasonable and necessary in response to my Request … Read More
Trial Report – Motor Vehicle Accident in Medford, Part II
In my last post, I laid out the events leading up to the trial. The trial concerning the motor vehicle accident in Medford came before the Honorable Judge Ron Grensky in October, 2012. The Defense Attorney was Jose Cienfuegos, in-house counsel for Allstate. He did an excellent job, and was easy to work with. He … Read More
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