Category: Practitioner Insights
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When a new case lands, the first 15 minutes matter more than most attorneys realize. Before formal assignment, before strategy sessions, before anyone has read the full complaint, there’s a window. The party that uses it well enters the case with structure. Everyone else is catching up. Read More
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There are plenty of cases about Christmas. But an equally interesting story lies on Christmas. In this article, we’ll follow the litigants who set the docket in motion on Christmas Day. With each court filing that comes into view, we’ll watch as the cases cluster into an unusual pattern, a shape seen on no other… Read More
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Understanding negligence, liability, and case law in a turkey hunt While personal injury claims involving hunting accidents are rare, they are not unique. A successful claim, like any other, requires proof of duty, breach, and causation. A plaintiff must show that a duty of care was owed, that this duty was breached by falling below… Read More
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As Featured in Beverly Hills Bar Association “Modern Lawyer” February 2025 Civil litigation is flooded with busy work. In 2020, a survey of general counsel published by Juro and Wilson Sonsini found that 67 percent of in-house attorneys at fast-growth companies felt buried in low-value work. And, for outside counsel, the problem only gets bigger. This same… Read More
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Originally published in Santa Barbara Lawyer. In this article, Nicole Clark explains how attorneys use verdict data and legal analytics to evaluate slip-and-fall cases, predict jury outcomes, and guide settlement decisions. “Who hurt you?” shouts a billboard for the Razavi Law Group in Los Angeles. The city is awash with gigantic advertisements in this style,… Read More