by Thomas Gagné | Mar 2, 2016 | Uncategorized, White Papers
Written by Thomas M. Gagne, Esq. for The National Business Institute
INTRODUCTION
I want to turn your attention now to litigation and hearing strategies. If you are preparing for hearing you should already have a solid legal and factual theory of your case. You should also have your sub theories solidified, i.e.: your theories of liability, proximate causation, damages and future damages, etc. Upon receipt of the hearing notice, make sure you have all the pertinent medical records of which you are aware. As I stated before, you will not necessarily have all the records if the opposing counsel discloses in his pretrial brief other records you and your client are unaware of that she’s planning to introduce. Remember, as the claimant, your brief is due 15 days before the hearing well the defendant’s is due 10 days before the hearing. (more…)
by Thomas Gagné | Mar 2, 2016 | Uncategorized, White Papers
Written by Thomas M. Gagne, Esq. for The National Business Institute
Introduction
Cross-examination is a weapon, an effective weapon if handled correctly and a dangerous weapon if not. It can be your best friend or your worst enemy if handled incorrectly. Like a weapon, it must be treated with respect and understanding. (more…)
by Thomas Gagné | Mar 2, 2016 | Uncategorized, White Papers
Written by Thomas M. Gagne, Esq. for The National Business Institute
INTRODUCTION
Thomas Gagne has practiced workers’s compensation and personal injury law in Greenville and Spartanburg South Carolina for seventeen years. He holds a B.A. from Cornell having studied literature and philosophy and is an alumnus of SUNY Buffalo Law School and Harvard Business School. He is a former JAG prosecutor and Special Assistant United States Attorney attached to Fort Jackson South Carolina. He also served as an assistant solicitor for Richland and York Counties. Tom was recently selected as a Top 100 Trial Attorney by the National Trial Lawyers as well as a Premier 100 attorney by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers. (more…)