Video Transcript
Experienced trial lawyers are important in any case, even if it’s not going to be litigated, because we know how to analyze cases and present the strongest evidence. We know what evidence works and what evidence doesn’t work, and that’s where the strength of that experience comes into play.
I used to be a defense lawyer many years ago, and the people on the defense side know who the plaintiff’s lawyers are that try cases. As a general rule, those lawyers are going to get offered more money for the cases they handle.
When I was a defense lawyer, one of the first questions I would get from an insurance person was, will that plaintiff’s attorney go and try cases?
And if the answer was yes, they got more money and more respect, basically. So even if you don’t end up actually trying the case, it makes a difference in the way that you’re perceived by the defense.
