Civil Litigation
Nov. 3, 2010
Evaluating in the Dark
How do you estimate the value of a case?
Ralph Barat Saltsman
Partner, Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson
Email: rsaltsman@ssjlaw.com
Ralph has extensive experience in the area of land use licenses and permits.
Stephen Warren Solomon
Attorney, Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson
Email: ssolomon@ssjlaw.com
Stephen practices administrative law. His expertise centers on licensing and Indian gaming and catastrophic personal injury.
Stephen Allen Jamieson
Partner, Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson
Email: sjamieson@ssjlaw.com
Stephen has represented plaintiffs and defendants in trials, and litigated cases involving catastrophic personal injury, business frauds, torts of all kinds, land use, and Indian casino gaming.
Being a personal injury trial lawyer means waiting for cases that have liability, massive damages, and a defendant who can pay. That call comes in one day and an appointment is set up to meet the potential new client. Invariably, the potential client's first question is "What can I expect as the value of my case?
Before that client comes to the office, he or she has already "determined" the value of the case, which is always on the high side. "If the elderly woman who spilled hot ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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