How to Build And Manage a Personal Injury Practice

by Gibson, K. William

• ISBN13: 9781590316733
• ISBN10: 1590316738
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

The book covers planning for a personal injury practice; deciding whether to go solo or form a partnership; marketing and financing the practice; interviewing clients; keeping clients happy; managing the workload; choosing office space and equipment; and much more. Written by an experienced and successful personal injury lawyer, this newly revised edition is perfect for lawyers starting a personal injury law practice and for current practitioners interested in improving their practice. Sample forms, reports, and letters are included on an accompanying CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

Why a personal injury practice is different	p. 1
Your first big decision : solo practice or partnership?	p. 7
Planning for your new practice	p. 19
Office space and equipment	p. 31
Marketing the personal injury practice	p. 41
The new client	p. 71
Keeping personal injury clients happy	p. 85
Working with employees, contractors, and other professionals	p. 91
Managing the workload : case management	p. 105
Essential software for case/practice management, document management, and trial presentations	p. 119
Preparing for settlement, arbitration, and trial	p. 129
Marketing plan	p. 135
Market analysis : competing high-volume personal injury firms	p. 137
Market analysis : differentiation from competitors	p. 138
Initial contact report	p. 139
Initial client interview	p. 140
Confidential client questionnaire	p. 145
Client service questionnaire	p. 151
Task assignment	p. 153
Master case plan	p. 154
Sample letters for a personal injury practice	p. 157
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