Lectures & Video Essays
Continuing legal education lectures/webinars covering cross-examination techniques, workers’ compensation and personal injury practice for the South Carolina Bar and National Business Institute.
“Authoritative” – The South Carolina Bar
Department of Continuing Legal Education
Continuing Legal Education Lectures
Winning Strategies & Tips in Workers’ Compensation Practice/Selected Issues
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-198
Overcoming Medicine: Mastering the Medical Case in Personal Injury Claims
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-344
Selected Medical and Procedural Issues: Would the Real Diagnosis Please Stand Up?
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-351
Building PI Litigation Skills; Wound & Redemption Themes, Strategies and Other Topics
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-384Savior, Jezebel, Zombiecat – The Three Faces of Evidence
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-403
Cross Examination: Theory and Techniques
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-193
Downloadable Course Materials
Cross-Examination Strategies in Civil Litigation
Advanced Workers’ Compensation
Handling the Workers’ Compensation Case From Start to Finish
Building Your Civil Litigation Skills
Evidence Authentication and Admission: Top Mistakes to Avoid
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Isn’t personal injury law just about money?
The goal of making a claim and/or suing for damages is to compensate an injury victim. To compensate means to balance out. A person is injured as a result of another’s actions or lack of action. The new post accident state of affairs is out of balance – the injured...
What is negligence?
Negligence is a legal concept, a subcategory of the larger legal concept of “torts.” Torts is one of the pillars of remedial law, along with criminal law and contracts, i.e., a law which lays out the process of securing a remedy for an alleged wrong. For example, in...
I was in a car wreck, I have more medical bills, my car does not run right. What can I do?
I was in a car wreck and the insurance company sent me some money for my property damage and pain and suffering, but I still have more medical bills, and my car still does not run right. What can I do? This is a common question asked by prospective clients. The short...
What do I do if I hurt myself at work?
Workplace injuries are extremely common, so, first of all, don’t feel you’re “odd” or a “special case.” Employers know that workplace injuries are a business risk. That’s why most employers carry workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance works...
What should I do if I’m in a car accident?
Assuming that you are conscious and able to move about, you’re likely to be stunned and confused. If you smell smoke your vehicle may be on fire. In that case, you don’t have a lot of time. Check to see if your passengers are conscious and able to move. If so, exit...
Top 5 Reasons to Retain a Personal Injury Lawyer
1. Lawyers know the law This sounds obvious, but what are the implications of this statement? Personal Injury Law, like all other areas of law, is complex. Courts and legislatures have wrestled with personal injury law and its manifold applications and meanings for...
Overcoming Medicine – Mastering The Medical Case In Personal Injury Claims
A Continuing Legal Education Presentation Sponsored By The South Carolina Bar Thomas M. Gagne, Esq. November 9, 2017 Columbia, South Carolina “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Hamlet (Act I, Scene V) Welcome...
What is mediation?
In a nutshell, mediation is an alternative way to resolve legal disputes. It’s nothing new, but it has become fashionable in the last twenty years or so as the number of court cases (lawsuits) have proliferated and governmental budgets have contracted. Mediation is...
What is a personal injury case?
One of the main purposes of the law is to compensate persons for a wrong another person or entity has perpetrated upon them which results in a loss of some sort. For instance, if you’re a buyer and a seller agrees to sell you a specific number of goods at a specific...