Mental and Emotional Injuries

Initial evaluation

What to expect in the interview:

• The process for the first interview with a plaintiff’s attorney in a mental and emotional injury case
• The topics and conclusion of the first interview with a plaintiff’s attorney in a mental and emotional injury case

Factors that can provoke an aggressive attack by defense counsel
Initial evaluation: Attributes of a strong case
Main screening factors that a plaintiff’s attorney uses when evaluating mental and emotional injuries

Investigation and discovery

Anticipating and meeting defenses in:

• Accident cases
• Sexual harassment and employment discrimination
• Sexual abuse of a minor case
• Nursing Home Elder Abuse Cases

Preparing for your deposition in a mental and emotional injury case
During your deposition in a mental and emotional injuries case
Deposing the defendant in workplace sexual harassment cases

Settlement

Type of case affects prospects for an early settlement
Preparing for settlement negotiations
8 steps for optimizing the settlement value of your mental injury case

Settling the:

• Sexual harassment and employment discrimination case
• Lawsuit for sexual abuse of a minor
• Psychotherapist-patient sexual abuse case

Trial

Trial considerations for:

• Accident cases involving severe mental and emotional injuries
• Sexual harassment cases involving severe mental and emotional injuries
• Employment discrimination (without sexual harassment)
• Plaintiff’s attorney in a sexual abuse of minor case
• Personal injury attorneys representing plaintiffs in elder abuse