Kurt Zaner · Sarah McEahern

1. Building the case
   1. Case selection
   2. Early Actions
      1. Site inspections,
      2. Expert hires,
      3. Case evaluations
   3. Experts
      1. What kind to hire – architects, engineers, human factors, regulators, etc.
      2. When do you hire
      3. Best places to find them
2. Filing the Case
   1. Setting up the claims and parties
   2. Pleading PLA v. Negligence
3. Document Discovery
   1. Documents needed
   2. Discovery Request Strategy
   3. ESI
4. Deposition discovery 30b6 Depos

30b6/PMKs

1. Topics
2. Depo strategy
3. Rules of the Road
4. When to press

Fact witnesses

Order of depositions

Your client’s deposition

5. Trial Preparation

1. MILS
2. Demonstratives v. Chart Paper
3. Focus groups
4. Order of witnesses

6. Jury Selection in Premises Cases

1. Questions you must ask
2. Questions you would like to ask
3. Questions you shouldn’t ask.

7. Opening

1. Educate, inform, and planting seeds
2. Diffusing defenses
3. Introducing clients damages

8. Cross of Defense Witnesses

1. Strategy
2. Drama
3. Depo Clip Integration

9. Closing and Rebuttal

1. Will demonstrate PLA closing with slide deck
2. What to save for rebuttal – briefcase decisions?