Personal Injury: How to Obtain the Best Settlement Offer for Your Client
| Faculty: | Alan Schnurman , David Schnurman |
| Production Date: | June 13 2011 |
Description
Alan Schnurman’s engaging presentation will teach viewers the most effective methods to settle their client’s personal injury case. In this course, Mr. Schnurman discusses the main factors that affect the worth of a personal injury lawsuit, how to smoothly perform the negotiation dance with a claims adjuster, how to obtain a settlement offer without actually asking for one, and many other techniques he’s acquired over his 40 years of experience as a plaintiff’s attorney. He also explains how to determine the optimal time to settle a case and how providing materials to the claims adjuster is extremely helpful in procuring a settlement. Throughout this engaging presentation, Mr. Schnurman fields questions from audience members that cover many common negotiation issues that come up in personal injury law practice. The wealth of information provided in this program is great for both attorneys at the beginning of their careers and experienced attorneys looking to learn new tricks from this master personal injury practitioner.
Please note: This course is accredited for 1.0 credit Practice Skills for Oregon attorneys.
Agenda:
I. Core Aspects of Personal Injury Cases
II. Negotiating with a Claims Adjuster
III. Negotiating Techniques Used by Claims Adjusters
IV. Cases that Should Settle Immediately
V. Settlement Strategies and Timing
VI. Mediation
VII. Miscellaneous Questions and Answers
User Reviews
James K. (Cleburne, TX)
Very good
Dan (Fremont, CA)
Excellent!
Lorien (Wichita, KS)
Interesting speakers, I liked the question and answer format.
David (Chicago Heights, IL)
Excellent
William (Plano, TX)
This speaker was great!! Learned a lot!
Allison (Kansas City, MO)
liked the speaker. candid, interesting, personable.
Laila (Boca Raton, FL)
He was a good speaker and excellent format.
Rakisha (Chicago, IL)
Fantastic. Great questions. Seasoned, candid speaker. This is what a CLE should be.
Joseph (Lexington, KY)
Outstanding offering...lots of good, practical tips & insights
John (Portland, OR)
Excellent
Kamala (Dallas, TX)
this was very informative
George (Bayport, NY)
Mr. Schnurman was excellent particularly in the q & a.
Eduardo (El Paso TX, TX)
Lots of insight in PI presentation
Evan (San Angelo, TX)
Excellent discussion of settlement strategies. These strategies look like they transfer well to any litigation practice.
William (Stony Brook, NY)
Good practical information
cheryl (new york, NY)
love mr. s, a pleasure to listen to all of his courses
Reagan (Porter Ranch, CA)
fairly balanced viewpoints expressed
Timothy (fort myers beach, FL)
He gets right to the point
Charles (Williamsburg, VA)
Excellent speaker
Lana (Alpharetta, GA)
This guy is great!
Jason (Woodbridge, VA)
I like the substantial question and answer
Laura (Grayson, GA)
Great, practical, informative
Randall (Blooming Grove, TX)
Excellent, experienced presenter
Rick (Tomball, TX)
exellent
Mary B (Houston, TX)
Truly excellent. Interesting and useful.
Ezekiel (Houston, TX)
Great hour of really useful and practical information
Carl (Urbana, IL)
Excellent, very engaging presentation. Thank you!
Carl (Urbana, IL)
Excellent, very engaging presentation. Thank you!
Eliseo (Dallas, TX)
Nice job.
Jonathan (Salem, OR)
Schnurman's great to listen to.
Yolanda (Atlanta, GA)
Great advice, good seminar for plaintiffs attorneys.
Kimberly (Austin, TX)
Very informative
Jack (Midland , TX)
good
Kenneth (Houston, TX)
Excellent tips.
Jane (Portland , OR)
Mr Schnurman is a great speaker.
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Great presenter.
Anna (Missouri City, TX)
good
John (Vancouver, WA)
informative
Trina (Dallas, TX)
Excellent presentation. Helpful and practical.
Neal (Frisco, TX)
Excellent
Robert (Katy, TX)
Outstanding. One of the best I've seen.
Chris (Houston, TX)
Great presentation!
Kim (Portland, OR)
Great course - kept me engaged.
Carole (Cypress, TX)
great speaker
Stephen (Webster, TX)
great course
James (Alvin, TX)
Excellent substance presented well.
David Randall (London, KY)
Great Seminar with very practical advice
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very good presentation
Daria (New York, NY)
One of the best.
Chris (Houston, TX)
Great presentation!
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Excellent.
Russell (Forest, VA)
outstanding
Paul (Portland, OR)
A very good and extremely useful presentation.
Michael (Haymarket, VA)
Great
Dominick (Fairfax, VA)
great job, great refresher, very informatrive
David (Dallas, TX)
Great advice!
Patrick (Chesterfield, MO)
One of your best presentations. Practical and infomative with cross-practice application on negotiating techniques
Charles (Houston, TX)
Great information for a plantiff's attorney.
Wanda (Houston, TX)
Very good presenter.
Kristi (Rosenberg, TX)
VERY informative!!! While some presentations can be "over the heads" of individuals who do not practice in the subject area of the given CLE, this discussion was down to Earth and beneficial to even new attorneys. Thank you!!
Ashley (Keller, TX)
interesting speaker
Arash (Vienna, VA)
BEST CLE I have ever experienced!
Lynn (White Plains, NY)
great
Deborah (Beltsville, MD)
Good topic and input from experienced lawyer.
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very informative
Andrew (Lewisville, TX)
Good.
james (abilene, TX)
really top rate
Lauren (Dallas, TX)
Very informative.
Eric (Bacliff, TX)
Keep up the high quality CLE!
Hugh (Arlington, TX)
Although I do not recommend seminars, this one was so good that I want to take another seminar by him.
Samson (Alexandria, VA)
one of the best
Jane (San Antonio, TX)
great presentation
Rodney (Texarkana, AR)
interesting questions and interview
Bernadette (Fayetteville, GA)
Good common sense approach combined with experience. Enjoyed.
steve (San Antonio, TX)
very good
Robert (Plano, TX)
Very informative.
John (Spring, TX)
great course and speaker.
barbara (dallas, TX)
Good negotiation techniques that is not limited to personal injury.
Timothy (Long Beach, NY)
very good practical advice.
Judge Joel (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Question and answer method is well handled
Jill (Dallas, TX)
Good seminar.
Michael (Lakeway, TX)
thank you
Susan (Iriving, TX)
Great presentation! I learned a ton, and I am not even a plaintiff's attorney. Very great speaker.
Roland (El Paso, TX)
This man is GREAT!!!
Gerald (Madison, TN)
Excellent presentation. I appreciated the time spent on answering audience questions.
James (Niceville, FL)
Outstanding course with multiple applications
Kevin (League City, TX)
Good common sense advice!
omotayo (houston, TX)
one of the best format and presentation of settlement class in a long time.
h cubbage (Dover, DE)
Very well organized and presented.
Jerry (Atlanta, GA)
Very informative. Speaker was very skilled and professional
William R. (El Paso, TX)
Outstanding
Floron (Houston, TX)
good speaker
David (Dallas, TX)
Outstanding CLE useful for anyone dealing with negotiations
James (Fort Worth, TX)
He's great, I'm going to watch this once a month.
Ronald (Dallas, TX)
Fantastic course. Lots of practical advice.
Matthew (RICHMOND, TX)
Excellent CLE!
elgin (Jackson, MS)
nice
Arthur (SOUTH HOUSTON, TX)
Thank you.
James Blake C. (Los Angeles, CA)
Good practical advice.
Melody (Denton , TX)
Whow! If I needed a personal injury lawyer, I would like for him to handle my case.
Anthony (Wilton, CT)
One of the best presenters I have ever heard.
Jeffrey (New York, AL)
the best course so far by this speaker.
thomas (Houston, TX)
Great Presentation
Marcus (Port Neches, TX)
great
Anton (Sugar Land, TX)
great subject and speaker. I also enjoyed the question-answer format
Oscar (San Antonio, TX)
Easy to follow and engaging Kept the materials
Abel (Bellaire, TX)
Excellent pointers from a very experienced attorney
Richard Clayton (Anchorage, AK)
excellent I have a case in NY from Texas... a real help!
Bill (Hinsdale, IL)
It was a good basic review for me of the settlement process
Kim (Dallas, TX)
Very interesting topic, speaker gave some solid advice applicable to settlement negotiating even outside personal injury.
Lisa (Austin, TX)
Very good and practical advice.
Tom (Barrington Hills, IL)
Exceptional presentation. Great insights.
Avraham (Cedarhurst, NY)
helpful in resolving cases
Donald (Pantego, TX)
This is the best presentation I have seen. It was well organized, very informative and contained a lot of very practical advice that was well presented.
marcelo (San Antonio, TX)
very informative, lots of good ideas
alan (Houston, TX)
Alan was terrific. Very well done.
Karen (Livermore, CA)
Good speakers! Very informative...
elizabeth (new york, NY)
fabulous. i would watch this for pleasure. He's a great speaker, and the moderator was a wonderful foil. Lovely.
Jeralynn Jackee (Fort Worth, TX)
very credible speaker
Jennifer (Humble, TX)
Schnurman was excellent. Great Q&A format.
Michael (Forest Hills, NY)
excellent course,great for a practitioner in PI;listened by Michael L. Furst;
Barbara (Sunrise Beach, TX)
I already have recommended this course. Schnurman is amazing, insightful and so helpful even to me-- a defense lawyer.
John (Charleston, SC)
Great course with a very entertaining presenter! Thanks.
Maryann (Daphne, TX)
This presentation was among the best I've ever experienced. The speaker is outstanding and the content is honest, useful and inspired.
Juan (Weslaco, TX)
Excellent information conveyed
Elan (New York, NY)
A must see.
Alfred (Houston, TX)
Great presentation!
Dennis (Quincy, IL)
Excellent format and presentation in a lively discussion.
THERESA (houston, TX)
EXCELLENT!!!
PAUL (NASHVILLE, TN)
Good basic information--practical, not theoretical.
Leonard (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Outstanding! Filled with real-world observations, insights and suggestions. As always, Alan is excellent and engaging.
robert (Dallas, TX)
Excellent
Darrell (Wilmington, DE)
As a Personal Injury attorney this guy is right on target with his points and guidance for a new attorney practicing personal injury.
Daniel (Atlanta, GA)
this one was excellent
Rupal (Atlanta, GA)
Alan is dynamic and interesting. Great choice.
Thomas (Klamath Falls, OR)
Great to listen to an experienced personal injury lawyer on real world expectations for settlement.
Andrew (Syracuse, NY)
This is the first CLE I've done on LawLine. I wish I had started sooner!
Joseph (Suwanee, GA)
Excellent product.
Glenda (Stone Mountain, GA)
this was the best overall I have ever taken online. The speaker was not boring at all and the questions during the second part added to the presentation by breaking up the monotony of the speaker although this was the best speaker you had so far.
Kathy (Round Rock, TX)
Very useful information.
Will (San Antonio, TX)
Great recommendations on settling and negotiating a case.
Terri (Denton, TX)
best speaker of the 4 classes I've listened to so far--questions and answers much better than straight talk by speakers.
Rita (Terrebonne, OR)
Excellent presentation for either the neophyte lawyer or the seasoned veteran
Carrol (Roanoke, VA)
Very engaging speaker.
Benjamin (Dallas, TX)
Excellent course!
Lawrence (Houston, TX)
enjoyed the straight talk
Anthony Vincent (Lexington, SC)
great little CLE
Mary (Houston, TX)
liked his philosophy on settlement
Lucille (Alvin, TX)
Outstanding course, interesting and well done. Thank you.
Mario (Houston, TX)
like the question answer section, helps keep it from being a monotonous lecture
Edward (Los Angeles, CA)
Very good.
Alan V (San Jose, CA)
bravo!!!
Chae Young (Jericho, NY)
Excellent job!
Adrienne (Corte madera, CA)
An excellent seminar by an experienced lawyer. Invaluable insight and information.
Daria (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Alan Schnurman, Esq. is on FIRE. This man is hot and his lecture was soooooooooo good. Run, don't walk to start up this awesome podcast on personal injury settlements told by a seasoned pro sharing his experise and insight! Thank you, Alan.
julio (chicago, IL)
outstanding
Jeremy (Charlottesville, VA)
Good discussion and tips.
Rebecca (San Anselmo, CA)
What an ethical and competent presenter!
Stephen (New York, NY)
The Q&A is so valuable. Really gets to the nitty gritty of the topic. Alan saved me years of trial and error. I'm a big fan.
Joe (Gainesville, GA)
Excellent presentation with good substance and slides for note taking.
Daniel (Medford, OR)
Informed speaker, thorough presentation.
Robert (New York, NY)
great
Stephen (Brooklyn, NY)
very informative...speaker is well-versed in the subject.
Robert (Vienna, VA)
very direct
William (Alexandria, VA)
Speaker was very engaging.
John (Stanton, VA)
Exceptionally good program.
Richard (Bronx, NY)
I greatly enjoyed this presentation
John (San Francisco, CA)
Practical and engaging. I really enjoyed and learned a great deal from this course. I appreciated Mr. Schnurman's humor, advice, expertise and candor. It was one of the best presentations I have ever seen.
Jason (North Chesterfield, VA)
Excellent presentation. I thought the tips on what to present the insurance adjuster, the book, the poster, etc., were especially useful.
Christopher (Chicago, IL)
Interesting even for a defense attorney.
Debra (Richmond Hill, NY)
Mr. Schnurman's folksy style is a pleasure to listen to.
Donald (Great Neck, NY)
excellent presentation
David (Chicago, IL)
Schnurman is the best CLE lecturer out there. Good stuff.
Paul (Chicago, IL)
by far the best speaker and presentation.
Patricia (NEW WINDSOR, NY)
Excellent discussion. Refreshing and informative. (Pat, New York)
Mark (Dallas, TX)
High credibility due to obvious experience and lots of "how to" nuggets
Danette (New York, NY)
Excellent presentation and material matter!! Informative and Interesting. Very well done.
Shirley (Chicago, IL)
great
Linda (Williamstown, NY)
This course, largely because of the knowledgeable, personable and articulate speaker, might be the best online course I've taken.
Pamela (Naperville, IL)
Great presenter. Please ask him to teach more classes!
Nilgun (Aurora, IL)
Well done. Thanks!
Gail (White Stone, NY)
very practicable information
Catherine (Willowbrook, IL)
Excellent course
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