Strategies for Successful Settlements in Personal Injury Cases
This CLE focuses on negotiations between your client, defense counsel, and insurance adjusters. It covers a range of aspects involved in the negotiation process, including mediations, leverage points at different stages, and general negotiation tactics useful to any plaintiff's personal injury attorney in Texas.
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PARTNER at Linklaters
BENEDICT JAMES is a trial lawyer, and his career has been focused on trying lawsuits and litigation. Mr. James has conducted jury trials all over the state of Texas and is admitted to all the federal district court jurisdictions in Texas. Some of the counties where Mr. James has first chaired jury trials are Travis County, Dallas County, Tarrant County, Collin County, Smith County, and Nueces County. Mr. James believes that as an attorney, one must be a relentless force for justice and be fearless, no matter the odds or the opposition. This attitude has helped thousands of his personal injury clients, and thousands more are yet to come. Before founding S&J Law Firm with Esteban Sandoval, Mr. James worked for numerous successful personal injury law firms where he made millions for the clients he represented. When Mr. James was a child, he and his family were admitted as legal residents of the United States based on a refugee program at the time. Mr. James speaks fluent Bulgarian, which allows him to communicate well with not just Bulgarians, but with Serbians and Macedonians as well. Given his background, Mr. James is very familiar with the concept of oppression and the importance of fighting for those who are most underprivileged. Mr. James is happily married and has two beautiful daughters. His wife shares his passion for helping the oppressed or underprivileged. He is a zealous supporter of the Human Rights Campaign and gives a lot of her time to charitable causes and the community.
