Ethical Conisiderations In The Legal Representation of Brain Injury Clients
Last week, I was privileged to address the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) annual meeting for brain injury lawyers and health care professionals on the important subject of "Ethical Considerations in Representing Clients in Brain Injury Cases"
I urge any lawyer contemplating representing an individual who has sustained any type of brain injury: mild brain injury, moderate brain injury or severe brain injury to listen to this talk, which can be accessed below. I am sure that my advice will be beneficial to both you and your clients. If you are a professional involved in brain injury rehabilitation an individual seeking legal assistance for a brain injury case or a family member concerned about the way your loved one is being represented, please forward this lecture on to the lawyer handling the case.
My address to this gathering of over 200 brain injury lawyers and brain injury rehabilitation professionals covered the following topics:
- Appreciating and Overcoming the Difficulties Encountered by Lawyers In Representing Persons with a Brain Injury [many practical suggestions in how to have a better relationship with your client and tips for better communication with your client]
- Guardianship Issues in Brain Injury Litigation
- Liens --What you Must Be Aware Of In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
- Proper Use of the Supplemental Needs - Special Needs Trust in Brain Injury Case Settlements
- Understanding and Using Structured Settlements in Brain Injury Case Settlements
The content of this lecture can be heard by clicking Download michael_kaplen_esq. Ethics Lecture.WMA .
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