The best collision lawyers in Utah are passionate about fighting car accident cases for victims whose lives and finances have been disrupted because of accident injuries. An experienced car accident lawyer resolves most of his cases before they go to trial, and also ensures that the victim receives what is rightfully due to him – thereby saving the victim time and opportunity cost. He also ensures that the victim gets medical treatment before the negotiations begin.
A small proportion of the cases cannot be settled out of court, maybe because the at-fault party and his insurance company are not ready to budge despite the evidence. In court, and in depositions, the lawyer has to deploy his analytical, listening, debating, and negotiating skills to ensure the best outcome for the victim. Here are some of the tactics employed by collision lawyers during a deposition or at the trial:
Choice of Questions
Experienced collision lawyers in Utah are selective about the questions they ask. Typically, they choose to ask questions that are likely to make the at-fault party nervous and vulnerable. Such questions make the defendant fumble, make mistakes, and blurt out inconsistent statements during cross-examination, which help strengthen the victim’s case. The lawyer may also choose to skip questions that are comfortable and easily answerable for the at-fault party, thus not allowing his confidence to build up. For answers to these questions, the lawyer will simply go with the available facts.
An inexperienced or a general practice lawyer, on the other hand, is likely to jump in with a bunch of questions and end up creating a mess. Utah’s experienced collision lawyers are mostly calm and non-intimidating (but they can be coolly aggressive). Such lawyers also do not object to arguments for the sake of it.
Psychoanalyzing the Witness
Each witness’s mental make-up is different. Some are forthcoming, some uncooperative, some emotional, some arrogant, and so on. So, the collision lawyer prepares a different questioning strategy per witness. He may phrase his debate in a way that irritates an aggressive witness and makes him spill out information that helps the victim. He may use an empathic tone with an emotional witness, and so on. Psychoanalyzing a witness at the spur of the moment requires years of experience.
Strategy for the Opposition
The victim’s lawyer tries to second-guess what defenses the at-fault party and his insurance company may be building up – and then strategizes and develops questions that are engineered to weaken their arguments. Guessing the opposition’s strategy and countering it is both an art and science.
Judging the Judge
Experienced lawyers know how each trial judge operates because they have either already been in his court, or their colleagues have. So, the lawyers develop their questions depending on the judge’s history. For example, some judges are blunt with nonresponsive or uncooperative witnesses, while some are liberal.
Finding Common Ground
One of the goals of cross-examining a witness or the defendant is to ensure that he agrees (as much as possible) with the victim’s lawyer. So, the lawyer frames questions in a way that there are maximum points of agreement and minimum points that can be disputed. If the points of dispute are many, the jury is likely to take a long time debating them. Also, when a witness or a defendant agrees with most of the elements put forth, it works to the victim’s advantage.
Openings and Closings
A great lawyer always opens with a strong argument, backs everything that he says in-between with evidence, presentations, exhibits, etc., calmly discredits the opposition’s arguments, engages witnesses meaningfully, keeps the jury interested in the proceedings, and closes on a high note – because a strong closing can make a huge difference to the case.
Well, these are some of the tactics that our experienced team of collision lawyers adopts. We have a big bag of tactics based on our successful track record, and if you would like to know more, we urge you to take advantage of our free meeting offer.
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