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Practice overview
Clark Hill prides itself on the aggressive protection of its clients' interests. In the rapidly expanding and changing work of tort litigation, creative vigorous advocacy has been a Clark Hill hallmark.
Members of the group are respected for their courtroom skills as well as for their tenaciousness, aggressiveness and dedication to the protection of their clients' interest. Several of our lawyers have been recognized by their peers in the legal profession for their skill and perseverance in the art of advocacy. Some have also been selected by others in the legal profession to serve as lecturers, mediators, and arbitrators; an acknowledgment of their skill and talent.
Members of the tort group have also had their expertise and knowledge recognized through election to membership in several national and international professional and technical organizations including:
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Federation of Insurance Corporate Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Industrial Trust Association
- Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
- Society of Automotive Engineers
We maintain an extensive law library, components of which are in a fully computerized format. Members of the tort group stay up-to-date on technical disciplines and jury verdict evaluations as well as risk assessment analyses. Individually maintained technical libraries also provide excellent resources for developing successful trial tactics.
Clark Hill's computer network permits members of the tort group to exchange information instantaneously about opposing counsel, expert witnesses, and opposing parties. It is also an invaluable tool for analyzing, controlling, and preserving the massive quantity of documents typically generated in complex litigation. The tort group also maintains an extensive computerized expert witness index which includes deposition transcripts, resumes, reports, trial transcripts, publications and other background material which is invaluable for the preparation of effective and aggressive cross examination at deposition and trial.
We give serious attention to litigation cost factors. In today's economy, legal and other costs must be contained in ways that do not compromise quality. The tort group works closely with the client to insure that cases are staffed with the best qualified lawyers, and that the client receives the highest quality effective legal services at competitive cost.
An important aspect in containing costs is maintaining the firm's technological competitive edge. Many of the tort group's clients are "on line" in a secure fashion with the attorneys who are handling their matters. This enables our attorneys to communicate with the clients and work on documents simultaneously which increases our effectiveness and underscores our commitment to cost containment.
