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What makes Witzer law special?

Our practice has changed over time as we have gotten the attention of the Beverly Hills community, and judges’ referrals. Our clientele have become very critical and highly educated people. I have taken a lot of pride in the fact that although the effort has remained the same, the caliber of our cases has increased so that we are able to be a boutique practice. Instead of one firm handling 150 cases, we are able to handle a dozen cases or less. I think what is very important and different about our firm is that we try to demonstrate in the deposition process, opening statement, or in mock trial that we are fully prepared to go to verdict. I can elicit a very different case than the one that is brought out by the defendant in cross-examination. By the time the defendants get the case, that is, to ask questions of our witnesses, it is too little, too late. The case is already over.

I take great pride in being able to take on any type of matter against any type of defendant, depending on the degree of injury that has been caused in their claim. Typically plaintiffs are on a contingency basis with firms such as my own, and although we share in the ultimate fee, it means that until we receive a positive judgment or settlement, the firm incurs all the costs. Very few plaintiff’s firms are capable, or willing, to spend that much of their resources developing a case, including the time and the effort that is needed in these very complex cases.

Our cases go on for six weeks to six months and during the course of that time, I spend a tremendous effort educating the jury pool with internationally known top experts in their fields and, thereby, the jury’s skepticism is swept aside. But that is very costly. In this case (Gorman) that we are talking about, which I am very happy to have set a record in the United States with, we spent $1.61 million to get that result. That’s a very concerted effort. And my own experience in this field is that most lawyers will not spend more than $50,000 on any given case. Ultimately, my feeling is that a small number of cases handled by a small number of individuals, all participating in the case at various degrees and levels, is the best way to win.

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