As we continue to celebrate our firm’s 20 years of being in practice and forecast the next 20 years, we like to reflect on the changes we’ve seen in the legal system, and how those changes will impact the future. An area of change that we find quite interesting is the court system’s adaptation of …
Cooper Elliott 20/20: The Changing Landscape of Legal Research
As we celebrate our firm’s 20 years in the legal profession and forecast the next 20 years, we want to highlight legal research—the cornerstone of building a solid case for a client. Over the past two decades, legal research has gone from books to digital downloads, law libraries to computers and tablets. This is mostly …
20+20: The Blame Game – A Defense Tactic We Don’t Allow
The blame game in court – it’s not your fault This year marks our 20th anniversary of fighting for our clients’ rights. We’ve seen a lot during that time, enough to know the tactics defense attorneys like to use again and again—and how to combat them. In this article, we’re taking a look back at …
20+20: Tort Reform and the Decline of the Jury System
We’ve been reflecting on our firm’s twenty years in the legal profession and anticipating the next twenty. This article looks at changes to the jury system, and how a process supposedly meant to protect litigants could actually be creating an unsafe society. The jury system under attack The idea that an injured person should receive …
20+20: The Fallacy of Frivolous Lawsuits
Welcome to the first in a series of articles reflecting on Cooper Elliott’s past 20 years in the legal profession, and offering our thoughts about the next 20 years. We’ll highlight some of the major legal events we’ve experienced inside and outside of the courtroom. We’ll discuss changes we’ve seen in the legal arena, as …