On Trial

10 Ways to Lose Your Case and How to Avoid These Pitfalls

July 11, 2022 Matt Heimlich and John Risvold Season 2 Episode 9
On Trial
10 Ways to Lose Your Case and How to Avoid These Pitfalls
Show Notes

What are the most common (and avoidable) things that lawyers and clients do to lose their cases?  John and Matt have a lively discussion about their top ten, and strategies to plan for and avoid these pitfalls.

Host Matthew Heimlich is an attorney at Malman Law in Chicago, Illinois.  Matt’s law practice is focused on the representation of injured victims and their families in nursing home negligence, medical malpractice and other personal injury cases. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.  A link to his firm’s website and biography and be found here.   

Host John Risvold is a personal injury trial lawyer at The Collins Law Firm P.C., with offices in Naperville, Illinois.  He has dedicated his career to fighting those responsible for injuring his clients. He focuses his practice on medical negligence, nursing home neglect, and catastrophic personal injury. John is active in several professional organizations that work to ensure his clients’ access to the courts remains intact, including the American Associate for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.  A link to his firm’s website and biography and be found here.  

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