Milford chronicle., 1958-11-14
Personal Injury Cases
To Be Explained

"Evaluation Of A Personal In
jury Case and Negotiation For Set
tlement" and "The Preparation And
Trial OF A Civil Action" will be
the subject of a one-day institute to
be conducted at the Court House,
| in Salisbury, Maryland, on Satur-
day, November %, 1858. The law
yers of Wicomico, Dorchester, Wor-
cester, Somerset, Talbot, Caroline,
Kent and Queen Annes counties in
Maryland; Accomack and North
ampton counties in Virginia; and
Sussex and Kent counties in Della
ware are cordially invited to at
tend.
The sponsor is the newly organ
lied Committee on Continuing Le-
gal Education of the First Judicial
Circuit of Maryland, the members of
which also serve on the Maryland
Advisory Comittee on Continuing
Legal Education.
1t is believed that this is the
first time that continuing legal edu-
cation has been brought to the very
doorsteps of the lawyer of the Del
marva Peninsula. The subject is
of great practical everyday import
ance to the average general prac-
titioner and should. this venture
prove to be successful, it is con-
templated that long-range program
of Institutes conducted at regular
intervals will be arranged on fu-
ture dates.
A unique feature of the institute
sented from the points of view of a
sented from the poins of view of g
plaintiffs attorney and a defen-
dant's attorney. The team of lee
turers acquired for this occasion
have attained national prominence
as trial lawyers, authors and lee
turers on these subjects. They have
lectured together in all parts of
the country from Florida to Conn
ecticut and as far away as Montana
and Idaho with great success. Their
lectures are practical in nature,
are presented in problem form, for
the benefit of the average general
practitioner. Mimeographed lee
ture outlines will be furnished to
the audience
At 1000 a. M, the subject of
Evaluation OF A Personal Injury
Case and Negotiations For Settle
ment" will be presented. The
speakers are Wilfred r. Lorry and
John R. Mcconnell.
Mr.. Lorry is a partner in the
Philadelphia firm of Freedman,
Landy and Lorry, author of The
American Lay Institute book "a
Civil Action-The Trial, author of
an article in. The American Law
Institute magazine, The Practical
Lawyer, Negotiations For Settle
ment From The Plaintiffs Point
of View" and a. former member of
the Joint Committee on Continuing
Legal Education of the American
Law Institute and the American Bar
Association.
Mr.. Mcconnell is a partner in the
Philadelphia firm of Morgan, Lewis
& Bockus, President of the National
Association of Railroad Trial Coun-
sci, Fellow of the American Col
lege of Trial Lawyers and the
author of Settlement Negotiations
From Defendants Point of View"
in The American Law Institute
magazine, The Practical Lawyer,
and former member of the Joint
Committee on Continuing Legal
Education of the American Law In
stitute and the American Bar AS
sociation.
During this morning session, the
speakers will discuss the evaluation
1 aln n
fendant's points of view including
a complete discussion of the techs
niques employed in negotiating a
settlement from both points of view.
At 200 p. M, for the afternoon
session, in the same fashion, Messrs.
Lorry and Mcconnell will present
the plaintiffs and defendants side
to the preparation and trial of a
civil action, with innumerable prac-
tical discussions. A question and
answer period will follow the for
NAL discussion.
| There will be a registration fee
of $500 per person. Circulars and
registration forms are now being
sent in the mail to all lawyers in
the Delmarva Peninsula. Registra-
tions should be made through
James p Bailey, Esquire, P. o. Box
"a, Salisbury, Maryland, Secretary
of the Committee.
Members of the Committee on
Continuing Legal Education of the
First Judicial Circuit of Maryland
include Arthur Palmer, Salisbury,
chairman; James P Bailey, Sails
bury, Secretary; Thomas S. Simp-
kins, Princes Anne; Edward H.
Nabb. Cambridge; Sheldon B. Sci
del, Salisbury; Henry P. Walters,
Pocomoke City.