The "art" of the trial practice.

The true talent of a trial lawyer is based on the practice of their art, not their alleged knowledge of an individual area of law. In any case, the laws applicable to that case are finite, and easy to discover. The art or skill of an effective trial lawyer comes in knowing how to prepare your case, with your facts for the optimal result from presenting your case to the jury, not the fact that they know what the 4 elements are for proving negligence. Simply, anyone can put paint on a brush and put the brush to canvas. An artist makes a painting worth looking at. 

Preparation is critical.

So many lawyers simply fail from a key area - under preparation. How can you expect to produce a good result when you have not put in the work? We have handled cases of values from thousands to millions upon millions of dollars in controversy. What remains consistent in those cases is the preparation. It affects every area of the practice, from discovery of the facts, to depositions, to expert witnesses, to court hearings, to trial. Preparation is, to us, one of the most important parts of our job.

Gauging the right result for the client.

The right result for a client depends on so many things. For commercial cases, a lawyer must also understand the operation of a business and how the case, or the potential result, may affect the operation or ongoing business of their client. Simple fact, most lawyers do not understand business, and certainly not the operation of a business. As Jeff Diamant has built and run multiple manufacturing businesses, including extensive international dealings, he is far more qualified to look after your interests than the overwhelming majority of lawyers who have never seen an income statement, let alone ran one. But this same principal underpins every kind of case and every kind of client. The experience and skill we have helps ensure you get the right result for you,

The importance of preparing for trial.

Far too frequently do lawyers prepare your case with the minimum necessary to posture it for settlement. Well, that's like a military force preparing for a truce. What happens when the truce doesn't occur? You have a force unprepared for battle, which is an ineffective strategy at best. When a lawyer does not prepare for trial, they lack bargaining strength when it comes to time to discuss settlement. We believe ONLY in preparing for trial. From that position comes strength because the other side knows, when truce doesn't happen, you're ready.

The value of experience in a broader range of cases.

Frequently lawyers "specialize" in one or two areas. While this can be useful in some ways, experience in many types of litigation helps a lawyer spot issues that often elude the "specializing" lawyer, not to mention the creativity in procedural matters, discovery, analyzing the case and training of the mind to think critically about every case that comes along with a broad range of experience. When your rights are on the line, you want your lawyer to be experienced in many areas of practice as you never know what issues may present themselves in your case. While a personal injury lawyer may be good at car wrecks or product liability cases, it's not very helpful if they can't navigate the corporate structure and end up suing the wrong entity, or if your lawyer understand how businesses operate, allowing the other side to successfully prevent production of key documents. 

The fear of the jury.

This is a bigger problem than you may ever have anticipated. It is shocking how often lawyers are unadmittedly afraid of the uncertainty of a jury. Jury trials can be risky and can be unpredictable. But what is completely predictable is the lawyer that is afraid of a jury trial always ends up with poorer results as that fear is always obvious, and it always results in a weak negotiating position. If they know you won't try the case, they know you'll settle, and always for a lesser result. Without that willingness, and with the fear of a jury, the strength of your representation, and your case, are non-existent. And believe this...lawyers know when other lawyers are afraid of a jury. Jeff Diamant is now, and has always been known as a lawyer who will try your case without hesitation if they other side tests your resolve.

The Total Lawyer

Having an understanding of, and experience in, all parts of the litigation process is critical to adequately representing a client. If a lawyer is good at depositions, but is not an effective writer, you're inadequately represented for over half of your case. If they do not understand the issues that will be presented at trial, or how to present them, how will they know what to ask for in discovery? And how will they have the right evidence at the trial? If they don't have experience in appellate practice, how will they understand the implications of the judge's decisions? How will they preserve your rights on appeal so you don't end up with a verdict that gets taken away from you on appeal? For that matter, how will they handle your appeal? This is the essence of the Total Lawyer, which is the cornerstone of our philosophy. In the end of the day, if you are deficient in any of these areas, you are ultimately deficient in the entire case. The broad range of experience pre-trial, at trial and at appeal sets us heads and shoulders above the competition.