http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published By Miller & Zois en-us 2008-11-20T10:03:20-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/11/opening_on_the_circuit_court_f_1.html The Maryland Judiciary has announced that there is an upcoming opening on the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. This vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Hon. Dana M. Levitz. Maryland judges face a mandatory retirement age of... Law- General John Bratt 2008-11-20T10:03:20-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/11/court_administration.html Yesterday I spent the morning in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City. I was there for a trial on an injury case from a Baltimore car accident. The defendant driver was a Russian immigrant who did not speak... Car Accidents John Bratt 2008-11-13T12:44:32-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/11/how_will_the_election_results.html Today's Maryland Daily Record reports on the possible effects the recent Presidential election may have on appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Apparently there is one seat that has been open for over eight... Law- General John Bratt 2008-11-10T11:25:41-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/11/writing_appellate_briefs.html I just finished writing an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Maryland Association for Justice. The name of the case is Grady v. Brown, which is pending in the Court of Appeals of Maryland. This is a Boulevard Rule... Law- General John Bratt 2008-11-04T09:01:09-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/10/i_am_in_favor_of_justice.html Last night I attended the final membership meeting of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Following the lead of our national association, the membership voted to change our name to the Maryland Association for Justice. The rationale for this decision is... Law- General John Bratt 2008-10-30T09:21:06-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/10/thoughts_on_legal_writing.html For the last two weeks I've been working on several written projects involved in different stages of personal injury cases. I'm working on a Motion for New Trial, a Response to Motion to Dismiss, and an Amicus Curiae brief to... John Bratt 2008-10-28T09:09:12-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/10/personal_injury_trial_report.html I just finished a trial in a car accident injury case in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. This was a case involving a really nice lady who had suffered a soft tissue injury in a car accident. She was... Car Accidents John Bratt 2008-10-22T21:07:21-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/10/lawyers_behaving_badly_or_how_1.html Every personal injury lawyer I know has a pile of stories about the outrageous things that happen at depositions. This is the part of the pre-trial discovery process that is most subject to abuse. I think this is because it... Discovery John Bratt 2008-10-14T13:59:05-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/10/what_happens_when_a_car_accide.html I was thinking about this topic because Monday morning I found myself in a very unusual place for a personal injury lawyer- United States Bankruptcy Court. How did I end up there? I have an auto accident injury case pending... Trial Strategy John Bratt 2008-10-07T10:39:59-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/09/things_young_lawyers_should_kn.html 1. Non-lawyer team members hate being called “staff”. They say the sergeants run the Army. Admins and para-professionals run courts and law firms. Be nice to these people. They know what they’re doing, and you don’t. You will get nowhere... Law- General John Bratt 2008-09-30T10:38:16-05:00