What Makes James Different

James is a true trial lawyer. He is the antithesis of most personal injury lawyers. He doesn’t run commercials with catchy jingles. You won’t find James on a cheesy billboard or side of a bus.  Instead, you’ll find him actually in a deposition or courtroom.

Arizona, like most states, is inundated with attorneys who fancy themselves as “trial lawyers,” yet don’t know the first thing about trying a case. Many have never seen a jury other than when watching a legal drama from their couch.  And those who do make it to the courtroom often struggle with basic trial procedures such as laying the foundation for the admission of an exhibit into evidence, overcoming a hearsay or leading objection, or giving a persuasive closing argument without reading from a boring script.  A person who suffers catastrophic harm deserves better than this from their attorney.  And, although James sees these deficiencies time and time again, he never ceases to be astounded. 

Why is it important to be represented by a true trial lawyer?  The ultimate settlement value of a case is based on the likely result at trial.  And the likely result at trial is based, in significant part, on who is trying the case.  By analogy, if you were asked to predict the score of an ASU football game, you’d need to know whether they were playing Bama or a D-III team with a losing record.  And then your prediction would vary greatly depending on the opposition.  The same rings true with lawsuits.  In assessing case value, Defendants and insurance companies always assign great weight to who they will face at trial should the case not settle.

James relishes being in trial.  It’s why he went to law school and it’s what he has done for the entirety of his career.  He is a master in the art of trial advocacy, which benefits his clients in regard to both the settlement value of their case and the outcome, if necessary, at trial.  James is a true trial lawyer, a battle-tested warship in a sea of rudderless dinghies.