Oct. 27, 2025
Last-minute settlements: How trial preparation gives you leverage
Trial preparation isn't wasted when cases settle at the last minute -- it's exactly what forces those settlements to happen.
Brigitta S. Cymerint
Attorney
Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP
Phone: (310) 689-7777
Email: brigittacym@gmail.com
In my first year as a personal injury lawyer, I helped prepare nine cases for trial. Every single one settled -- some the week before, some the night before, and one literally on the courthouse steps.
You spend months getting ready: organizing exhibits, preparing witnesses, drafting motions, rehearsing openings. You live and breathe that case for weeks, and then, right when you're about to step into court, you get the call. It is an odd mix of relief, ex...
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