Sample Personal Injury Trial Materials
Opening Statement
- Car Accident Plaintiff's Opening Statement (click here for full trial transcript)
- Defendant's Opening Statement #1
- Defendant's Opening Statement #2
- Wrongful Death Survival Action
Direct Examination
- Injury Victim (outline for witness)
- Injury Victim #2 (trial transcript)
- Medical Doctor's Direct (catastrophic injury)
- Personal Injury Accident Victim's Treating Doctor
- Personal Injury Accident Victim's Wife
- Personal Injury Victim's Doctor
- Medical Doctor in Wrongful Death Survivial Action
Cross Examination
- Defendant Driver
- Defendant Truck Driver ($1 million verdict)
- Defense Medical Exam Doctor
- Defense Medical Exam Doctor #2
Pattern Jury Instructions
Non-pattern Jury Instructions with Analysis
- Reasonable and Prudent Speed Required
- Unavoidable Accident
- Driving on Divided Highways
- Passing on the Right
- Driver to Control Speed
- Approaching and Going Around Curves
- Approaching Crests of Grades
- Traveling on Narrow or Winding Roadways
- Special Dangers as to Pedestrians or Other Traffic
- Negligent Driving
- Presumption of Negligence in Rear-End Accident
Sample Closing Arugument
- Sample Closing Statement (sample closing argument in an auto accident claim from Plaintiff's lawyer and two defense lawyers)
- Sample Plaintiff's Closing Argument (another example closing statment)
- Sample Defendant's Closing Statement (another example closing statement)
- Sample Defendant's Closing Argument (co-defendant's closing)
Sample Verdict Sheets
Miscellaneous Trial Documents
- Request for Judical Notice as to Time, Speed and Distance - how far a car travels at a given speed over time
Personal Injury Lawyer Help Center (example depositions, pleadings, discovery, etc.)
Personal Injury Lawyer Blog (blog for injury lawyers and accident victims)
Maryland Lawyer (general legal blog lawyers)
Maryland Accident Lawyer Blog (lawyer directed blog discussing issues in handling personal injury cases)