Maximizing The Value Of Injury Cases
Continuing Legal Education
Nov. 4, 2026 | 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati | 6.25 CLE Hours | $75 (Lunch & Happy Hour)
Plaintiff Attorneys Only – Limited Seats Available
More than 100 plaintiff lawyers attended Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima’s CLE last year, and their response called for another program. On November 4, 2026, the firm returns with entirely new material focused on helping plaintiff attorneys maximize the value of personal injury cases.
The lawyers at Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima bring more than 200 years of combined experience, extensive trial backgrounds and a record of multimillion-dollar recoveries. This Cincinnati CLE translates that experience into practical strategies plaintiff attorneys can apply to case preparation, negotiation and litigation.
What You’ll Learn
- Finding the Trial Lawyer in You (Presenter: Charles M. Rittgers)
- Opening the Policy – Getting a Policy-Limit Settlement Quickly (Presenters: Jake M. Cropper & Jonathan E. Specht)
- Hidden Value: How to Find & Win the Premises Cases Others Reject (Presenters: Kristopher D. Burgess & A. Luca Paternostro)
- How to Embrace and Frame Bad Facts and Law to Maximize Recoveries (Presenter: Gus J. Lazares)
- Taking the Fight to Big Trucking: Best Practices in Pleadings & Discovery in Trucking Cases (Presenters: W. Matthew Nakajima & Justin A. Sanders)
- How to Efficiently Set Up Your Cases for Success in a Higher Volume Practice (Presenters: Barbara L. Strady & Michael W. Weisensel)
- Winning Your Case at Deposition (Presenter: W. Matthew Nakajima)
Practical Strategies For Plaintiffs That Raise Value
Maximizing the value of an injury case requires more than proving that the defendant was at fault. Plaintiff attorneys must understand how to identify every source of recovery, document the full extent of a client’s losses and present the case in a way that insurers, opposing counsel and jurors find compelling.
This will not be recycled material or abstract theory. Our attorneys will break down the strategies we use daily to:
- Frame cases for maximum value
- Take stronger, more effective depositions
- Navigate Ohio’s damage caps
- Build premises-liability and trucking cases
- Write settlement demands that move cases
Learn From Attorneys With Significant Case Results
Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima lawyers have obtained numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for injury victims. Since our last CLE, the results of our strategy have included:
This CLE program runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by happy hour from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The $75 registration fee includes lunch and happy hour, and attendees earn 6.25 CLE credit hours.
Attendance is limited exclusively to plaintiff-side personal injury attorneys. Civil defense counsel may not register, and registration will close once available seats are filled, so make your reservation as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you!