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Copyright © 2012 John DeGroote, Robert Manley and Frank Vecella
EffectiveEffectiveLitigation ManagementLitigation Management
Doing a Good Job at “Herding Cats”
TexasBarCLE 11th Annual Advanced In-House Counsel Course
Copyright © 2012 John DeGroote, Robert Manley and Frank Vecella
Today’s Roadmap
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• Early Case Assessment
• Decision Tree Analysis
• Advanced Settlement Techniques
For a link to this presentation, see settlementperspectives.com
For a link to the paper for this course, click here
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Early Case Assessment
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What is an Early Case Assessment?
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A disciplined, proactive A disciplined, proactive case management case management
approach designed to approach designed to assemble, within 60 days, assemble, within 60 days, enough of the facts, law, enough of the facts, law,
and other information and other information relevant to a dispute to relevant to a dispute to evaluate the matter, to evaluate the matter, to
develop a litigation develop a litigation strategy, and to formulate strategy, and to formulate
a settlement plana settlement planif appropriate.if appropriate.
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Why Do an ECA?
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• More Informed Decisions• Who Your Lawyer Who Your Lawyer
Should BeShould Be
• What They DoWhat They Do
• How You Pay ThemHow You Pay Them
• Better Results• Better SettlementsBetter Settlements
• Better OutcomesBetter Outcomes
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The Checklist, Part I
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• Claims SummaryClaims Summary
• TimelineTimeline
• Interview SummariesInterview Summaries
• DocumentsDocuments
• ExpertsExperts
• ThemesThemes
• Other Side’s PositionOther Side’s Position
• Jury ChargeJury Charge
• Legal Issues SummaryLegal Issues Summary
Facts
Law
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The Checklist, Part II
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• Forum, Your Forum, Your OppositionOppositionand Moreand More• Venue AnalysisVenue Analysis
• The OppositionThe Opposition
• InsuranceInsurance
• Other Other CircumstancesCircumstances
• PlanPlan• StrategyStrategy
• BudgetBudget
• Settlement PlanSettlement Plan
• PlanPlan• StrategyStrategy
• BudgetBudget
• Settlement PlanSettlement Plan
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Decision Tree Analysis
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What Is a Decision Tree?
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An illustration that shows the various possible outcomes in a lawsuit and helps the parties evaluate the costs, risks and benefits of each outcome.
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- Daniel Klein
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Why Do a Decision Tree?
• Yogi Berra’s Advice
• A Different Viewof Your Case• EventsEvents
• ContingenciesContingencies
• TimelinesTimelines
• ProbabilitiesProbabilities
• CostsCosts
• What Does “Unlikely” Mean?
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More Reasons to Do a Decision Tree
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Image from resolutiontree.com
For more on this case, click here
Clients like – and need – data
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How Do You Create a Decision Tree?
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List Litigation Events
Input Costs /Gains of Each
Enter ProbabilityEach Will Occur
Do theMath
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Advanced Settlement Techniques
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Rule Number One
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Don’t letDon’t letyour case be your case be
something you something you spend a hundred spend a hundred grand a month on grand a month on until everyone’s until everyone’s
ready to dealready to dealwith it.with it.
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Settlement Counsel
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Three Questions
We do not expect our We do not expect our generals to be diplomats, generals to be diplomats,
nor our diplomatsnor our diplomatsto be generals.to be generals.
““ ““When?When? How?How? How How
Much?Much?
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Blind Bidding Enhancement
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• Do I Even Have Do I Even Have a Dispute?a Dispute?
• Tailor the Tailor the Process to Fit Process to Fit Your NeedsYour Needs
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Non-Binding Arbitration
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• Clients Get Their Clients Get Their Day in CourtDay in Court
• Lawyers Get Lawyers Get Another Another PerspectivePerspective
• Negotiators Get Negotiators Get Something to Something to Talk AboutTalk About
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Settle Halfway
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• What’s ReallyWhat’s Reallyin Dispute?in Dispute?
• One ExampleOne Example
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High/Low Agreements
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Why?
How?
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Mediators’ Proposals
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• Is It…• A Recommendation?A Recommendation?
• An Evaluation?An Evaluation?
• A Tool?A Tool?
• Are You Negotiating fora Proposal or a Settlement?
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Contact
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John DeGrootejd@johndegroote.com
Robert Manleymanley@mckoolsmith.com
Frank Vecellafrank.vecella@ericsson.com
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