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- TimelineWeek before trial
Organise most neccessary witness who support your claim
Arrange WitnessWeek before trial0 / 1For witnesses who refuse to come to court
Court OrdersWeek before trial0 / 3Let the security guards know you will be coming, in how many days
Courthouse SecurityWeek before trialVisit courtroom and examine the room in advance
Courthouse LayoutWeek before trial0 / 6Obtain a copy of the jury list
Courthouse PersonnelWeek before trialFind out when you can get in to the building and into the courtroom.
Courthouse PersonnelWeek before trialFind out if someone will need to escort you
Courthouse PersonnelWeek before trialFind out if they have any special procedures during trial
Courthouse PersonnelWeek before trialLeave business card with courtroom bailoff, clerk, security guard etc.
Courthouse PersonnelWeek before trialChild's school box makes a nice trial box for tools and equipments
Trial BoxWeek before trial0 / 14Phone numbers handy can be a lifesaver during trial
Important numbersWeek before trial0 / 5- TimelineTwo weeks before trial
Evidence Logs
DocumentationsTwo weeks before trialScene Diagrams
DocumentationsTwo weeks before trialVideo (witness statements, scene)
DocumentationsTwo weeks before trialPhotographs
DocumentationsTwo weeks before trialInterview consents
Consent and release formsTwo weeks before trialMedical records consents
Consent and release formsTwo weeks before trialFinancial records consents
Consent and release formsTwo weeks before trial- TimelineThirty Days Before Trial
Deposition exhibits
Exhibit ListThirty Days Before TrialBegin a trial witness list.
Witness ListThirty Days Before TrialKeep notes for items who are responsible for
Paralegal Trial NotebookThirty Days Before Trial0 / 7- TimelineSixty Days Before Trial
Lab results
DocumentationsSixty Days Before TrialReview expert reports for accuracy in view of discovery evidence
ExpertsSixty Days Before TrialEnsure that witness statements retain litigation privilege
Protection PrivilegeSixty Days Before TrialQualify your expert before trail
ExpertsSixty Days Before TrialPrepare and discuss all relevant legal aspects of testimony
ExpertsSixty Days Before TrialDiscuss attorney-client privilege with expert witnes
ExpertsSixty Days Before Trial
- TimelineWeek before trial
Organise most neccessary witness who support your claim
For witnesses who refuse to come to court
Let the security guards know you will be coming, in how many days
Visit courtroom and examine the room in advance
Obtain a copy of the jury list
Find out when you can get in to the building and into the courtroom.
Find out if someone will need to escort you
Find out if they have any special procedures during trial
Leave business card with courtroom bailoff, clerk, security guard etc.
Child's school box makes a nice trial box for tools and equipments
Phone numbers handy can be a lifesaver during trial
- TimelineTwo weeks before trial
Evidence Logs
Scene Diagrams
Video (witness statements, scene)
Photographs
Interview consents
Medical records consents
Financial records consents
- TimelineThirty Days Before Trial
Deposition exhibits
Begin a trial witness list.
Keep notes for items who are responsible for
- TimelineSixty Days Before Trial
Lab results
Review expert reports for accuracy in view of discovery evidence
Ensure that witness statements retain litigation privilege
Qualify your expert before trail