Premises liability cases come in many forms, from unsafe structures and defective conditions to negligent security and failure to warn. Each demands precision and planning. Kurt will guide you step by step through building and trying these cases, helping you refine your approach and maximize results. You’ll learn:

• Case selection and early action strategy – Identify which cases have strong trial potential and act fast to secure the site, preserve evidence, and take control of the early narrative.
• Strategic expert retention – Learn what types of experts you’ll need—architects, engineers, human factors experts, code compliance professionals—and when and where to find the right ones.
• Setting up your claims and pleadings – Master how to plead your case under premises liability law versus general negligence and strategically designate parties to match your theory of the case.
• Document discovery that drives the story – Build discovery plans that surface the documents that matter. Learn how to draft effective requests, deal with ESI, and avoid dead ends in written discovery.
• Deposition planning and execution – Develop a winning sequence and strategy for 30(b)(6) depositions, PMKs, fact witnesses, and your own client. Know when to press, when to listen, and how to build key admissions that support your themes.
• Pre-trial preparation for maximum impact – Use focus groups, demonstratives, MILs, and case framing to tighten your presentation and test the emotional force of your arguments.
• Voir dire and opening that frames the fight – Learn the questions that reveal juror bias in premises cases and how to prime jurors to care about safety, responsibility, and accountability.
• Controlling cross and closing – Create courtroom moments that matter by integrating depo clips, challenging defense narratives, and reserving your most powerful moves for rebuttal.

Even a well-built premises liability case can fall flat if the jury doesn’t connect with the lawyer delivering it. That’s where Dan comes in. He'll help you perfect your delivery of the case to keep your jurors locked in and emotionally aligned. You’ll learn:

• How to command the room from the start – Step up with presence, eliminate distraction, and build trust with jurors through intentional eye contact and posture.
• Pacing, pausing, and vocal emphasis – Adjust your delivery to draw attention to key themes. Whether you’re introducing a faulty building code violation, exposing corporate neglect, or walking the jury through your client’s lived experience.
• Gesture and movement that reinforce meaning – Use your body and voice in sync to deepen juror retention and underline critical points of liability and damages.
• Creating flow and focus in the courtroom – Maintain juror attention using visual and spatial techniques that support the flow of your case and minimize confusion, so you can take them where you want to.
• Projecting emotional credibility – Align your emotional tone with the substance of your argument so jurors instinctively trust and follow you, especially in moments where human life and safety are at stake.

Students must bring a case to work on, complete prep assignments, and attend weekly Zoom meetings. You will record and review your presentations multiple times. This preparation ensures that you arrive ready to make the most of the bootcamp.