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While some treatises may remind you of law professors or legal scholars, Mastering Vehicle Injury Cases is like the friendly co-worker who quietly lets you know what to say, what to ask, who to call, what to fill out, and where to send it.

If you don't normally handle vehicle injury cases, this resource—authored by Elliott B. Oppenheim, a medical doctor and practicing attorney with an L.L.M. in health law—is where you go first.

Mastering Vehicle Injury Cases takes you step-by-step through a vehicle injury case—from preparing for the client interview to assembling medical evidence, evaluating pain and suffering, preparing for settlement, delivering a compelling closing argument, and more. Sections are short and plainly stated, and the focus is on no-nonsense, practical advice (e.g., "When a well qualified, board certified family physician can testify about a topic as well as an orthopedist, but the family physician is 'nicer,' less expensive, available, and eager to help, hire the family doctor.")

You can search the publication online in the Mastering Vehicle Injury Cases database (VEHINJCS). To browse the headings and section names free of charge (if your Westlaw session is priced by transaction), access the Table of Contents service and click the plus (+) and minus (–) symbols. For example, Chapter 13, "High Impact Closing Argument," includes separate sections that explain how to present the child plaintiff, the elderly plaintiff, and the inapparent injury.