Liability cases; Retain an engineer...You can't go wrong!

I see dozens and dozens of premises/slip and fall cases over the course of a month. Unfortunately, the quality of the workup of the average practitioner doesn't change.
No investigator, no engineer and poor quality black and white faxed photos. "Come on, you're better than that"! If that's what is being submitted to me for funding, I have to assume the same is being submitted to the carrier and defense counsel. Very tough to evaluate a file like that.
My rule: On any liability case involving a "substance" get an investigator out there to photograph and get statements. On any other premises case retain your engineer and have him photograph and prepare an opinion.
You'll be amazed at the reults!

If you take a case , don't cut corners.

Being a plaintiff's attorney, you can easily get overwhelmed with stress, volume, time constraints, deadlines, crazy clients and cash-flow problems. Unfortunately, it's usually the client and the case that suffer[ultimately you] if you are unable or refuse to put the resources into a case. After trying cases for 20 yrs and funding for more than 5 yrs, I see day in and day out the stark differences in the workup and presentation of cases. For instance;
1. On a falldown/premises case, a good workup mandates an investigator, good digital color photos of the scene and an engineer;
2. On a motor vehicle accident, certain cases will necessitate a reconstruction expert or biomechanical engineer;
3. Medical malpractice cases require a "real review " from the inception;
4. Products cases-real expert needed and site inspection[see CPLR Section 3102(c) governing pre-suit inspections) and
5. In castostrophic injury cases there is no way to avoid hiring a life care planner, economist, voc. rehab expert and in many cases a photographer to do " a day in the life of".
There is now funding available for all these needs.