Author Archive for Barbara Haubrich-Hass, ACP/CAS
Barbara Haubrich is an Advanced Certified Paralegal in Trial Practices and Wrongful Death. She is also a California Advanced Specialist in Civil Litigation. Barbara is the creator and author of The California Litigator, a website that is designed to provide resources and facilitate discussions relating to California state civil litigation. The California Litigator includes a bi-weekly e-zine on all topics relating to civil litigation. Additionally, Barbara is the owner and creator of Deadline Direct, a downloadable deadline calculating gadget for your Microsoft 7 or Vista computers. Deadline Direct is a handy tool that gives you all the options you need in calculating deadlines and syncs a note field with the calculation to Microsoft Outlook as a task, calendar event, or e-mail.
Getting Ethical With Paralegals
Since the birth of the paralegal profession in the 1960s, it has evolved into an essential component of every successful legal team. The role of a paralegal is fundamentally shaped by the legal ethics that he or she must follow. When considering the ethical use of a paralegal, one criteria is to determine whether the [...]
Witness Statements
It is important to memorialize the sequence of events in any given incident. One way to accomplish this is to obtain statements from the percipient witnesses. Nailing down a witness’ version of how an incident occurred early in a case can be one of the most important components of a thorough investigation. A paralegal should [...]
How to Create a Discovery Plan
Attorneys devote an enormous amount of time on the discovery phase of litigation. The California Civil Discovery Act encompasses California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 2016.010 – 2036.050. California Code of Civil Procedure § 2019.010 outlines the methods of discovery as oral and written depositions; interrogatories; inspections of documents, things, and places; physical and mental [...]
Practical Pointers for Trial Binders
I haven’t met a litigation trial lawyer yet that doesn’t use trial binders. In fact, binderizing a complex case from the date of inception is a great way to help your attorney stay organized. What are trial binders? A trial binder is a binder where various documents are organized, properly tabbed, and indexed at the [...]
