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Case Preparation & Legal Research 

eJury.com

By providing an attorney the opportunity to "pre-try" the case to a group of online jurors, eJury helps lawyers understand how everyday people will view the case. Much like a traditional mock jury or focus group, eJury provides valuable feedback which can be used to establish a settlement value, find strengths and weaknesses in the evidence, learn "public" attitudes, improve jury selection, and discover the most effective arguments and case themes. Unlike the traditional "offline" services, eJury uses the Internet to cut overhead and inefficiency, making the entire process affordable for cases of all sizes. eJury.com is the leading provider of online mock juries and focus groups. Most cases can be submitted for less than $1,500. AAJ members receive a 10% discount on these already affordable fees. Visit http://www.ejury.com/atla or call (800) 590-3542.

Medical Legal Art

Medical Legal Art’s Doe Report is the leading seller of custom and stock Medical Demonstrative Evidence (MDE) in the nation, serving thousands of attorneys each year. Through the AAJ Extras program, qualified AAJ members, including AAJ Regular, Sustaining, Life, and President's Club Members, are eligible for a 10% discount on all stock and customized medical exhibits purchased from The Doe Report. The 10% Discount will be redeemed at the time of purchase by telephone or via the Internet, provided that the qualified AAJ Member provides his or her Member Identification number at the time of the purchase. This discount applies to medical exhibits purchased with, or without, custom revisions. No matter how good you or your medical experts are at talking about medical issues, using a visual aid during your presentation will greatly increase your persuasiveness and ability to convey your case facts. Visit http://www.doereport.com/ or call (800) 338-5954.

Medifocus Legal

Medifocus provides medical information for medical negligence and personal injury lawyers. Knowing that often your success in cases hinges on finding authoritative, on-point medical literature as well as your expert's opinions and testimony, Medifocus offers more than 250 guides that provide on-point medical information for lawyers, and customized research to find you the most relevant articles published in peer-reviewed, credible medical journals. Other benefits include: Experts—quickly identifies leading medical subject matter experts nationwide; Timely—receive your completed research results within two business days. Online Library Subscription Program; Customized Medifocus Guide; and Specific Author Search. AAJ members save 10% on Medifocus products and services, and $370 off the annual subscription price of $695 for access to all 250 Medifocus guides. Visit http://www.medifocuslegal.com/?isatla=true%20 or call (800) 965-3002.

VerdictSearch

VerdictSearch, a division of American Lawyer Media, is a leading provider of verdict and settlement news and research from around the country. Access over 200,000 case reports by phone, in print or online. VerdictSearch's 40 years of experience gives trial attorneys the winning edge by providing detailed information about comparable cases, expert witnesses, venues and more. AAJ New Lawyer members receive a 30% discount and AAJ Regular Members receive a 20% discount on most VerdictSearch print and online products and services (excludes medical malpractice and products liability reporters and Verdict Research Group services). The VerdictSearch.com database is a valuable and easy-to-use tool for litigators in need of fast, accurate verdict and settlement information. Download print or online pricing, or visit http://www.verdictsearch.com/atla or call (800) 832-1900. (Promo Code: AAJNM)

VoirDireBase.com

A collection of over 1,700 trial-tested voir dire questions in more than 200 categories based on years of voir dire design work by Zagnoli McEvoy Foley (ZMF) trial consultants. AAJ members save $75 off the standard subscription price. Visit http://www.voirdirebase.com/atla/ or call (312) 494-1700.

LexisNexis

Solo and small-firm attorneys who are members of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) can now access powerful legal-research products from LexisNexis™ information service at discounted rates through the company's new member-benefit program. Designed exclusively for solo and small-firm AAJ members, one of the benefits offered is unlimited use of the lexis.com™ research system for one day, one week or one month for one flat rate. The program also includes additional research options and benefits when a new subscription to the lexis.com research system is purchased. "AAJ is excited to offer these new member benefits from our long-standing, small-law legal research provider, LexisNexis. These online research tools offer AAJ members an affordable advantage. The program also is comprehensive enough to provide materials that address their area of practice," said Thomas H. Henderson, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for AAJ.For one discounted price that can be charged to a credit card, solo and small-firm attorneys can select one of three online research packages. The first choice offers case law, codes and Shepard's® Citation Service for one state, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. The second choice offers complete case law, codes, treatises and analytical material for one of 22 practice areas. The third choice offers federal case law, code and Shepard's® Citation service. "Market research shows that the practice needs of a new attorney are much different than an associate with several years of experience, whose needs differ yet again from a senior partner. LexisNexis developed packages of products based on these customers' research-content needs, size of firm, research patterns, practice-management issues and budgets," said Brenda Castello, Director of Association Markets for LexisNexis. Also included in the AAJ member benefits package is a New Attorney program designed for a new solo practitioner or two new attorneys in a firm who have graduated law school within the past four years. The program offers discounts to the online lexis.com service for a new three-year subscription of 75 percent the first year, 50 percent the second year and 25 percent the third year.

AAJ members who are solo or small-law attorneys can learn more about LexisNexis legal information services by visiting http://www.lexisnexis.com/ or calling 800-356-6548.



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