Assignment Part 1:
A. You have two new clients coming in this afternoon for a meeting. The first is the CEO of a nearby bank. He will be discussing a car accident that occurred recently. His Mercedes was totaled, and he was injured in the accident. He has already undergone several back surgeries.
What steps are you going to take to prepare for the interview and make the client feel at ease in the office?
B. The second client is a member of a local motorcycle club. He was involved in a car accident as well. He was driving down the road at dusk, and a woman driving an SUV pulled out of a grocery store parking lot and hit him, knocking him off his bike. He suffered a broken leg.
He is the owner of a motorcycle repair business but is losing a lot of time at work because of his injury. What steps will you take to prepare responses to the legal issues that may arise?
Assignment Part 2:
A. You are going to have some clients in the office this afternoon who witnessed the accidents described in Question. The first witness is an elderly woman who was right behind the motorcyclist when the accident happened. What special circumstances might you expect to consider when interviewing her? There were two boys, ages 11 and 12, riding bicycles in the parking lot of the grocery store when the accident happened. They both gave their names to the police officer saying that they saw the woman hit the motorcyclist. What special circumstances might you expect to consider in interviewing the boys? Now assume the boys are 15 and 16. Is there a difference(s) in how you will handle the interview? Explain.
B. A woman was driving a bus down Main Street. The two passengers on the bus were handicapped people, who were going to work at the local Salvation Army. The three of them witnessed a semi-truck make an illegal left turn, hitting a gray Mercedes Benz in the process.
The police report took statements from all three people, but it appears that there may be some dispute among the three as to exactly how the accident happened. The two employees from the Salvation Army seem to disagree with the driver of the bus. What questions do you have for all three witnesses? Should you interview them all together or one at a time? Why?