Premises Liability: A Guide to Success

This book is the road map to all premises liability cases. Michael identifies the case critical documents, operational policies, and rules that lay out the core of any premises case. Using Michael’s technique, you can use the defendant to prove your case in a single 30(b)(6) deposition.

If you represent people with personal injury claims, you’re probably going to talk to people who have premises liability cases. Over my career, I’ve talked to hundreds of people with premises liability claims without great results. After reading Mike’s book, I know the problem was me. Mike covers every aspect of making a successful premises liability claim, from the initial screening of a claim to selecting experts, conducting discovery, case evaluation, and trial. You’ll never approach a premises case the same again; Mike’s insights will make a difference.

This book is laid out in a way that makes it easy to read and reference. As busy practitioners, it seems as though the days of reading an entire book are behind us. This publication makes it simple to determine what information you need and where to find it. I learned quite a lot from this, and I actually thought I already understood premises liability. Turned out I was wrong!

Expert witnesses are essential to success in the courtroom. Yet few resources are available to teach advocates how to work with scientific experts. In this excellent book, Michael Neff shows attorneys how to effectively work with experts from start to finish. Attorney Neff has achieved tremendous success through his effective and creative use of expert witnesses—readers of this book will learn to do the same.

As the current chair of AAJ’s Police Misconduct Litigation Group and past chair of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, I am very familiar with the requirement of having a basis in knowledge of a broad spectrum of practice areas, as there exists crossover in almost everything we do on a daily basis to serve justice to our clients. Mike’s book perfectly fills that requirement as it effortlessly guides the practitioner through the essentials of proving liability in what are inherently difficult cases to prove. Without knowing what Mike Neff outlines in his book on premises liability a practicing attorney never even gets to present the damages that will restore the hole in a victim’s life.

Mike Neff’s Premises Liability is a master-work for successfully navigating this challenging area of the law. It is destined to become the go-to manual for real trial lawyers in search of fresh ideas and a brilliant perspective on old ones. You would be wise to read it—and read it again!

If you have been looking for a roadmap to the successful handling of a premises case, look no further! From case selection through case evaluation and from case presentation through handling the defenses, Michael Neff has absolutely nailed it, providing a practical treatise that will help us all!