Item: Miller & Zois, Attorneys at Law
Rating: 5
Author: Terry Waldron

Maryland Wrongful Death Case

Qualifications

NAME BUSINESS ADDRESS
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
CURRENT POSITION
NUMBER OF YEARS ON THE FORCE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON TRAINING
BASIC TRAINING
SPECIAL TRAINING IN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
SPECIAL TRAINING IN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED
TYPES OF ACCIDENTS YOU INVESTIGATE
NUMBER OF YEARS IN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
WHAT DEGREES, LICENSES, OR CERTIFICATIONS DO YOU HOLD
HAVE YOU BEEN QUALIFIED TO TESTIFY IN THE FILED OF ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE
EXPLAIN WHAT AN AUTO ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION IS TO THE JURY
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE FILED OF ACCIDENT RECON
WHO DO YOU DO THE FORENSIC WORK FOR
CAN YOU BE HIRED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DO AUTO ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONS?
ARE ALL INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICERS ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONISTS? HOW MANY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND
OFFER AS AN EXPERT IN AUTO ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A DEATH
WERE THOSE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN THIS CASE

Investigation of the Scene and the Accident

WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT
HOW WERE YOU NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT
WHEN DID YOU ARRIVE AT THE SCENE
WHERE DID THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN
WHAT TIME DID YOU ARRIVE AT THE SCENE
DESCRIBE THE AREA AND ROADWAY
DESCRIBE THE AREA
WIDTH OF THE ROADWAY
ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE WEATHER
HOW MANY LANES ANY INTERSECTIONS NEAR BY
ANY OBSTRUCTIONS TO THE DRIVERS VIEWS OF THE AREA WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED
WERE THERE ANY SKID MARKS IN THE ROADWAY
WAS THERE ANY DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY
WHERE WAS THE POINT OF IMPACT
WHERE DID THE VEHICLES TRAVEL AFTER THE POI
ANY DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY
ANY CURVES IN THE ROADWAY
ANY HILLS IN THE ROADWAY
WHAT IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT ROAD
WAS THERE ANY SKID MARKS IN THE ROADWAY
WAS THERE ANY DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY
WERE THERE ANY GAUGE MARKS IN THE ROADWAY
DID YOU DO COEFFICIENT OR FRICTIONS STUDIES
LIGHTING IN THE AREA
WHAT WAS THE LIGHTING LIKE IN THE AREA WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED
WERE THE VEHICLES LIGHTS ON
WAS A LAB TEST DONE TO SEE IF LIGHTS WERE ON

Describe the Scene When You Got There

WERE YOU ABLE TO LOCATE THE DRIVERS OF BOTH VEHICLES
WERE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVERS
WERE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK TO ANY WITNESSES
THE DRIVER THAT WAS STILL THERE, WHAT WAS HIS VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED
DID YOU EXAMINE BOTH OF THE VEHICLES
DESCRIBE THE VEHICLES AND THE DAMAGE THEY HAD FROM THE AUTO ACCIDENT
WHERE DID BOTH THE VEHICLES COME TO REST
HOW WERE THE VEHICLES REMOVED FROM THE SCENE
WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIRECTIONS OF THE VEHICLES BEFORE IMPACT
WHERE PICTURES TAKEN AND REVIEWED BY YOU
WHERE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN

POINT OF IMPACT

ARE YOU ABLE TO DETERMINE THE POINT OF IMPACT AFTER INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT
WHAT DATA OR FACTS DO YOU USE TO MAKE THIS DETERMINATION
WHAT ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES DO YOU USE
DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION WITHIN A REASONABLE DEGREE OF ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AS TO THE POI
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION AS TO THE POINT OF IMPACT
SPEED OF THE DEFENDANT’S VEHICLE
ARE YOU ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED OF A VEHICLE UPON IMPACT AFTER INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT
WHAT DATA OR FACTS DO YOU USE TO MAKE THIS DETERMINATION
WHAT ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES ARE USED
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION – ROAD SURFACE
ENERGY ABSORPTION OF THE VEHICLES
HOW FAR THE VEHICLES TRAVELED
DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION WITHIN A REASONABLE DEGREE OF ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AS TO THE SPEED OF THE DEFENDANT’S AUTOMOBILE
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION AS TO THE SPEED THE DEFENDANT WAS TRAVELING BEFORE HE CROSSED OVER THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES
WHAT WAS HIS SPEED WHEN HE HIT THE BUS

WHY DID THIS ACCIDENT HAPPEN

DID YOU FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT

WAS A FATAL ACCIDENT SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT DONE

WAS A BLOOD TEST DONE ON THE DEFENDANT

HOW WAS THE DEFENDANT FOUND

DISPOSITION OF THE DEFENDANT’S CASE

Sample Trial Materials (including more attorney direct examinations)
Sample Trial Transcripts (what happens in a car or truck accident trial)

★★★★★

They quite literally worked as hard as if not harder than the doctors to save our lives. Terry Waldron

Ron helped me find a clear path that ended with my foot healing and a settlement that was much more than I hope for. Aaron Johnson

Hopefully I won't need it again but if I do, I have definitely found my lawyer for life and I would definitely recommend this office to anyone! Bridget Stevens

The last case I referred to them settled for $1.2 million. John Selinger

I am so grateful that I was lucky to pick Miller & Zois. Maggie Lauer

The entire team from the intake Samantha to the lawyer himself (Ron Miller) has been really approachable. Suzette Allen

The case settled and I got a lot more money than I expected. Ron even fought to reduce how much I owed in medical bills so I could get an even larger settlement. Nchedo Idahosa

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