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i think it’s
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important for a number of reasons um one
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familiarity with experts particularly in
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our
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undue influence cases our financial
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elder abuse cases
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which often are also in the will and
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trust arena we need to have
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good experts to explain
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to the trier of fact be it a judge or a
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jury
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how our client was manipulated how did
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their cognitive impairment allow them
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to be manipulated in this way and you
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can’t do that
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without good experts so if you don’t
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regularly practice in the area you don’t
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know
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who are the experts in this field and
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who are the best ones that can
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communicate
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best with the jury also a point i
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touched on earlier which is the law
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the law in the elder abuse arena is
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changing rapidly
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and the only way you can keep up with it
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is an attorney who regularly does this
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we’re doing this day in day out we keep
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up on the law and that gives us an
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advantage because often you know the
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judges are not keeping up on that law
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because the judges have to keep up
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with all different types of issues so
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the more
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you establish that this is your focus
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then you get extra credibility with the
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judges
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because they know they can trust you
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that this is an area law
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that you practice day in day out