How to best use evidence from a criminal case in an ensuing personal injury civil trial

Abstract

Short-sighted strategies that may help a plaintiff or defendant regarding criminal proceedings may yield unnecessary liability later on in a civil trial. When representing a client in a civil matter following or occurring simultaneously with a criminal case stemming from the same events, attorneys must be nimble. Decisions and evidence in two different venues can be variously portrayed and interpreted. For this reason, an attorney who has both criminal as well as civil litigation experience can be very helpful.