Outlaw Roots, Record Verdict: The Road to $126,000,000, The Chris Hammons Journey

It's really not.

I, it, it doesn't matter what conference I go to, but trial by, uh, trial, Trial Lawyers University, you're sitting there going, "All right, we're going down to Cabo to work, and you gotta put in the work." And it's, but it's not obvious to some people that you actually have to learn and repeat these skills and do video yourself, and then it helps when we go over 'em.

I mean, you're, you're going over 'em on Zoom.

You're going o- you're having them sent to you and actually watching 'em on TV.

You've got to ...

It's just like playing football.

We pra-

Game reps

... we w- we, we would film every practice.

You know, people would go, "Well, we just watch game film." No, we filmed every practice at OU and watched the practice because you're looking for, are you working the skills? Are you doing it right? And if you're not, correct it now in practice.

And I think that's what's interesting is you've brought kinda that idea of watch it and watch it back and repeat and make sure you're doing it correctly, and you're providing an exemplar through your video.

Um, so I really, I like that concept.

It, it reminds me of football, and it reminds me of going back to the, the, the film room, but it's trial skills.

Right.

And I, I think that's amazing.

Um, m- I think the game changer for me from Cabo is the witness prep.

Um, it had a huge impact in our $126 million and our $2 million verdict.

Our clients were outstanding.

They were showstoppers in the 126, the $126 million verdict.

The dad's up there telling this amazing story about building smoke bombs with Emily, his daughter who was killed in this wreck.

It was amazing.

People were looking up in the air as he's blowing up the bomb.

The smoke bomb blew up in their house, and there's color, and Emily's around the corner s- talking on her phone, diamond or diamond the dad out to their mom.

It was amazing stories.

I mean, the people ...

It's really not.

I, it, it doesn't matter what conference I go to, but trial by, uh, trial, Trial Lawyers University, you're sitting there going, "All right, we're going down to Cabo to work, and you gotta put in the work." And it's, but it's not obvious to some people that you actually have to learn and repeat these skills and do video yourself, and then it helps when we go over 'em.

I mean, you're, you're going over 'em on Zoom.

You're going o- you're having them sent to you and actually watching 'em on TV.

You've got to ...

It's just like playing football.

We pra-

Game reps

... we w- we, we would film every practice.

You know, people would go, "Well, we just watch game film." No, we filmed every practice at OU and watched the practice because you're looking for, are you working the skills? Are you doing it right? And if you're not, correct it now in practice.

And I think that's what's interesting is you've brought kinda that idea of watch it and watch it back and repeat and make sure you're doing it correctly, and you're providing an exemplar through your video.

Um, so I really, I like that concept.

It, it reminds me of football, and it reminds me of going back to the, the, the film room, but it's trial skills.

Right.

And I, I think that's amazing.

Um, m- I think the game changer for me from Cabo is the witness prep.

Um, it had a huge impact in our $126 million and our $2 million verdict.

Our clients were outstanding.

They were showstoppers in the 126, the $126 million verdict.

The dad's up there telling this amazing story about building smoke bombs with Emily, his daughter who was killed in this wreck.

It was amazing.

People were looking up in the air as he's blowing up the bomb.

The smoke bomb blew up in their house, and there's color, and Emily's around the corner s- talking on her phone, diamond or diamond the dad out to their mom.

It was amazing stories.

I mean, the people ...