Sam Sheronick Law Firm, P.C.

Our Court Rules require cases to be tried within one year of filing the case; the case will be dismissed if not tried within 18 months absent a Court Order under "unusual circumstances." So if an attorney handles 120 cases at one time over a period of 18 months (which is 6 months more generous than the 1 year rule), it follows that that attorney must close on average nearly 6.6 cases each month either by settling those cases or by trying those cases in the court room. In other words, to stay on track, that attorney must settle a case or try a case in court approximately every 4.5 days based on a 30 day month. If you exclude weekends, a case needs to be settled or tried in the courtroom approximately once every 3.3 days. What happens if it takes a few days to reach an opposing attorney or insurance representative on the other side? What happens if one trial takes a week, two weeks, or more? What happens if one wants to spend a little time preparing for trial? While these attorneys delegate a lot of their work to secretaries and legal assistants (we do too), the fact remains: the attorney is settling or taking to trial on average, one case approximately every 3.3 to 4.5 days. Even if an attorney concludes "only" 60 cases during an 18 month period, that attorney must, on average, settle or try in court one case every 6.6 days if weekends are excluded; an attorney handling "only" 60 cases every 24 months must, on average, settle or try in court one case every 8.8 days. Similarly, concluding 120 cases every 24 months means settling or trying a case in court every 4.4 days if you exclude weekends.

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