The Trial 

During Dominic's voir dire, he remembers telling the jurors that they were looking for a million dollars or more in Northern Michigan, where the average person makes forty thousand dollars per year, but he made sure to provide an open and honest place for the jury so by the end of trial, they could deliver that kind of verdict. "My biggest problems were handling the gap in treatment and that for the first year she didn't report many symptoms. I covered that in jury selection and opening to suck the wind out of the defense's sails. I also called in 10 lay witnesses: neighbors, co-workers, etc. who all vouched for my client’s injuries. I went on to say that if they wanted to look at the medical records and find that she's a liar, they could, but that medical records (pieces of paper) are not her life, that a human being is more than pieces of paper and they should listen to medical providers, friends, and family instead." Dominic felt like the defense looked for every excuse to blame his client instead of accepting responsibility and agreeing to be held accountable for their driver's actions. Dominic cross-examined their defense doctor and had previously practiced this at TLC event, so when it came to this point in trial, he felt confident. "I had the jury literally laughing at this guy because I was polite and I did everything they teach at TLC, but the guy just came across as so unbelievable." During trial, Dominic refrained from objecting, but when he started questioning the truck driver that caused the accident, the defense lawyer raised objection after objection. "I said to the jury in closing that it was like the elementary school kid who hits another kid, then runs to the teacher. That way the other kid doesn't get a chance to fight back. This resonated with the jurors."