The Story of Ryan Stephens Ryan Stephens was a lovable, kind, 25-year-old married to his sweetheart, Courtney. People would describe him as a ‘gentle giant’ or ‘big teddy bear’. He worked at the Red Cross as a lab technician, and regularly volunteered to help with...
It’s no small thing to accuse a healthcare professional of malpractice. I come from a family of doctors – my father, uncle and cousins. Doctors don’t want to be accused of hurting a patient. And that happens – sometimes they get accused when they shouldn’t. It’s...
Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States according to a recent Johns Hopkins study – third only to heart disease and cancer. And by medical error, we’re talking about preventable medical errors. We’re not talking about just a...
This article originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of Trial Magazine. AAJ members can find it in the online issue here. Humans are visual creatures, and as a first principle, anything that can be explained visually should be explained visually. Our practice...
Lloyd Bell once said that attorneys need to be tenacious, creative and flexible in order to excel in a courtroom. As we reflect on the year 2020, those same qualities are more vital than ever. In a year that ushered in so much worry, fear and heaviness, Bell Law Firm...
This fall, we launched the inaugural season of our “Face the Jury” podcast, complete with 7 episodes hosted by Lloyd Bell. The support from our listeners was tremendous. What we realized is that we’ve just begun to scratch the surface of topics to explore within the...
