Road Warrior Checklist – Appearances

Appearances, whether for a hearing or deposition, require additional equipment, preparation, and forethought.  Here’s what I carry with me when I’m scheduled to appear.

• Cell phone
  • Phone numbers for the office, destination, and client programmed in the day before.
  • Photocopier code programmed into the phone.
  • Includes calculator. ((Since workers’ compensation is really just math.))
  • Alarm.  When parking at a meter, set the phone’s alarm for 5 minutes before time expires.
• GPS
  • Address and phone number of destination programmed in the day before.
• Money
  • $5 is the bare minimum, in case I need to be across a bridge on short notice.
  • Quarters for parking.
  • Bills for photocopies.
  • Copy cards.
    • Every time I use a copy card, I write the date and amount remaining on it in permanent ink.
• BART tickets
  • I consider $5 a minimum, in case I need to be in S.F. on short notice.
• Dictaphone
  • Extra batteries.
• Leather bound folder
  • Legal pad
  • PD chart
  • Mini-rating manual for 1997 and 2005 ((I’ve created my own “mini-rating” manual.  Its basically comprised of excerpts from the 1997 and 2005 manuals.  Carrying this obviates the need for the 100+ page manuals.))
• Settlement documents.
  • You never know when a case might unexpectedly settle.
• Record release forms.
  • You never know when a settlement might fall through.
• Backpack

Previous “Road Warrior Checklists”:

• Road Warrior Checklist – Car
• Road Warrior Checklist – Techie
• Road Warrior Checklist – The Backpack