This program is eligible for 3 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 3.6 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
You can't win what you don't understand.
Every day, lawyers walk into courtrooms armed with medical records, expert reports, and depositions, but without a real grasp of what's actually happening inside the human body. That ends here.
This isn't your typical CLE. There are no boring PowerPoint slides, no monotone lectures, and no glazed-over eyes. Instead, you'll be taken on a visual journey through the architecture of the human spine and knee—the two commonly litigated structures in compensation claims.
We begin where the body begins: with structure. You'll watch the spine and knee literally build themselves before your eyes through dynamic animations and three-dimensional displays that make complex anatomy instantly clear. Then, we step into the anatomy lab, where you'll see the actual body parts.
From there, we follow the injury. You'll learn how herniated discs occur, what a torn meniscus looks like, why spinal stenosis develops, and how ACL injuries happen in real time, so you can cross-examine experts, challenge inflated claims, and expose the ones that don't hold up.
But we don't stop there. You'll watch common surgical procedures such as spinal fusions, laminectomies, total knee replacements, and more, so you can understand what your client endured, what your opponent is exaggerating, and what the jury needs to see.
By the end of this program, you will:
- Understand spinal and knee anatomy well enough to explain it to a jury
- Identify how specific injuries occur and how they're often misrepresented
- Evaluate MRI findings, operative reports, and expert opinions with a critical eye
- Ask sharper questions in deposition and cross-examination
- Connect anatomy to damages with precision and confidence
This course is fast-paced, visually rich, and designed for legal professionals seeking a genuine edge. Whether you represent plaintiffs or defendants, this is the anatomy knowledge your cases have been missing.
Bring your curiosity. Leave with a competitive advantage.
Add Sam's book, Anatomy and Physiology For Legal Professionals, to your library!
An essential guide, Sam's book covers all the systems of the body, from the skeletal system to the immune system and its disorders. It gives you a clear understanding of every facet of human anatomy affecting your client’s case. Anatomy and Physiology for Legal Professionals - Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI)
Faculty
Samuel D. Hodge, Jr., Esq.
Professor Hodge is a Professor Emeritus at Temple University where he teaches law, anatomy, and forensic courses. He is also a member of the Dispute Resolution Institute in Philadelphia where he serves as a mediator and neutral arbitrator. Professor Hodge has been named one of the most popular continuing legal education instructors in the country and lectures frequently to attorneys, judges, physicians. and governmental agencies on medical/legal issues and artificial intelligence. He has received multiple teaching awards including being named a Temple University Great Teacher and his Anatomy for Lawyers course was the recipient of the ACLEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Continuing Legal Education. Professor Hodge is one of the most published authors in the United States on medical/legal matters. His book, Anatomy, and Physiology for Legal Professionals was published by PBI in 2020, and he is also the co-author of the books: Traumatic Head and Brain Injuries, ABA; The Forensic Autopsy, ABA; The Spine, ABA; Clinical Anatomy for Attorneys, ABA; and author of the award-winning book, Anatomy for Litigators, ALI-ABA. He also wrote Law in American Society, McGraw Hill; Law for the Business Enterprise, McGraw Hill; and Thermography and Personal Injury Litigation, Wiley Law. In addition to his authoring multiple books, he has published more than 200 articles in medical and legal journals and in excess of 500 non-referred publications. Professor Hodge is a graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law and the Graduate Division of the Law School. He has received mediation training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. In addition to writing multiple law review articles on the various applications of artificial intelligence from its use in medicine to the legal profession, he testified before the Pennsylvania Legislature’s Democratic Caucus studying the use of artificial intelligence in a business setting. He is also on the committee making recommendations to the Pennsylvania legislature on proposed legislation on police body worn cameras.
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