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So in 2012, Kramer made the de- cision to become a plainti attorney and started KHS with two friends from law school, which has now grown to nine attorneys. To enter this new front, he armed himself like he was going into battle—his weapon: knowledge.
“I had to immerse myself. I read every plainti ’s book I could get my hands on. I was going to a seminar and conference twice a month,” says Kramer. “It was a great learning ex- perience.”
"I LOVE BEING PART OF IT!" KRAMER SAYS OF THE LATLC
KRAMER IS A VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR THE INJURED
e rst case he earned hit close to home. A WWII veteran, whose life closely paralleled his grandfather’s, had been hit and killed by a grocery truck, leaving be- hind a loving widow, children and grand- children.
Kramer says he le no stone unturned for the family he grew to care about deeply. With 17 depositions carried out, the case settled for multi millions for the family on the eve of the trial.
“It was tragic, but it was the right out- come for the wonderful family,” Kramer says. “It made me feel at that point that I’m on the right side of things.
“People go through the hardest times of their lives and we need to be there for them. My goal is to make it so that they don’t have to worry about anything, just mourn. I don’t want them to worry about how are they going to a ord all this. at’s my job. I want them to focus on making themselves better and try to get their lives back. It’s so rewarding and the reason I got into this profession.”
The taste of victory and strong desire to get back into the courtroom prompted Kramer to sharpen his skills even further. He graduated from CAALA’s eight-week Plaintiff ’s Trial Academy that refined his opening statements and allowed him to practice in front of legendary trial at- torneys, and he attended the three-week Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, where he learned the fine art of storytell- ing. To this day, he reads books on win- ning trials multiple times through and he listens to tutorials in the car.
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