Setting Expectations: Cases are a marathon, not a sprint

[Music] Well welcome to litigation I wish I could tell you that litigation is quick and easy and resolves and justice will be found and everyone will be happy at the end of it unfortunately it's the opposite of each one of those it's time-consuming it's grueling it's not fun to go through and in the end you go gosh I never want to go through that again so keep that in mind when you go to litigation it's not going to be something that's quickly going to be it's not something that will quickly be resolved in your favor however you have to go through the steps of litigation in order to make a case successful and this is is tougher for lawyers it's tough for clients because we want things now we want a trial date yesterday so that we can have a trial on these issues problem is you've got to file a lawsuit then you've got to do all the written discovery then you've got to do depositions then you've got to hire experts you invariably will be sent to a mediation or go to one on your own choice and then you get to trial and that takes a lot of time to get through we have told clients that litigation is like a marathon you just have to put one foot in front of the other before you know it you'll make it that 26.2 miles and you'll completed the marathon but you just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other when you're tired and you're not happy and you're you're saying this is the worst thing I've ever done just keep putting one foot in for the other if you sprints in litigation if you head out sprinting you're gonna burn out and you're not gonna make it through the end of the case so just plod forward one step at a time and chances are good things will happen towards the end of the litigation Albertson and Davidson is here to help you fight for your inheritance check out al devlog com for our complete library of helpful legal videos and articles from your favorite California trusts and we'll litigation law firm Albertson and Davidson LLP.