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Improv and the Trial Lawyer - By Carl Bettinger. An article published in the July/August 2011 issue of The New Mexico Trial Lawyer.

In Search of a Story: The Hero's Journey - By Carl Bettinger. An article published in the July/August 2010 issue of The New Mexico Trial Lawyer.

The House that Ray Built - An article by Carl Bettinger describing the Overson v. ManorCare case, which was settled in the multi-million dollar range after four days of trial in 2004.

Improv and the Trial Warrior - An article by Carl Bettinger and Cheryl Carpenter describing the use of interdisciplinary approach to trial practice.

In Search of the Altered Record - By Greg Chase. An article published in the March/April 2009 issue of The New Mexico Trial Lawyer.

Nursing Home Staffing - By Carl Bettinger. An article explaining the legal requirements nursing homes must meet.

Unpaid Debts - By Carl Bettinger. An article published in "The New Mexico Trial Lawyer," a publication of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers' Foundation.

To Err is Human - From the Institute of Medicine. Building a Safer Health System: Health care in the United States is not as safe as it should be--and can be. At least 44,000 people, and perhaps as many as 98,000 people, die in hospitals each year as a result of medical errors that could have been prevented, according to estimates from two major studies.