A jury will only make a fair award if they have all of the detailed evidence presented to them. It is absolutely essential that we have your full cooperation in gathering the evidence. We need good records from you on all the money that you spent for anything connected with your case. We need receipts, canceled checks, bills and other memoranda of this type to prove all your losses and expenses. If you are making a claim for lost earnings, it will be necessary that you obtain your income tax returns for the last five years. Defense attorneys have a right to see them, and you can anticipate receiving a request to produce all relevant documents during the course of pre-trial preparation of your case.