Course Description

A slip-and-fall. A dog bite. A car accident. A construction job gone wrong. All of these situations are very different, but they all have one thing in common: someone probably committed a tort, and someone else is probably suing for damages as a result. In this two-hour workshop, you’ll get a taste of what a first-year law student learns about torts, but with the interpreter in mind. We’ll define specific terminology, including (and especially) words that might be counterintuitive. We’ll also look at the elements of a tort case that the plaintiff must prove (duty, breach, causation, and damages), and how a court evaluates each one. Finally, we’ll talk about how torts lawsuits might be categorized in a typical court system, and how they might be treated procedurally.


Your instructor, Tamber Hilton, Esq., is a federally certified Spanish interpreter and immigration attorney currently practicing in Tucson, Arizona.


**Please note this self-paced course is not currently approved for New Mexico CEUs.

Meet The Instructor

Tamber Hilton

Tamber Hilton is a federally certified court interpreter and practicing immigration attorney with a passion for optimizing remote videoconferencing technology for remote interpreting. Tamber regularly teaches and trains on the topic of remote interpreting at conferences, with state judiciaries, interpreter education providers, and interpreter professional associations. She also consults for organizers of multilingual remote events and provides technical support. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities in the beautiful Arizona desert and mountains.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the webinar!

    • Webinar Description
  • 2

    Webinar Replay

    • Torts: The Anatomy of a Civil Lawsuit - Webinar and Resources

    • Thanks for watching!