Tag Personal Injury

How does a personal injury lawyer get paid? An attorney who is working on a personal injury case has a very different set of rules and interests than other areas of the law. To avoid having an injured person unfairly…

There are many factors that will contribute to the overall success of your case. An attorney will look at injuries, witnesses, whether the at-fault party was cited, when you began your medical care and where, how consistent that care has…

A fair number of clients come to us after trying to settle their own personal injury case. There are certainly times when a lay person can neatly wrap up an accident case by themselves but those cases usually do not…

If you have searched the internet to find a value for your injuries, you have likely noticed a big difference in estimates. In part, this is due to the fact that “whiplash” injuries (sometimes called minor impact soft tissue injuries…

There is a lot to deal with following a car accident. Most injured victims will deal with pain, healing, medical bills, stress and even anxiety about the accident. However, many of our clients are unpleasantly surprised to find that their…

If you have been injured in an accident and have been told by your treating physician that you will likely need future care, it is important that you understand what that means for your personal injury case. For those victims…

Choose your insurance coverage wisely  Recently, we were dealing with a first party agent regarding a car accident case. We were commiserating about the difficulty of dealing with the agent of a certain company. This person mentioned that everyone in…

“My case is worth 3 times my medical expenses”—Problems With This Personal Injury Myth   One of the most common myths when handling injury cases is that there is some magic “multiplier method” for getting a certain amount of money…

More often than not, the first question asked by new personal injury clients is, “What is my case worth?” When the conversation turns to “I have a friend who was offered $100,000 for their whiplash case,” we know that it’s…

In the world of personal injury, soft tissue cases are among the most challenging for an attorney. The challenge comes in the form of managing client expectations with insurance realities.   Every human being feels pain differently and for different…