Monthly Archives: February 2013

How To Be Your Own Best Advocate in Personal Injury Cases

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When a client asks if there’s anything they can do to assist me with their personal injury claim, the answer is always, absolutely. First, when an injured client isn’t feeling well, it’s easy to become forgetful, easily distracted and lose mental acuity. It may help to print out these simple steps to ensure that you’re doing as much as you can to help yourself out medically as well as to enhance your legal claim. Always, always keep your doctor appointments. Failure to timely treat will Read More +

In Defense of Personal Injury Attorneys Everywhere!

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Maybe I’m a little sensitive lately. Last week a favorite political blogger of mine referred to a politician’s television address and described him “as sweaty as a personal injury lawyer.”  I was offended. It wasn’t funny. It doesn’t even make any sense. I know the indictment of the profession and am familiar with all the derogatory terms that won’t be regaled here for those who delight in lawyer-bashing. Suffice it to say, “ambulance chaser” sums it up.  Some of my colleagues make light of this Read More + Read More +

“I Didn’t Cause the Crash, But I Got The Ticket! Do I Still Have a Case If I’m Injured?”

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It happens every once in a while: A client involved in a bad car crash through no fault of his or her own and is handed a citation for causing the collision by a deputy or trooper. It happens every once in a while: A client involved in a bad car crash through no fault of his or her own and is handed a citation for causing the collision by a deputy or trooper. Maybe you were taken away to the hospital by ambulance because Read More + Read More +

Harleys and Gas Station Injuries.

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I recently signed up a new client who was filling up his Harley at a local gas station. Little did he know that the gas pump handle was broken. The “float” that tells the handle when to cut off the flow of gas wasn’t working. Someone had even been out to fix it two days earlier, but that wasn’t known to my client. Most Harley gas tanks are on top of the bike. This means he was filling up the tank much higher than on Read More + Read More +