Injuries Don’t Wait for the Holidays to be Over

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Having represented injured clients for years, I’ve had many clients who unfortunately sustain an injury over the Holidays. It can be very difficult to get quality health care between Thanksgiving and Christmas when so many health care professionals are away for extended periods of time. If you’re in an accident or somehow hurt first assess if you should go to the emergency room: They are always open, of course. If you think you may have sustained a broken bone or internal injury a trip to Read More +

Why Personal Wealth in Presidential Politics Matter

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Most Americans are overall generous with their good thoughts about past presidents. Sometimes we mindfully embellish a so-so president to larger than life status. You can name your own example, but as time goes on we begin to burnish that reputation to a higher sheen, especially as we watch that retired president grow old and seemingly wiser, with age.  I think most people even came to terms with Richard Nixon towards the end as we mentally shaved off some of those harsh edges of the Read More +

Thank You………

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I rarely get too personal in my law firm website blog postings. It’s not in my nature. I’ll write about cases I’ve had, about changes in the law, about things around the office, about funny things in general. But writing about me as a person first and a lawyer next, is an unnatural and uncomfortable exercise. However, on this two year anniversary it is time to reflect and acknowledge that I’m incredibly, unbelievably grateful the way things have developed over the last 24 months. Two Read More +

Condescending Questions from Lawyers on TV Ads

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Nothing sends me faster to the mute button on the remote other than TV lawyer ads. One in particular is very grating. A spokes-lawyer for a gigantic mega firm in many states advising consumers to ask their lawyer, “How many multi-million dollar verdicts do you have under your belt?” Now, there are big firms with a track record of gigantic verdicts, however, that’s not the norm. Not nearly. Multi-million cases come along to small firms and sole-practitioners a few times in a career, if we’re Read More +

When Cell Phones and Driving are Good Things…….

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Most of us get it that talking and texting on cell phones is a very bad thing for safety on the road. However, cell phones are fantastic tools to use if you’ve just been in a collision. Yes, of course people use their phones to dial 911 after they’ve been hit, but that’s not what I mean. The camera component of cell phones is such a good way to “preserve the evidence” as we lawyers term it. Obviously, taking photos of both wrecked cars is Read More +

No, Not Every State Allows a “No-Contest” Clause in a Will – Florida Doesn’t….

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Recently, I was listening to a national cable show and their estatexpert for the day was an estate planner. Prattling on about how you don’t really need a lawyer to do your own estate planning, he advised going to a website and downloading a Will form, and added, don’t forget to put a “No-Contest” clause in your Will. “That way, if Junior ever contests his share from your Will, he won’t get a penny!” He went on to say, “All states allow a No-Contest Clause Read More +