The Attorney Should Take the Time to Learn What You are Going Through I was working on a case the other day and as I was building the settlement proposal/demand for the client, I began to think about my process for making these things. First, there is a lot of gathering of information from the… Read more »
It Can be Intimidating I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I would feel if I were looking for an attorney online. I’m not sure that I would feel there is a huge amount of information provided by any of us (outside of legal information in the form of articles) that makes any of… Read more »
You Need to Tell Your Doctor About ALL of Your Injuries I have had clients tell me in the past that their doctor told them when they started treatment that the doctor did not need to hear about injuries other than the worst injuries and any other injuries would be addressed at a later time… Read more »
Over the last year I have had more than a few folks call our offices indicating that they are either displeased with their current attorney, or have been fired and are seeking new counsel. In speaking with multiple individuals, the common themes I hear are that the attorney doesn’t return calls, doesn’t respond to emails,… Read more »
Back Injuries are the Most Common Injuries Whether you’ve been involved in a car collision, a slip and fall or you were injured on the job, back injuries are very common. They can also be some of the worst injuries a person can have. Sections of the Back The purpose of the back is to… Read more »
One of the struggles that people have when they get injured on the job is whether to tell their employers about the injury. It’s not surprising that people feel this way. The majority of the time an employee is just doing their work and something happens; they lift a box wrong, they pull on a… Read more »
My two primary areas of practice are personal injury and workers’ compensation so it isn’t unusual for me to see cases where a person has been injured on the job (called course and scope of employment), but the injury was caused by the negligence of a third party (such as a delivery driver being hit… Read more »
One problem I see on a regular basis is that people will go and see a doctor after a car accident but they expect the doctor to ask them questions to gather information. I point out to my clients that doctors are not mind readers and their diagnoses and treatment are only as good as… Read more »
The short answer to this question is yes. And it doesn’t just happen in big cases. One of the most common areas that we see surveillance conducted by insurance companies is Worker’s Compensation cases. So what is the purpose? The goal is to catch injured folks doing something that can be spun as being inconsistent… Read more »
