I’ve been in one serious accident in my lifetime that was pretty significant. It was when I was a teenager and my mom and I were coming home from church. She was driving our car and was going through a lot of personal stress at the time so she wasn’t paying the best attention. I… Read more »
Insurance Adjusters May Try to Settle with You Quickly I’m starting to think that this is probably going to be an evolving topic of discussion in my blogs. When you have been in an accident and have to start dealing with the insurance adjuster, it can be a stressful experience. It’s not unusual for an… Read more »
I want to talk a little bit about caps in the State of Colorado. It’s likely that many, if not most, of you don’t know anything about Colorado’s caps on damages unless you have been exposed to them after being seriously injured, so please, let me explain because it’s important to Colorado citizen’s to know… Read more »
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 »
We see this question asked online a lot and we talk to a lot of people who are searching for answers on when they should be getting an attorney. It’s not an easy answer, but I think I can give you some guidelines to use which can help you make an informed decision. Property Damage… Read more »
I’ve received several calls lately with people asking about an offer they have been made by an insurance adjuster that has a time limit to it, usually seven days. When we talk to folks further, we find out that they have likely been in the accident in the previous month. The factual circumstances are all… Read more »
3 Different Types of Damages I was going through my old blogs recently (it’s one of the drags about writing your own, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve written a similar blog twice) and realized that I’ve talked about non-economic damages (harms and losses), but I’ve never talked about what a person is… Read more »
Many Jurors Don’t Understand Pain & Suffering The vast majority of people who have never been through the civil court process probably think that some random number is chosen out of the air, but they are also probably aware that people get to claim pain and suffering as a harm when they file a lawsuit… Read more »
One of the things that I try to do in this space is answer common questions to take some of the mystery out of what we do. One of the recent queries that has evidently been pursued online concerns attorney’s fees and how we charge for our services. To answer that question, first you have… Read more »
I’ve talked to a few folks recently who were calling because they were involved in a collision and were injured. They reported the collision to the other driver’s insurance company and at some point received an offer from the insurer to settle the case. The reason that people call with these types of questions is… Read more »
