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How an Attorney Can Be a Good Adversary
I have been writing some criticisms of other attorneys. No matter how well intentioned, this can seem mean spirited. For a change, I shall write what I think it takes to be a “good adversary”, that is, an attorney who is professional and effective. Every good lawyer likes to encounter such an adversary. 1. A… View Article
How an Attorney Can Be a Good Adversary
I have been writing some criticisms of other attorneys. No matter how well intentioned, this can seem mean spirited. For a change, I shall write what I think it takes to be a “good adversary”, that is, an attorney who is professional and effective. Every good lawyer likes to encounter such an adversary. 1. A… View Article
The Dilemma of the Difficult Client
Attorneys represent all conceivable interests. The Catholic Church, General Motors, non-profits, insurance companies, and the President, have attorneys. Some of us represent individual human beings, not very wealthy individuals, almost exclusively. Today I had an extended discussion with an attorney who I have been barely speaking to. We have a very difficult case together. In… View Article
The Dilemma of the Difficult Client
Attorneys represent all conceivable interests. The Catholic Church, General Motors, non-profits, insurance companies, and the President, have attorneys. Some of us represent individual human beings, not very wealthy individuals, almost exclusively. Today I had an extended discussion with an attorney who I have been barely speaking to. We have a very difficult case together. In… View Article
Common Sense, Political Correctness, and “Literacy”.
Today Juan Williams was fired from N.P.R. because he went onto the Bill O’Reilly show and said that people in “Moslem dress” make him nervous in an airplane. Within context, he was making a point about stereotypes and extremism. He GOT CANNED by N.P.R. Glen Beck calls persons of a liberal bent idiots, and the… View Article
Various Insurance Coverages – Limiting the Loss
I am reissuing this post from Sept., 2010 because I have again met a client who was injured by a driver with limited insurance. Yep; $20,000 in medical bills, and serious permanent injuries, but the “tortfeasor” has just $20,000 per person total personal injury liability coverage! My client has no “medical payments” coverage, no medical… View Article
I Have Been Hurt by a Negligent Driver, What Can I Claim?
My new personal injury clients often tell me, “All I want is my medical bills paid.”. We can do that, assuming: a. Fault by the other party; and, b. A fund of insurance or others resources to satisfy your claim. West Virginia personal injury law permits you to claim reimbursement for reasonable medical expenses proximately… View Article