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March 15, 2014

Preparing to Meet with Your Personal Injury Attorney

...d in this checklist. General information and documentation related to your injury may include: Name and address of the ambulance company Name and address of the hospital you were taken to The dates of the incident that caused your injury The dates that you were taken to the hospital/emergency room Names and addresses of the doctors or chiropractors that examined you Names and addresses of any witnesses to the incident that caused your injury Dates...

March 15, 2014

Personal Injury Glossary

...esident — Exploitation takes place when an individual misuses a resident’s personal property or funds for his or her own benefit. Often this is done without the owner’s consent, through threats, coercion, deception or undue influence. Thus, the resident is taken advantage of. Licensee — The term licensee is often used in a slip and fall case. A licensee is someone who enters the property of another with the owner’s consent. The owner owes such a p...

December 13, 2016

I Want to be your Personal Injury Lawyer because…

...overy. The fee percentage can vary, dependent on the size of the risk. The injury can be physical, emotional, financial, or, often, a combination. An innovative lawyer looks to maximize the net recovery by the client. For example: A $100,000.00 recovery can take two years, with the lawyer taking fees o$33,000 to $40,000, costs of $25,000, and medical insurance company subrogation claims of $20,000, netting just $15,000 to the client. Or; Or, an $8...

January 14, 2020

Personal Injury Essentials: Two to Bookmark

...It only took a moment. There was a car stopped at the intersection. The next moment, it was in front of you, and your life was changed forever. Unlikely? Not so much, so perhaps you should take note of these two posts from my blog:   https://hunterlawfirm.net/an-article-to-bookmark-until-your-world-comes-crashing-down/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/30-simple-facts-personal-injury-claim/    ...

January 26, 2017

Then and Now for a Personal Injury Attorney – Slip and Fall

...d take my own photo, but was a great start to getting a clear photo of the injury scene. 20 years ago I spent $300-$400 on a detailed weather report for the 24 hour period leading up to my client’s fall. We had minute by minute data on the drizzling rain the day before, the incoming cold front, the time , within a few moments, that the entrance surface froze, and the number of hours that the sidewalk remained unsalted, @ 18, before my client stepp...

July 18, 2013

Personal Injury Urban Myths – The Phonebooth – The Other Side of the Story.

Have you heard the one about the pedestrian, who was severely injured in a phone booth by a drunk driver, who sued the Phone Company, Yuck, yuck?! This was a story blindly reprinted by the news media during the Regan Presidency. That’s when a lot of these “tort reform” ideas began to gain traction. Turns out that the drunk driver had little or no liability insurance. The permanently injured plaintiff was using the phone when he saw the car coming...

October 7, 2011

Breaking Up With Your Personal Injury, Divorce, or Civil Lawsuit Lawyer

I am NOT writing to encourage anyone to fire their lawyer and hire me. But, it happens to all lawyers. They fire clients and clients fire them. And there are those, “You can’t fire me, I quit!” situations. I have been let go by a client, we all have. I can say with good conscience, except for the client who simply runs out of money and asks that I no longer represent them, I “fire” the client, or get fired, only when the client has such serious b...

April 3, 2014

Table of Contents

...few “rules”: We select a … 2022/02/25 2022-02-25 00:35:04 A Compendium of Personal Injury Writings: NOT What You Think.   Much like cancer or heart disease, you hope it will never happen to you or those you love. But, … 2022/01/17 2022-01-17 13:39:32 Ten of My Best: Happy New Year 2022 A Curmudgeon Family Lawyer’s View of Parenting – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) … 2021/12/31 2021-12-31 17:39:57...

August 17, 2014

A Personal View of How to Find the Best Lawyer

...to word of mouth), in a small town, for an attorney to market herself for personal injury, family law, bankruptcy, and civil litigation. At best, the person seeking a lawyer in the Yellow Pages has one page or maybe a “double truck”, spread of two pages, attesting to the lawyer’s experience, dedication, and ability to “bring home the bacon”. My “Big Book” add is above. I am told that Duffy is the best part. Since there is a lawyer on the “bad sid...