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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...

September 15, 2010

The Basics of Personal Injury Claims in WV

...osed head brain injury. So, also, lawyers who become adept at representing personal injury victims are not, per se, greedy or dishonest. Truth be known, lawyering is survival of the fittest, and the ones who do well are usually some of the brightest and most innovative in our profession, able to understand complex legal and medical issues. Some are motivated to help mankind, some to line their own pockets, and the vast majority a combination of th...

September 24, 2015

Suggestions for Operating and Marketing A Small Firm Efficiently and on a Budget

...f-reading/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/a-small-town-lawyers-reading-list/ My personal injury posts are generally designed to dispel misconceptions and educate the potential client https://hunterlawfirm.net/personal-injury-client-misperceptions/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/dear-personal-injury-client-points-to-remember/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/not-the-normal-personal-injury-blah-blah/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-chinese-curse-may-you-have-a-mild-cl...

May 1, 2015

The Chinese Curse: “May You Have a Mild Closed Head Injury” – And What if it Happens to You?

...er and let him or her help you put together a plan for legal, medical, and personal rejuvenation. Remember, unless the other party has large insurance limits, or you have protected yourself with underinsured coverage and/or a “personal umbrella”, there may be little or nothing to recover. Here is what I recently said about that: https://hunterlawfirm.net/what-you-do-not-know-about-insurance-and-social-security-can-hurt-you/ Do I do these cases by...

October 3, 2010

Common Sense Advice for the Personal Injury Claimant

...acquaintances and family, and even you, have preconceptions about personal injury claims, and lawyers. Please give us the benefit of the doubt that our values are similar to yours, and we will be asserting claims to what you are entitled to under the law. Never brag what you expect to be getting. 3. Some attorneys would have you cancel all your social media accounts, NOW, and I respect that opinion. What is not there cannot be used against you. 4....

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 24, 2012

Many Ways to Meet Your Lawyer – Personal Injury – Divorce – Civil Suits

...hinks “my doctor” is the PA (physician’s assistant). If you are a personal injury lawyer, just try to get your client’s specialist, neurosurgeon, orthopedic surgeon, or plastic surgeon, to write a page or two on your client’s medical history, diagnosis, prognosis, future treatment, and impairment. When you call, each time it is a different assistant. Most surgeons perceive NO obligation to help their patient get their life on track by helping to e...

January 23, 2015

Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...those pieces must be present for the Court to “picture” the case. 19. In a personal injury claim, there are witnesses to the collision, an investigating officer, emergency personnel, photographs, the accident report, cell phone records, medical bills, medical records, journals, lay witnesses who know my client well, expert witnesses, and myriad other “objects”. 20. In a land dispute, there are deeds, wills, deeds of trust, angry neighbors (or sibl...

January 12, 2016

Hire the Lawyer Who Hates Insurance Adjustors?

...ith their peers. I write about such matters. He are some of my writings on personal injury and insurance. jbh My personal injury posts are generally designed to dispel misconceptions and educate the potential client https://hunterlawfirm.net/personal-injury-client-misperceptions/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/dear-personal-injury-client-points-to-remember/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/not-the-normal-personal-injury-blah-blah/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/th...

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...