If Only I Had Told My Personal Injury Attorney…

Over the past almost 20 years, I have learned MANY things that clients do not tell their personal injury attorneys, because they are embarrassed or they think it is not relevant to the case at hand, or for a myriad of other reasons and this withheld information was the nail in the coffin to their […]

Subrogation. Subro… What?

Subrogation…subro what? That is what I thought the first time I heard the word. Before working in a law office, I had never heard of subrogation. The most basic definition of subrogation, in this instance, is a request for repayment. How does subrogation work? First, due to the negligence of another, say in a motorcycle […]

The DAMAGE Is Done. . . Not Just A Song By Foreigner!

When you are dealing with a personal injury claim, why are damages a concern? To recover in a personal injury claim, you must prove four (4) elements: Duty Breach of Duty Proximate Cause Damages. Damages are basically what you lost or how you suffered because a duty was breached (an accident occurred, and it was […]

Treatment After A Personal Injury. . . Do I Need It?

After 20 years of working with personal injury victims, I have learned that treatment of injuries is sometimes the last thing that a victim thinks about, after their accident. If a victim is in a car wreck and they are “invested” in their car, financially or emotionally, sometimes, getting their car back to pristine condition […]