Today we participated in binding arbitration for a car accident case. Our pre-arbitration demand was $90,000; their offer was $42,000. We received $37,500 more than the insurance companies “best and final offer.” We almost doubled their final offer. We’re are thrilled with the award. The client is overjoyed. She was calm, immensely likable, and very…
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Three times former jurors have asked me to represent them
Last year my firm tried a medical malpractice case in St. Clair County. The outcome was very good for our client. After the trial we received a lot of compliments from the jurors. The biggest compliment came a few weeks later when one of the jurors in our case was in a car accident and…
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Car accident? An average lawyer is what the insurance company wants
You've been hurt in a car accident. It's not your fault, but the insurance company doesn't want to compensate you for your car's damage, your lost wages or your medical bills. You decide to hire a lawyer. If it's a pretty straight forward case, most lawyers will get you an average settlement. That's what the insurance…
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What do 92% of lawyers have in common?
Most lawyers aren’t “trial”… they just claim they are. Technically anyone with a law license can claim to be a trial lawyer But, if he/she has only tried one or two jury trials (or none) then it’s a real stretch to call oneself a trial lawyer. Lawyers should tell the clients how many trials…
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