New Lawyers
Understanding Health Insurance Liens and Their Importance to Anyone New to Personal Injury Law
Anyone new to the personal injury law practice must understand health insurance liens. In a personal injury case, a lien claims arises when an insurance company or government agency pays the medical bills of an injured plaintiff, who later makes a recovery against the negligence person’s insurance company. A good way to learn about…
Read MoreA Big Win with “High Low Binding Arbitration”
It was 1995, I was 27 years old, suddenly I had a check for $64,000 in my pocket. This is the story about my first big win as a new personal injury lawyer. It’s a story of how curiosity and hustle come together to form a big win for our client and my first big…
Read MoreExpert Witnesses: What Have We Learned From The Case of the Audacious Supermarket Site Inspection?
Pullin was a personal injury claim that arose from a slip-and-fall at a Von’s Supermarket in Los Angeles. The plaintiff attorney found himself in the uncomfortable position of having an unprepared expert, who was about to have his deposition taken.
Read More10 Reasons Criminal Defense Lawyers Make Great Plaintiff Personal Injury Lawyers:
The next generation of great plaintiff personal injury lawyers are working in the criminal courts right now. Former criminal lawyers make excellent civil trial attorneys because they have extensive jury trial experience. Having a comfort level in front of juries allows criminal lawyers to quickly take advantage of the settlement leverage, created when a trial date is assigned to a personal injury case.
Here are the top ten reasons why lawyers working in the criminal courts, including criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, JAG Corp officers, prosecutors and district attorneys, will become this country’s next generation of plaintiff personal injury lawyers.
Read MoreNew Personal Injury Lawyers: You Can Always Phone a Friend
In the lead up to the launch of Signup to Settlement: A Personal Injury Law Boot Camp, we asked our followers what their number one F.E.A.R. (False Expectation Appearing Real) was about beginning to practice personal injury law. One response was, “I am afraid I will make a mistake and lose the case.” Another lawyer responded, “I don’t want my client to lose, based upon my lack of knowledge and skill.” Let’s unpack these two answers and see what we can learn.
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