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When You Need A Personal Injury Lawyer

When You Need A Personal Injury Lawyer

A personal injury in a broad definition is any type of physical or mental injury to a person with either short or long term consequences.  Most commonly, this type of injury is secondary to a work related incident, automobile accident, medical malpractice, or fall on...

What To Look or When Shopping for a Safe Car

What To Look or When Shopping for a Safe Car

The United States Census Bureau’s latest study states the average American commutes 26 minutes to and from work each day (census.gov).  This roughly estimates to over 100 hours per year, not including leisure travel, that is spent in a vehicle.  Needless to say, car...

How Much Time do I Have to File a Personal Injury Claim

How Much Time do I Have to File a Personal Injury Claim

A personal injury is defined as a physical or mental injury to an individual from the result of the negligence of a 3rd party.   A personal injury can be complicated and can range from sustaining a physical injury from slipping and falling in your grocer's produce...

Common Winter Injuries and Prevention Tips

Common Winter Injuries and Prevention Tips

It is hard to imagine that Old Man winter is just around the corner when you rarely need a jacket after lunch thus far into the fall season, yet the snow and icy conditions are on the way.   According to the CDC, unintentional injuries account for nearly 40 million...

Civil Litigation

Civil Litigation

Civil litigation is defined as a legal dispute between individuals or the families of individuals who have suffered an injury or death as a result of negligence, recklessness or misconduct of others.  Civil cases differ from criminal cases in that civil cases...

Dangers of Distracted Driving

Dangers of Distracted Driving

We’ve all seen the photos and read the last texts of teenagers prior to a fatal crash, yet the majority of people continue to make the volitional choice to attend to their cell phone over their vehicle.  The dangers of distracted driving are imminent and at times it...

Top 4 Common Personal Injury Cases

Top 4 Common Personal Injury Cases

A personal injury in a broad definition is any type of physical or mental injury to a person with either short or long term consequences.  Personal injury claims result in millions of dollars in compensation for individuals who have experienced lost wages, pain,...

Hit and Run Accidents: Civil and Criminal Consequences

Hit and Run Accidents: Civil and Criminal Consequences

By definition, a hit and run accident is when someone flees the scene of an accident with a pedestrian, vehicle or other property in an attempt to evade responsibility.  There are both civil and criminal consequences associated with a hit and run accident and in most...

Do I Need a Personal Injury Lawyer?

Do I Need a Personal Injury Lawyer?

5 Costly Personal Injury Case Mistakes Whether or not an individual needs a personal injury lawyer is a very complex question with multiple answers.  Indeed, there are examples of personal injury cases that can be handled without legal representation but generally...

What To Do After An Auto Accident

What To Do After An Auto Accident

There is not a simple example of an automobile accident.  A minor dent or scratch can be just as challenging to deal with as a totaled car or injury.  Regardless of the severity of the accident the initial steps of what to do after an auto accident do not change and...