6. WHAT CONTINUING EDUCATION DOES THE ATTORNEY TAKE? Every attorney in California is required to take continuing education. However, the types of courses and content of the courses is left to the discretion of the attorney. You want to know…
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5 Ways to Find the Right Attorney For You
1. PRIOR RESULTS ARE NO GUARANTEE A lot of attorneys like to tell you about their other cases. However, your case is different. Each case has its own facts. Just because they got someone else millions of dollars does not…
How do you get fair market value for your car after a car accident?
In all of my years in handling car accident cases, personal injury cases, and other insurance claims, the thing that gets most people upset is damage to their car. Most of the time, the car is fixed. But what happens…
Some Rules on Giving Statements to an Adjuster
After an accident, the adjuster is going to call you up and ask to take a recorded statement from you. Let me give you two simple rules when you get this request: 1. DO NOT GIVE A STATEMENT TO THE…
5 More Insurance Terms You Must Know
In order to make sense of insurance, you need to know some basic terms. Sadly, no one discusses these terms with anyone. Ever. Seriously, I did not know what these meant until I went to work for the insurance industry….
5 Insurance Terms You Must Know
In order to make sense of insurance, you need to know some basic terms. Sadly, no one discusses these terms with anyone. Ever. Seriously, I did not know what these meant until I went to work for the insurance industry….
Stop Reading the Internet About Personal Injury Claims
This is a huge pet peeve of mine. It sounds weird to write it where people are reading it on the Internet, but please stop reading the Internet. Look, I love the Internet. It is great for a lot of…
Short and simple – be pleasant
This may be the shortest post I will write on this blog, but here goes. The insurance adjuster is not your friend. However, the adjuster is a person and you should treat him or her that way. Even when I…
Do NOT talk to the other driver
It is everyone’s instinct to want to talk to the driver of the other car. Maybe you want to apologize. Maybe you want to ask them what they were thinking when they ran a red light. Maybe you just want…
Go to the doctor after a car accident
I wish everyone would do this. When you are involved in a car accident, or any event that causes a release of adrenaline, you are not going to feel pain immediately. At least, not everyone will feel pain right away….