HOW COME ONLY PLAINTIFF’S LAWYERS ADVERTISE?

That is overstating it a bit. There are advertisements for other types of lawyers (immigration, domestic relations i.e. divorce). But the vast majority are for personal injury. The reason we see personal injury lawyers advertise and not lawyers or law firms who defend those that have violated a safety rule and caused injury is this: […]

WOW! YOU SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF AWARDS. YOU MUST BE A GREAT A LAWYER.

If you can hear the sarcasm in your mind as you read this title, we are on the same page. That said, here is a small public service announcement about lawyer awards. The vast majority of awards are misleading. They are bought and paid for. Companies solicit attorneys to pay a certain amount of money […]

BURDENS OF PROOF- OR HOW MUCH DO I HAVE TO BE CONVINCED?

In our system of justice there are three burdens of proof that apply depending on the type of case or the issues involved. One of them everybody knows. The other two, not so much. And that is a bit frightening for a personal injury lawyer like me because it’s one of the two burdens that […]