Due to many of you telling me that you like my writing, I am writing a novel with a lawyer med-mal focus. I will keep you updated on progress. Thanks for the encouragement.
Winston Wolf: “It’s 30 minutes away, I’ll be there in 10” aka Ugh, the driving out there is terrible.
Several times a week, I weave my way down to Philly and I must say that people seem to be taking liberties with ye olde traffic laws that I did not see before the pandemic. Much like airline passengers acting out, you see some crazy stuff out there these days. Driving the wrong way to avoid having to wait for …
Re-Filling the Pipeline
I am guessing that most personal injury firms are in the process of refilling their pipelines like I am after two years of pandemic wearing off. This does not manifest itself too much to the client. Really, the work is the same now as it was before pandemic. But, for me and my competitor colleagues, it means that cases are …
The Client’s View of Value vs. The Lawyer’s View: Ne’er the twain shall meet?
Clients with strong cases know that they will get paid full value eventually. However, the majority of cases are ones that require some negotiation. Most cases have value or I would not take them, but we do take the plaintiff as we find them. So, a lot of clients who claim back pain from a car accident have prior back …
That end of year feeling/The holiday season
Sometimes, timing is everything. Right now is the last few weeks that we can get cases settled with the insurance companies before the year closes out. The companies want to close their books on cases that can be closed and the claim reps are under pressure to get their case load down and resolve those cases that they can resolve. …
The Rough and Tumble of Personal Injury Practice
I had an amusing past week in practice. I was contacted by a guy in a tough part of town who had what seemed like an interesting case with real damages. He was assaulted on a commercial property with a long history of prior assaults on the property. He suffered broken bones and other injuries. He had fired his prior …
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am looking forward to a nice vegan vacation and hope that everyone has a place to go and people to reconnect with for this uniquely American holiday. We all have something to give thanks for. Whether it is the memory of past Thanksgiving holidays or loved ones lost or the new generation at the Thanksgiving table, there is good …
GO MAYOR PARKER
Ah, the holiday season. I got my first static electric shock this morning and it always serves as a reminder that winter is coming. On another note, Cherelle Parker was elected as the first female Mayor of Philadelphia. She has a lot on her plate and while it is nice to have a historical change and perhaps some more energized …
128 GRAZER WINS FAT BEAR WEEK 2023!!
You have no idea what I am talking about? In a nutshell, every year forest rangers monitor which grizzly bears return to eat salmon in Alaska on the Katmai river. An informal competition watch has developed and this female bear ate the most and gained the most. Sleep well mama bear. At least she wont have to run Philly when …
WHAT DO I DO WHEN A SIGNIFICANT VALUE CASE COMES IN OR DEVELOPS?
So, a case of $500,000 or more in value needs more time and attention and funds spent than a case with a smaller value. The usual distinguishing factors for these higher value cases is a loss of earnings that is legitimate. Not two weeks of work at $1500/week. I am talking about totally taking you out of your career and …