It’s sitting on my desk. A check for $100. Written out to my client John* two weeks after he was knocked off of his motorcycle by a driver who wasn’t watching where he was going. Before I represented John, the insurance company called him and asked how he was doing. Read more…
Among friends, small talk often revolves around the fascinating life of a plaintiff’s attorney. And it’s not just because I am directing the conversation. Really, many of my friends think plaintiffs’ work is very intriguing and ask me questions about what it’s like to be a plaintiff’s attorney. Often, the conversation turns to politics…
Dear President Obama,
Now that you have another four years to lead this country, let’s have an honest dialogue and start by calling it for what it is. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich. The opposite of Robin Hood. Social Security.
I know, that sounds like such a simple question. Obviously you know who your car insurance company is. It’s the company you signed a contract with, right? Unless, of course, you signed a contract with…
Last week we went to trial and spent the better part of two days showing a jury how our client was injured, how he has not fully recovered, and why he deserved to be compensated for his injuries. The jury was attentive and courteous. They were educated and thoughtful. They deliberated for nearly two hours. Then they broke the law.
After many years of favoring arbitration (informal, out-of-court trial) as a method of resolving coverage disputes, some insurance companies are now requiring their customers to file a lawsuit to resolve the dispute. Why would they do that, you ask? They must have realized that… they were paying too much in Read more…
is it classified as an advertisement? A recent high-profile blogging case in Virginia discusses this very issue. But rather than get into the merits of the above case, which you can read and decide for yourself, I will interject my opinion/bewilderment: are you kidding me? Of course attorney blogs are political speech Read more…
No, absolutely not. I am not going to dance around the issue. Washington State mandatory minimums of $25,000 are not enough. I have clients come into my office every week, it seems, with injuries greater than the state mandatory minimums. They ask me what can be done and I have to tell Read more…
That’s a good question. Since judicial positions are non-partisan, voters can’t just vote along party lines. The Washington State Bar Association has created Voting for Judges to help you evaluate your choices for judicial elections.
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published an online article about new devices insurance companies are using to monitor drivers.