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Hacker Murphy LLP

4.8
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  • Serving Glenville, NY and Schenectady County, New York

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  • Top-Rated Albany, NY law firm established in 1898, focusing on litigation claims in upstate New York. We offer initial consultations at no charge.

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DerOhannesian & DerOhannesian

5.0
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  • Serving Glenville, NY and Schenectady County, New York

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers1 award

  • The protection you need. The personal service you deserve!

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Can the Lawyer take out his fees before medical expenses and leave us without funds to fix her face?

James Peirce Kelaher
Answered by attorney James Peirce Kelaher (Unclaimed Profile)
Personal Injury lawyer at Kelaher Law Offices, P.A.
It sounds to me like your lawyer made a good-faith judgment call if he (or she) agreed not to put on evidence about the day care center lying to the police if the day care center admitted liability. Once a defendant admits liability, other circumstances surrounding how the accident occurred become irrelevant. As far as giving you advice not to accept the $125,000, a lawyer cannot guarantee a result for his client. It sounds to me that if your daughter's past medical bills were $18,000 and her anticipated future medical bills are $44,000, then $63,000 is an extremely low verdict. That's only giving your daughter $1,000 for pain and suffering. Unfortunately, extremely low verdicts occur with about the same frequency as extremely high verdicts, but the public only hears about the extremely high verdicts. Your lawyer cannot be held to be a guarantor of any kind of verdict, and settling cases at mediation is the only way to take the uncertainty out of jury verdicts. As far as what your lawyer charged you, that would be controlled by the contract you signed with the lawyer. While the vast majority of my practice involved suing lawyers for legal malpractice, this is not a case I would ever consider taking. Very, very unfortunately you just got an extremely bad verdict. If you carried health insurance on your daughter, perhaps it would cover the surgery.
It sounds to me like your lawyer made a good-faith judgment call if he (or she) agreed not to put on evidence about the day care center lying to the police if the day care center admitted liability. Once a defendant admits liability, other circumstances surrounding how the accident occurred become irrelevant. As far as giving you advice not to accept the $125,000, a lawyer cannot guarantee a result for his client. It sounds to me that if your daughter's past medical bills were $18,000 and her anticipated future medical bills are $44,000, then $63,000 is an extremely low verdict. That's only giving your daughter $1,000 for pain and suffering. Unfortunately, extremely low verdicts occur with about the same frequency as extremely high verdicts, but the public only hears about the extremely high verdicts. Your lawyer cannot be held to be a guarantor of any kind of verdict, and settling cases at mediation is the only way to take the uncertainty out of jury verdicts. As far as what your lawyer charged you, that would be controlled by the contract you signed with the lawyer. While the vast majority of my practice involved suing lawyers for legal malpractice, this is not a case I would ever consider taking. Very, very unfortunately you just got an extremely bad verdict. If you carried health insurance on your daughter, perhaps it would cover the surgery.
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How do I write a personal injury claim to the insurance company?

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Answered by attorney David Wilmer Barlow (Unclaimed Profile)
Personal Injury lawyer at Law Offices of David W. Barlow
A claim can be sent to the insurance company by writing a summary of the damages and injuries you have suffered along with the amount that you are asking for. Be sure to include all of the medical bills, medical records, and paystubs. If you can get an attorney to take your case on a contingency basis, than you will usually end up with a larger net amount for yourself, even after paying the attorney fees. This is because the insurance company will certainly take advantage of you because they know that their lawyers will do much better in court than someone without an attorney. Even though you do not want to "rip them off", unfortunately, this sentiment will not be mutual.
A claim can be sent to the insurance company by writing a summary of the damages and injuries you have suffered along with the amount that you are asking for. Be sure to include all of the medical bills, medical records, and paystubs. If you can get an attorney to take your case on a contingency basis, than you will usually end up with a larger net amount for yourself, even after paying the attorney fees. This is because the insurance company will certainly take advantage of you because they know that their lawyers will do much better in court than someone without an attorney. Even though you do not want to "rip them off", unfortunately, this sentiment will not be mutual.
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Do I have to submit medical forms in a civil suit to the attorney or can I wait until its court ordered?

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Answered by attorney Andrew Tyler Velonis (Unclaimed Profile)
Personal Injury lawyer at Andrew T. Velonis, P.C.
If you wait, it will be court ordered, so you have to do it anyway. That means you will be making the judge order you to do what you are required to do, rather than just going ahead and doing it on your own. This will annoy the judge and will accomplish nothing in your favor. Is that what you want?
If you wait, it will be court ordered, so you have to do it anyway. That means you will be making the judge order you to do what you are required to do, rather than just going ahead and doing it on your own. This will annoy the judge and will accomplish nothing in your favor. Is that what you want?
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