Phone, email or a text work well.  I am available after hours to discuss your case when the matter is urgent.

You may need a lawyer.  You may not.  I have provided solutions for clients in a half hour consultation and sent them away without my services and I have been thanked for my honesty.  It takes a lifetime to build a reputation and five minutes to shatter it.  I take my reputation seriously.

I bill at increments of one tenth per hour and keep detailed timesheets of my work performed on your case.  It literally is as straight forward as it sounds and I can discuss the work performed at any time you have a question on how far along your case has progressed.

A settlement can take anywhere from six months to three or more years with an average of one to two years being the norm in personal injury matters.  Many lawyers in personal injury cases tend to try to negotiate a settlement without filing suit and this can drag the case out for nearly two years alone before that attorney decides to file the case in court, many times filing just before the statute of limitations runs out.  This strategy means you are looking at upwards of another two years going through the courts for a total of four years from the time of your accident to a resolution. 

 I take a different approach.  Having been an insurance claims adjuster before practicing law, I have a good sense whether the insurance company will settle ahead of time (meaning before suit is filed) and if I determine they will not settle the case within a short period I will file suit immediately rather than waste time negotiating for nickels and dimes.  Launching a legal attack gets faster results more often than not and I am all about battle outcomes more than pointless pre-litigation arguments with a stubborn insurance company.  I will present a battle plan that I present to my client before the implementation of action.  It is important to understand that insurance companies drive the pendency of a case with stall tactics and even when litigation ensues, many carriers continue to delay when they become obstinate and engage in monetary trench warfare.  This accounts for much of the long time lag from accident to getting a  settlement.  Cases are not typically won with one battle, but through a protracted struggle in what is called the discovery phase of litigation where the facts of the case are shaped by both sides through written discovery and oral depositions.  This is a necessary element to get to the point of obtaining a decent offer from the insurance company depending of course how strong the facts and the law favor our side .  Call me for a free consultation and we can discuss your case.

Having been a claims adjuster, I am well read on the many types of insurance policies out there including homeowner’s coverage, auto policy coverage, commercial general liability polices, occurrence policies, claims made and reported policies and the interpretation of your coverages.  I am well familiar with exclusions on insurance policies and the interpretation of such exclusions by the courts and I can advise you if you have a good case against your insurance company in what is called a first party action.  Call me for a free consultation to discuss any claim you have with your insurance company.