If you don’t, you will wake up one day in your bank account will be frozen, and you will have large bills from companies you have never heard of coming to your house. You will spend many frustrating hours on the phone trying to straighten this out.. The stories are chilling. First, learn about identity […]
As a personal injury lawyer, I have to guide my clients to the best care possible so they can get the best recovery possible. Like a painting in my office, “Recovery,” my job is to help my clients recover. You see billboard lawyers advertising how much money they get from their clients but that is […]
Yes, the zombie of the “lawsuit crisis” has come back and is due for yet another death. The number of tort lawsuits filed in the nation continues to drop and has plummeted as of 2015 according to a Wall Street Journal article written by investigative reporter Joe Palazzolo. In fact, the article points out – […]
Here’s a picture of me with Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa and former Chief Jane Castor of the Tampa Police Department. (It’s on the front of this website.) I was presenting them a check for $2,000.00 to put “Three Feet” stickers on the Tampa police cruisers (120 of them). As the police department was getting […]
Many times after car crash or traumatic injury, an injured person goes through an emotional roller coaster of ups and downs. These emotions are fast moving, strong and seem to take over your mind blocking out what you need or want to think about. Emotions including depression, panic, paranoia, fear of the future, being overwhelmed, […]
You may have heard how insurance companies will “increase your premiums if you make a claim.” Premiums are high enough, so why would you want to increase your premiums by making a claim? Common sense says no. Perhaps you probably heard that is just best to “fix whatever is broken yourself” and not make a […]
After the initial physical recover from trauma and the scars and bruises are healing, there is nothing more devastating than realizing your brain does not work like it did before your injury. The almost total isolation from people who care but can’t understand is gut wrenching. Realizing you can’t remember names, faces, incidents or where […]
I recently read an article in the Irish Times about a push by police (the Garda) to require bicyclist to wear helmets and high visibility vests when riding. Here’s the link to the article. Of course, the import of the article was “cyclists should do something to prevent being killed.” The “authorities” behind this idea must have […]
No doubt, if you ever had an insurance claim, you have seen the ominous words at the bottom of a check or insurance claim form which say: “Anyone who prepares or makes any written statement to any insurer for payment knowing that such statement contains any false, incomplete, or misleading information concerning any fact or […]
Each week, I get calls from new clients who tell me tales of insurance adjusters who have excuses why they can’t pay claims. Without exception, it’s not because they aren’t fair and reasonable. As an injured person after a crash caused by somebody, it’s maddening when you have to call, write and fight with an […]