FAQ Category: Ask Your Lawyers

Lawyers will recognize other lawyers in their community for their achievements. They can do this through agencies like Martindale-Hubbell, an independent lawyer rating agency. The highest rating an attorney can receive is an “AV” rating. This rating is only given after other independent attorneys favorably evaluate a candidate with an…

Active personal injury lawyers know which insurance companies will settle or take a case to trial. Insurance carriers consider several factors to determine if they will deny payment on a claim. An experienced personal injury lawyer wil create a different strategy for each insurance carrier. If your New Jersey defendant…

If you hire your lawyer on a contingency fee basis, they only get paid a legal fee if you receive payment through a settlement or collected judgment. On a contingency basis, your attorney will get a percentage of the amount collected. Generally, you should want your lawyer to accept your…

Personal injury cases are expensive. They require an expert narrative report, which can cost between $500 and $1,500. Catastrophic injury cases require several other expert witnesses. Other experts may include accident reconstructionists, life care planners, vocational rehabilitation experts, safety engineers, and economists. Expert witnesses can be quite costly, but they…

In New Jersey, all attorneys are required to attend 24 hours of continuing legal education every two years. While general practitioners must stay up-to-date in all areas of the law, personal injury lawyers will devote almost all of their time to staying current in the evolving area of personal injury…

Preparing a personal injury case is like completing a scavenger hunt. Your legal team will need to collect and analyze relevant medical records. They will need to consistently submit documents to opposing counsel. You don’t want your lawyer focusing too much of their time on collecting these volumes of documents….

This is an important question. It’s true that most of a personal injury attorney’s practice will consist of motor vehicle accidents. However, not all personal injury attorneys have experience in handling other types of injury cases like workers’ compensation claims, medical malpractice claims, or product liability claims. Some cases combine…

Again, if you want good results, the insurance company needs to know that you mean business. They know which lawyers will take it easy on them and which ones will hold their feet to the fire. It’s always a good idea to ask about past trials and results. The insurance…

Even if your potential lawyer says they are certified, you will still need to ask if they have taken plaintiffs’ personal injury cases to trial as part of that certification process. Not all civil trials are personal injury trials. The lawyer may have received trial certification in another practice area,…

You can get a general idea of your attorney’s commitment to personal injury victims by how they answer this question. For the most part, I believe that if at least half of an attorney’s practice is devoted to representing plaintiffs, they may have sufficient knowledge to represent you. Also, keep…