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Personal Injuries

Generally, people who have incurred personal injuries in tragic situations such as accidents often hesitate to file charges against the negligent parties. It is sad that while the victims suffer much from pain and misfortune, the offenders easily get away from it. These experiences may also create a deep impact or change in their way of living. If you have been involved in any type of accident, you need an experienced personal injury attorney to best protect your interests.

Some types of accidents include:

• automobile accidents
• commercial bus accidents
• airplane crashes
• bicycle accidents
• boating accidents
• motorcycle accidents
• pedestrian accidents
• school bus accidents
• rollover accidents
• train accidents
• truck accidents
• ATV accidents

In the United States, each year three million people are injured and over forty thousand injured, in car crashes. Unsurprisingly, alcohol plays a part in almost fifty percent of motor vehicle accidents, and failure to wear a seatbelt is a factor in sixty percent of the injuries and deaths. Pedestrians are hurt or killed by cars five thousand times per year, and three thousand motorcyclists die annually. All too often, motor vehicle accidents cause spinal cord injuries   or serious head injuries, which will enormously impact the life of the victim and the lives of his or her loved ones as well.

Common Causes of Car Accidents

• Ignoring the traffic signs and warnings
• Driver incompetence
• Speeding above and beyond the allowable limits
• DUI
• Excessive conversation with other passengers
• Tail-gaiting
• Failure to implement regular car safety check
• Disregarding the weather and road conditions

Legal Implications

The Personal Injury Law, otherwise known as “Tort Law”, that covers such cases clearly states that any negligent acts of an individual, which cause harm or damages to another can be a ground for a legal action. In a car accident claim, therefore, the victims may file their charges in order to recover suitable compensations against the party responsible for their injuries.

Yet, because of the intricacy of the laws and litigation procedures associated with it, the victims will have great possibility of keeping silent about it or just rely on the small amount offered by the other party. This is combined with their worries on where to get money to pay their legal counsels.

Lawyer’s Opinion

For almost three decades the Law Offices of Larry H. Parker has been helping car and motorcycle accident victims. Over the years, we have successfully represented thousands of clients and recovered in excess of $750,000,000 (3/4 of a billion dollars) in cash settlements and jury verdicts for our clients.

Often times there are inadequate insurance to pay fair compensation to Plaintiffs who have been seriously injured. BIREN/KATZMAN has successfully utilized a number of strategies to maximize our clients’ recoveries. In a number of cases these strategies have resulted in defendant’s insurance companies paying our clients far more than the insurance limits that were available under the defendant’s insurance policy.

How to hire the right attorney

Selecting the right lawyer is never an easy task. There are more than 200,000 lawyers in California.

If you have suffered a serious personal injury  or a loved one has died  in an accident or you have sustained substantial financial damages as a result of someone’s wrongdoing or an insurance company’s conduct, you cannot afford to gamble on just any old (or young) lawyer. Being recommended by your next door neighbor, or being familiar with the lawyer from the kid’s soccer games, or looking like a nice or honest person on television, etc., are not qualifications to handle your case. Even being a specialist in some unrelated legal area, like corporate or tax or family law, does not make a lawyer right for your personal injury, insurance bad faith or business tort case. You need a lawyer with the experience and resources to successfully handle your specific case. After all, this is the only case that you have and your financial future is dependent on its outcome. When your case is done, your lawyer will go on to the next one, but you will live with the result for the rest of your life.

Asking the right questions can help you pick the right person to trust your future with.

Find out about the lawyer’s track record. Specifically, ask to see published verdict and settlement summaries documenting that the lawyer has successfully handled cases like yours; similar accidents and injuries.

See what type of Courtroom Presentations the lawyer has made in the past. Ask to see examples of documentary presentations the lawyer has made at settlement conferences and/or meditations. Also ask to see examples of exhibits the lawyer has used at trial. See examples of BIREN/KATZMAN’s courtroom presentations.

Ask the lawyer if the firm has the resources to handle a major case. Visit the lawyer’s offices and decide for yourself if the firm appears to be in a position to make the financial commitment necessary to successfully handle your case.

Most important, talk with the lawyer. Try to get a measure on what type of person the lawyer is and whether he/she is someone you feel that you can communicate with and will have confidence in.