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Preparing for Your Consultation

If you contact a Dallas personal injury attorney, most, if not all, will provide a free initial consultation for new cases.  When you first call the lawyer, you should be prepared to provide certain...

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Top 10 Mistakes in a Personal Injury Case

In my many years as a personal injury lawyer in Dallas, Texas, I have consistently come across common mistakes clients (and even lawyers) make in handling personal injury cases. These errors can...

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Is My Personal Injury Case Worth Pursuing?

If you are injured in any sort of accident, whether it be a car accident or other accidental injury, you must decide if your case is worth pursuing as a legal matter.  Of course, this decision should...

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How to Win a Slip and Fall Case

What are your chances of winning a case if you were injured in a slip and fall accident or a trip and fall?  That all depends on what caused you to fall.  Any personal injury lawyer in Texas will tell...

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Do Not Sign a Release

What is a “release?”  It is exactly what the name implies.  A release is a settlement agreement where one party agrees to waive their legal rights.  For example, if you were in an accident and have a...

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The “Google Attorney”

Since I have starting practicing personal injury law in 1994, the internet was still in development.  Now, the internet has become so common that it has effected the way we run our everyday lives....

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How to Find the Right Personal Injury Attorney.

Once you have been in some sort of accident where you sustained an injury, finding the right injury lawyer for your case is the most important decision you will make.  With all the television...

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Should I File On My Insurance After a Car Accident

I am often asked by clients whether they should file on their own auto insurance policy after a car accident.  They hesitate to do so because of the fear that they may be cancelled or face a rate...

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Using Health Insurance in Your Personal Injury Case

An issue that commonly arises in a personal injury case is whether or not you should use your health insurance.  That decision depends on many circumstances.  But before answering this question, we...

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Other Insurance Company Wants a Recorded Statement.

When I first started out as a young Dallas personal injury lawyer back in 1994, recorded statements were routine.  Most attorneys, including myself, did not even question them.   When we would get a...

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Most Common Mistakes People Make in a Car Accident Case

After many years and a countless number of car accident cases I have handled, I have seen many mistakes people tend to make on a routine basis. This is because the general public does not understand...

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How to Protect Your Rights from a Hospital after a Car Accident.

Lately, I have noticed that hospitals (and other healthcare providers) are becoming much more aggressive in gaining a legal strong-hold in your injury claim after a car accident.  With the Texas...

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Going to the Hospital After a Car Accident?

Let’s say you are involved in a car accident in Dallas and are taken to Parkland Hospital.  You will be seen in the emergency room and possibly have x-rays or even CT scans performed.  Then, the...

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Why Calling a Lawyer First is So Important

Here is a scenario:  You’ve just been involved in a car accident.  You then go to the hospital by ambulance.  When you get to the hospital, they ask you for your auto insurance information.  You give...

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We Agreed Not to Exchange Insurance Information….

It’s a very common scenario.  You got into a car accident that wasn’t your fault.  The other driver is very apologetic and says he will pay for the damages himself.  He asks that you not exchange...

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Should I Admit Fault in a Car Accident?

When a car accident happens, whether on the roads of Dallas, interstate highways or back road of Texas, you are naturally rattled and upset. You may even admit fault before you fully understand the...

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What You Need When Meeting with Your Personal Injury Attorney

Meeting with a personal injury attorney can be very stressful.  However, it helps to have a checklist of documents and information that your attorney will need to make a thorough evaluation of your...

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I Can Handle My Own Injury Case….

In an auto accident? The other driver has admitted fault, but things haven’t been simple. Since the other driver admitted fault , I thought that would make things easy. So, I decided to handle my car...

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5 Things to do at the Scene of an Auto Accident

Once an auto accident happens, it is a pretty chaotic and confusing scene. As you examine the damages and assess any bodily injuries, you get bombarded with a flood of questions from multiple...

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The Importance of Documenting Your Personal Injury Case

After suffering a personal injury, whether in a car accident or otherwise, you may feel that you can handle it on your own and do not need to go to the hospital. This is a common response, especially...

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