Let’s say you just sold a car. The sale went smoothly and you hand the buyer the keys and signed title. The buyer leaves with your car. However, the car is still titled in your name with the Department of Motor vehicle. How so you protect yourself if the buyer gets into a car accident …
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What to Do (and Not Do) After a Car Accident You’ve Been in an Auto Accident: What’s Are Your Next Steps? If you’ve ever been in an auto accident, you know the shock that comes with it. It’s a chaotic scene. You are injured and your car is damaged or maybe totaled. You don’t know …
Basic steps that a typical personal injury case will follow. Although not every case is the same, there is a common procedural thread that starts from the time of the accident up until either a settlement or a trial.
If you’ve been in a car accident in Dallas, Texas, or the surrounding areas, an open records requests can be very valuable. They can aid in the investigation of you case by getting more information about your car accident that is not in the police report. Doing an open records request is pretty simple if …
In my years a Dallas personal injury lawyer, I have seen many good cases go wrong because the injured person decides to handle the case themselves. This usually ends up being a very costly mistake. Practicing law is not an easy task. The law is a very complicated and intertwined study. Unless you are …
As a Dallas/Fort Worth car accident lawyer, I get many questions about what to do if the police report is wrong. A police report may be incorrect on many different issues such as the names of the drivers, location of the accident, who was driving and even the direction of travel for each vehicle. For …
1. Communication So many times I hear of attorneys who do not regularly communicate with their client. If that happens, then the client is left in the dark about the status of their case. This is a totally unacceptable situation. But the same is true for the client. A client should regularly communicate with the …
Dallas car accident cases sure have changed over the years. Therefore, what you do, and what you don’t do, at the accident scene can drastically effect your case. Most Importantly, Don’t Panic The worst thing you can do after an accident is panic. You will just say things you shouldn’t say and do things you …
Had a Car Accident in Texas? What You Should Do (Or Not Do) While at the Scene. Read More »
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 commercials and internet sites, you can become overwhelmed. But the right lawyer for you means finding one that you know will …
I hear it all the time: “My case is clear.” We have a “cut and dry case.” However, the insurance company is denying the claim? “Let’s just go to trial. We can’t lose!” Since 1994, when I started as a personal injury lawyer in Dallas, I hear so many clients tell me that there is …
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