Personal Injury Lawyers

What's your compensation look like?

ID associate here. Kind of in the grass is always greener mindset at the moment but also curious - what does an average day look like on the plaintiff side?

Any fellow pre-litigation unit attorney’s find it difficult to transition out of personal injury without trial experience?

What are the worst states to practice personal injury law (taking into account pay, damages caps, job opportunities, firm locations etc.)

I’m on the defense side with a caseload of 26 files or various shapes and forms from multi-million dollar sex abuse cases to run of the mill slip and fall. I know the verdict range and settlement val… more

How do you know when you are ready to start your own PI firm? Been in ID for almost 5 years now and the pay is not great. I go back and forth between wanting to be on my own. Especially when I see how… more

How do you start a PI practice if you have basically no money?

Question for the private practice PI attorneys. On average, how many new cases do you have coming in per month? And how many cases are being settled in a month so you can get paid? Trying to gauge wha… more

Any personal injury attorneys from Minnesota? Got a case from North Mankato.

Are jury verdict, searches on Westlaw supposed to be this difficult? I feel like I’m missing some thing.

Constantly battle with defense attorneys about the fine line between an IME and effectively a second deposition. i.e., what their doctor is allowed to ask about the circumstances giving rise to an inj… more

I’m a newer attorney and I just finished my second trial this week - Plaintiffs side PI - and I lost, after feeling very confident that I had the jury on my side. Feeling very down and I’m having trou… more

Anyone have experience with DiCello Levitt?

I help scale PI firms, but it worries that the success of our service depends so heavily on the firm's intake procedures. Any tips on great intake or success stories you are willing to share?

What is it with PI firms not wanting to pay associates 50% of the fee on self-generated injury cases, especially when referring firms are getting 50%?

Need advice: I recently got approached with an opportunity for higher base salary, higher bonuses, and better work life balance. I told them that I was interested in the position but would likely nee… more

Anyone have experience with an asbestos exposure related claim, and open to answering a dm about particular language in a release?

I'm ~8 years out. HCOL. Picked nearly a dozen juries and took verdicts in half of those cases, all in past 2.5 yrs.

I'm not on trial attorney salary. Base salary is in the 160s. 40 percent on my originations, NO commi… more

I am preparing an Answer to plaintiffs summons and complaint but the complaint is numbered wrong. What should I do?

What is a "good" year for a plaintiffs attorney doing Car Crash cases? Like in gross settlements? Would like to hear all perspectives.

Got fired from my first client today. Soft tissue injury with 4 PT visits (no show for 5 visits). Was able to get an offer in the 5-figure range and he just had insane expectations and thought he hit … more

Salary/pay structure question. Located in the South East. Most of my case load is Med Mal litigation about 45-50 cases and another 30 general liab, and 5 products. 4.5 years of experience and the 18 m… more

I work for a 2 man with 2 assistant PI/criminal/immigration.....i primarily only handle PI and i get some insurance policy claims/construction claims/business transactions.

I got a company to give me $20k retainer… more

Have to negotiate down a healthcare lien (with united healthcare if that matters), not something I ever do. Any insight on what percentage they’re typically willing to knock off?

Currently in PI litigation. I love everything about plaintiff PI work that is done pre-suit but I dread anything related to litigation. I’ve considered transitioning to another area of law but after 5… more

Could I request med records from a co-defendant if my client has been added to a case late and most discovery has already been exchanged??

5 year assoc. at a PI firm with 6 lawyers. I was finally given my own cases about a year and a half ago and have been settling cases (albeit smaller cases) and bringing in revenue for the firm. I feel… more

How many YOE should an associate have before they start earning a percentage of each case they work on?

Hi I’m not sure if you are all present on social media, but I ‘m curious to how lawyers obtain viral videos of accidents to use for Lawyers React

How many hours do you spend preparing to take an important depo in a catastrophic PI case?

Say a corporate representative or important expert.

My firm (5 Attorneys) asks for 45-50 per week. Basically an 8-6 gig Mon-Friday. Only PI work. I make $90k a year and get a referral fee for any case I originate. I do not get any % of cases I work on.… more

Is it possible to do this line of work without living in the USA? I have elderly family I'd like to take care of in their final years abroad in their homeland.

How do I increase my originations? Second year lawyer. Almost 90% of the calls I get are not PI related

I've called 12 counties bar associations in NJ seeking a referral to help review a domesticated subpoena because I never did one, 100% willing to pay...and cannot find a single lawyer/law fim willing to help. Either nobo… more

I've been practicing ID for 10 years in Iowa, a defense friendly jurisdiction. I'd like to relocate but don't want to go to the other and of the spectrum like Missouri with it's vexati… more

As anyone served a tender letter based upon common law identification and not contractual since the contract is terrible? Thank you,

I have a florida law firm handling a florida case needing to subpoena records/deposition of a NJ resident. To do same, subpoena needs to get domesticated in nj. I am a NJ lawyer, and was asked to do t… more

Hey guys! What’s a good salary for a litigation paralegal who has almost 2 years experience in NYC area? My current firm isn’t a good cultural fit for me plus I feel like I’m being low balled consider… more

Skilled trial atty new to PI after practicing as partner in PP and in-house job for past 20 years. A small PI firm in area w/average COA asked me to come join the firm--handling major/high potential f… more