Personal Injury Lawyers

Any insights on working for Farmers in house (trial work)? Pay, WLB, etc.

What things do you all outsource to be more efficient and focus on the stuff you really need to focus on? I realize I'm too involved with everything and I get nervous when I have to trust outsider… more

Hiring a senior paralegal. Preferably in person for the first 90 days. After that, we can assess. $75-95k. Mountain west region. Comment and message if you’re interested.

What is the best insurance defense firm to work for in New York?

What are you all investing in? I’ve received some sizable bonuses lately and want to watch my money grow until I finally decide to open my own firm.

Hi, Personal Injury Paralegal here (10 years experience) and yes, a tender letter can be sent presuit. I often draft at least 3-4 weekly with quick responses from insurance companies, who also don’t w… more

Insurance defense attorneys. Can you serve a tender letter presuit? Thank you

Plaintiff attorneys that switched over from defense - how do you like it? What things do you like/dislike more? I’m on defense now thinking about switching to plaintiffs side but not sure

Morgan & Morgan is hiring PI lawyers in NYC. I think this is the best opportunity for associates in the city by far, and we’re growing fast. Hit me up if you’re interested!

Anyone noticed defense attorneys more and more pushing for in-person deps in non-catastrophic cases? What’s wrong with zoom? Wasting so much time traveling for silly 90minute depositions.

When is the latest before SOL so you feel okay withdrawing as counsel? For example, if client is not responsive or client expectations/communication issues? Do you provide them a draft complaint if it… more

What’s compensation like in North Carolina for a senior associate or partner? Obviously this can vary significantly, but what do you think average is?

Why are support staff so rude and lazy? Barely try to get assignments in on time and complain when an attorney is too hard on them. Support stuff used to be so helpful about 5 years ago. What happened… more

What's the most outrageous claim you've heard a client/someone on a case make?

Anyone here switch from transactional law to PI? How did you do it and how much are you making now?

PD v DV

Is there a way to make a diminished value claim in CA if you have already signed a PD release? To clarify, the PD release was like $300 bc it was just for extra rental expenses. the 3rd party … more

What is the best tip to plaintiff in his deposition for a personal injury case? (Liability and prior medicals are not an issue. Mostly a case about general damages.)

What services/ searches/ etc are you all using to determine insurance limits when the Insurance company refuses to tell you?

My precious firm used Saaber but they’ve closed to new customers to my know… more

At a mediation with a client whose case we’ve been working on tirelessly for 3 years and cut our fee in half to net him what he thinks he “deserves” and he has the audacity to accuse us of trying to s… more

Do you explain to all new PI clients how their insurance carrier can reimburse them for rental car costs and mileage to/from doctors appointments? See comments for context.

Those who work in the field of P.I. (especially in Mass.) How do you get doctors to sign your 79G affidavit? My Attorney keeps telling me to contact every doctor possible for a client and to get all o… more

Does anyone work for Travelers Insurance? Do you enjoy it/find that there is a good work life balance?

Compensation advice. Is $60k a year for a first year PI associate in Chicago fair

I’m deposing a defense expert later this week. The file was to be produced 3 days beforehand. Defense expert did not provide her analysis until 2 days beforehand. The analysis is just calculations tha… more

Any thoughts on TikTok and the legal advice on there? Over the past couple of weeks, I've had two clients start emails with "a video on TikTok told me..." It seems like it's really g… more

Just wondering if my current salary is competitive. I’m a 2nd year associate in a plaintiff firm in South Florida making $70k. No billable hours, but there are “networking expectations.” I’ve brought … more

I am curious how Morgan and Morgan operates. Do you have your caseload? Can you make calls with settling cases or do you have to ask permission from the partner? What is the starting pay? Thank you?

Looking for feedback on Settlement Intelligence AI-generated demands. Settlement Intelligence is the name of the company and its software. Has anyone used them? What’s your experience and end result?

Any Seattle personal injury attorneys out there wanting to meet for a happy hour? I am new to PI and would love to network!

If a right arm is injured in an accident, and the left arm is subsequently injured due to overcompensation and over use of the left arm while the right arm was immobile, is the negligent party liable… more

What's the best state to be a personal injury attorney in and why? Going through a divorce and hoping for a fresh start.

Can you give me a breakdown of an average day? I’m newer to PI and I feel I spend all day dealing with emails, when I should really be spending most of the day reviewing and moving along my cases.

I have a client who is mad that she has to attend her own deposition and mediation and wants to know why her deposition can’t just be used in lieu of the mediation. Oh the joys of PI.

Insurance defense attorneys. What is the most you billed in a month?

In a UM case where there is also Medpay, do you take your contingency fee from the total amount before the Medpay offset (for Ca or similar states). Example, gross case value is $15k, including $5k fo… more

I have a client with clear mental health issues. She is extremely verbally abusive to me whenever we talk, screaming at me and calling me names. What are you doing a situation like this? Fire the clie… more

How do you cope with some of the heavier aspects of PI work? I've had a string of cases that have weighed on me pretty heavily the last couple of months and I think it's affecting me mentally … more