Personal Injury Lawyers

Plaintiff's side folks who do not run your own practice: how much money do you make on your % of fees on non-originated cases? If you get 5,6, 10%, what does that actually translate to at the end … more

When would you say you know you're ready to open your own firm? Any advice for me in pursuing it?

Been at my PI firm for 8 months with no prior PI experience. My day to day mostly entails responding to discovery and prepping clients for depos. I have taken two depos haven’t done an arb or meditati… more

I opened my own law firm recently, and I will be meeting with retiring solo attorney to discuss an arrangement where he will bring me in on select personal injury cases and we split the fee 50/50. For… more

Hi guys, what do you know about resources in fighting spam? Are there successful litigations you’ve seen?

I have owned and run my personal injury law firm for 10 years now. I have another lawyer and 3 full time staff w me. One part time staff. My mother also helps out here and there. Lately I’ve had a lot… more

Hey all, starting a personal injury practice in ny/nj, only have experience in florida. I don't have connections in either state, how do I get templates for intake documents? The bar websites do n… more

Any PI firms in the Philadelphia area hiring?

A suggestion of bankruptcy of the defendant was filed on the docket in my PI case. My client never received notice via mail or any other notice besides this. I now see a case in bankruptcy court for t… more

I’m vetting an offer of employment. Is it common (copacetic) practice to pay out bonus (4% settled of cases given by firm and 30% for origination) via 1099? Cursory Google research says 🚩 but would… more

Are there any PI attorneys in SoCal willing to help a non-PI attorney get their feet wet? Worker’s Compensation defense is all I have ever done and the idea of civil litigation is completely foreign t… more

Any ideas on how to prevent a defendant from hiding assets (mainly a large prior settlement) in anticipation of a judgement?

When drafting a demand letter against the driver for a passenger who was injured and the uninsured motorist coverage is triggered (since the other vehicle driver is uninsured), are there any special c… more

Would you stay at a firm that increases your goal by 60% but gives no raise?

For context, this is after you surpassed the goal by 50% the year before.

You are paid 5-10% on fees in addition to a salary … more

Now that it is a new year and most firms handed out bonuses already, salary/commission check:

I’ll go first:
- Midwest area (not Chicago)
- 7 YOE as attorney, 3 years at the firm
- $100k base (no raise in 3 yea… more

What are the best/most reputable plaintiffs personal injury firms in the Philadelphia area?

When repping multiple clients in an accident, do you typically send out multiple demands for each client or do one demand with a global settlement? Or one demand apportioning the amount?

How do your firms structure equity partnership offers to employees? What does that look like... cash buy? Accumulation of shares over time? Etc.

How to know if a firm is reputable or good?

I believe someone may have posted this before. I am looking to get involved in Mass Torts some kind of way. I believe there may be small firms out there who file things for other firms? Does anyone kn… more

Motion in practice, do you make a separate memo of law and affirmation of support or just combined them? What is your preference?

Anyone work in nursing home abuse and neglect? What’s it like?

Does anybody here work at Jacoby Myers they’re hiring for a legal assistant and I have 20+ years in NJ some PA, and I think I’m a perfect fit. Or if any attorneys out there, looking for pre-litigation… more

How much notice are you giving when you quit? Are people still just doing 2 weeks? For reference, I’m pretty unhappy where I’m at but do not have another position lined up - considering quitting now a… more

I created an account with hopes of getting some practical advice or insight on the following. I've been grinding as a government lawyer for apex 4+ years, doing everything from Public Defender (pr… more

Partner at a mid law firm doing commercial litigation or plaintiff lawyer at a reputable firm? In terms of money

12th yr. ID attorney at AM200 firm. $175k. This year I started sharing partner credit with a retiring partner on two major clients which she has been mentoring me to replace her for, for years. I r… more

How are referrals/fee splits handled for NY med mal cases? I am assuming it is different than the standard, 1/3 of the attorney’s fees like it is for regular personal injury cases.

Is Parnall law in New Mexico a reputable firm?

Alexander Shunnarah good or bad?

PI isn’t for me. The high volume makes it impossible to practice law the way I would prefer and doing everything fast and loose is not the type of attorney I want to be.

Why is personal injury frowned upon?

What do you consider the top medical malpractice plaintiff-side firms/practices in New York City?

Sometimes our clients can be so mean after we obtain a good result for them. 🤣

What would you consider a manageable case load in litigation?

Considering renegotiating my compensation at a small PI firm. Base is $105k plus 7.5% of ATTORNEY'S FEES generated, doubling to 15% at $700,000 generated. While I initially saw this as a favorable… more

I switched to personal injury from ID about 24 weeks ago. Recently, I received my first bonus, but it fell short of $3,000. The bonus was calculated based on a 'settled' amount of $120,000. In… more

Years of experience and how much are you making on average every year? Do you like your job? Pros and cons? I am making the switch from commercial litigation to plaintiff as a third year lawyer going … more

Insights on Carpenter & Zuckerman in Southern California?