Personal Injury Lawyers

I currently practice in a no fault state and am handling the beginning of a claim for a friend in a non-no fault state. Client’s bills were fully covered by her private health insurance carrier (non-E… more

Any NY attorneys move down to NC and start practicing down there? Any differences (whether it be salary or practice related) that really stand out doing plaintiff work down there?

How many claims are you settling per week? Month? Year? What is your general income or gross settlement in a month and per year.

Plaintiff PI attorneys, how many cases do you have? What would you consider to be a manageable case load if you had your own paralegal?

How do you guys recruit candidates for focus groups? Or are there companies you retain to help you with this? I’ve been using a staffing agency for a while now but I’ve gotten mixed feedback regarding… more

How do you know when youre ready to go off on your own/partner with another attorney on starting your own thing?

1600 attorneys had their license suspended in CA for failure to comply with new Client Trust Account rules. About dam time the bar took some modicum of action.

Any tricks to get workers compensation records.? I always have difficulty getting these records. Thank you

12 years of civil litigation litigation both plaintiff’s and defense side, including family law, insurance defense, med mal, wrongful death, PI, some real estate, business litigation and contract disp… more

Hi everyone! I have been looking into Dan Newlin to apply but I wanted to know how it is, I have heard good and bad things about it. Anyone has insights?

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What is a realistic expectation for bonus and raise going into your third year of lawyering in a small, high volume, PI firm? Any insight is greatly appreciated
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How much are folks paying for FileVine (excluding fax and AI?)? I’m trying to compare the price I’m getting ($150/month) with what others are getting.

Partners in insurance defense. When are your pre-bills due? Do you have to submit them each month? Thank you,

How do Plaintiff’s firms typically handle a judgment for costs issued against a client if a jury trial is lost? Is this cost normally covered by the firm, or is this a client responsibility?

Would appreciate any feedback on total compensation for a paralegal/law clerk working on Plaintiff side. Over 24 years of experience with 10 years of Insurance Defence and 2 years Plaintiff. Thank … more

Hiring partners, would you fire your new grad associate if they failed the bar exam? (1st try)

The bar exam is next week (NY) and I’m on the fence on whether I’m prepared for it or not. Would you/did y… more

In the process of exploring options to go from in-house to plaintiff's firm. I'm giving up a lot in benefits, but salary potential seems better and work/life balance looked to be better given … more

NY attorney that is about to get admitted in CT. Are fees the same (1/3 of the settlement)? Or is it like Florida where it depends on pre-suit vs in-suit?

I am in my 3rd year of practice and switching to Plaintiff’s from ID. A boutique firm offered me a base salary of $105k, 7.5% of the fees I generate. This goes up to 15% once I generate 700k.

PI case worth 5 Million to settle. PI agrees to a Mediaton. Waste of time?

Anyone familiar with the office of Brandon J. Broderick? They’re trying to hire and I’ve heard questionable things.

Any suggestions for big deductions for solo or small firm personal injury lawyers? I hope to put money back in the business in a way that adds value to the firm but is not too time-consuming, such as … more

Plaintiff PI: What was your experience like when you started out fresh? My boss keeps throwing me random hearings to attend, most of which are on status, for cases that I haven’t worked on before so t… more

Is there a conflict of interest if I represent a injured person who is an employee of an insurance company in that person's hybrid personal injury/ and workers compensation case, if I also have se… more

Is it shitty to have OC order the depo transcript and then order a copy to save costs? I mean if they really want it they can order the original and if not maybe I’ll order it later. I’m on the plaint… more

Just moved to PI from property insurance...joined a small firm making 80k at a 5th year, 10% bonus, 33.33% for stuff i bring in...was told i should make around $165k this yr with the cases they have..… more

What’s the best and quickest way to run a plate number search in NY if my DMV dial in account is not running yet. I need urgent help willing to pay

If you had about 50k to invest in PI law firm NYC/NJ market, what would you do ? What type of marketing ?

Anyone else out there looking to relocate to a different state and is feeling discouraged? It seems like every job I apply to denies my application even though I put that I am willing to relocate. Is … more

Does anyone have a recommendation for a PI attorney in Solano County? Looking for a referral for someone who was recently in an auto accident. TIA

How much support staff/ or what support staff structure would you recommend for a new firm with about 350 cases and 3 attorneys?

Best Med Mal defense firm in NYC? (Salary, reputation, etc.)

Senior lit associate with complete burn out and no prospect of career growth in small civil defense firm. Starting to get discouraged looking for remote in-house positions for months and considering … more

Practitioners who handles cases in Essex County NJ. If you had to compare the venue to a similar one in NY what would it be ?

Can I ask someone from west law to do a jury verdict search for me if I have the subscription? If so how? Live agent won’t connect for hours

Anyone ever transition from a firm to a prosecutor’s office or vice-versa? I want to try cases, and I’m curious if prosecutorial trial experience transfers over to civil trial experience.

Most of my clients can’t seem to understand that their settlement (often largely) pays off their outstanding medical bills, and then after that and attorney fees/expenses they get the remainder. They … more