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Devote Sufficient Time

November 30th, 2010 Gale Pullman
Freshly minted attorneys are frequently so eager to begin practicing that they come dangerously close to earning the nickname of ambulance chaser.  The suggestions and tips that follow are taken from Jay G. Foonberg’s popular guidebook entitled How to Start and Build a Law Practice:
When talking with the prospective client or family for the first time, tell them to engage to you as often and rapidly as possible. It is necessary to begin to work on the case immediately to protect the client’s own best interests and substantiate the need for immediate legal service.  Remind to the client also not to discuss fault or facts with anybody except police officers until after they’ve consulted you.
Every prospective client needs to grasp the need for investigating authorities to obtain photographic evidence of all tangible things relating to the case before they are damaged, destroyed or repaired.
Injured parties need reminding that the insurer’s priority will always be to defend damage claims, not assist the injured party in obtaining compensation. Explain to the defendant that your client’s claim letter starts the clock on their response window, and that they have 21 days to notify you of receipt of the correspondence. The correspondence should be sent with an additional copy, which the defendant should be instructed to forward to their insurance carrier. Make certain that all medical documentation is in order and that it has been seen by the client. Devote sufficient time to thoroughly examining all medical records. Be mindful of the fact that insurance carriers give far more credibility to a doctor’s report than an analysis produced by someone other than a physician.

Freshly minted attorneys are frequently so eager to begin practicing that they come dangerously close to earning the nickname of ambulance chaser.  The suggestions and tips that follow are taken from Jay G. Foonberg’s popular guidebook entitled How to Start and Build a Law Practice:

When talking with the prospective client or family for the first time, tell them to engage to you as often and rapidly as possible. It is necessary to begin to work on the case immediately to protect the client’s own best interests and substantiate the need for immediate legal service.  Remind to the client also not to discuss fault or facts with anybody except police officers until after they’ve consulted you.

Every prospective client needs to grasp the need for investigating authorities to obtain photographic evidence of all tangible things relating to the case before they are damaged, destroyed or repaired.

Injured parties need reminding that the insurer’s priority will always be to defend damage claims, not assist the injured party in obtaining compensation. Explain to the defendant that your client’s claim letter starts the clock on their response window, and that they have 21 days to notify you of receipt of the correspondence. The correspondence should be sent with an additional copy, which the defendant should be instructed to forward to their insurance carrier. Make certain that all medical documentation is in order and that it has been seen by the client. Devote sufficient time to thoroughly examining all medical records. Be mindful of the fact that insurance carriers give far more credibility to a doctor’s report than an analysis produced by someone other than a physician.

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