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The Critical Nature Of Your Early Involvement

November 30th, 2010 Gale Pullman
New lawyers sometimes are too excited to accept cases that they run the risk of being called the “Ambulance Chasers.” The following pointers are adapted from Jay G. Foonberg‚Äôs book How to Start and Build Law Practice:
As you conduct an initial consultation with a potential client or their family members, encourage them to utilize your services as frequently and as quickly as they can. It is important to get an early start on your representation of their interests, and you should make clear to them the critical nature of your early involvement in their matter. Reinforce with them that they should never talk about factual details or potential fault or negligence concerning their case with anyone other than the police until they have discussed things with you.
Third-party witnesses must be interviewed as soon as. The scene of the accident must be reviewed and photograph before it is altered. Remind your client that torn and blood-stained garments or other evidences must not be thrown away at the hospital. Bruises and other physical manifestations of the injury must be photographed immediately.
The injured person must be reminded that insurance company’s primary concern is to defend a claim for damages rather than getting any funds for the insured for personal injury. The defendant must be told that the letter of claim begins a timetable and acknowledgement of receipt of letter must be within 21 days. The letter of claim must be sent in duplicate and the defendant requested to send a copy to the insurance company. Ensure that the medical records are accurate and has been fully reviewed by your client. Allocate enough time for the review of medical records. Keep in mind that insurance companies pay much more attention to a report that comes from a doctor rather than from a nonphysician.
Remind the client orally and in writing that “based on the facts as they appear in the present time, it appears that he has a meritorious case. That is why, it is impossible to value the case until the full extent of personal injury, the need for treatment, damages, and losses are known.

New lawyers sometimes are too excited to accept cases that they run the risk of being called the “Ambulance Chasers.” The following pointers are adapted from Jay G. Foonberg’s book How to Start and Build Law Practice:

As you conduct an initial consultation with a potential client or their family members, encourage them to utilize your services as frequently and as quickly as they can. It is important to get an early start on your representation of their interests, and you should make clear to them the critical nature of your early involvement in their matter. Reinforce with them that they should never talk about factual details or potential fault or negligence concerning their case with anyone other than the police until they have discussed things with you.

Third-party witnesses must be interviewed as soon as. The scene of the accident must be reviewed and photograph before it is altered. Remind your client that torn and blood-stained garments or other evidences must not be thrown away at the hospital. Bruises and other physical manifestations of the injury must be photographed immediately.

The injured person must be reminded that insurance company’s primary concern is to defend a claim for damages rather than getting any funds for the insured for personal injury. The defendant must be told that the letter of claim begins a timetable and acknowledgement of receipt of letter must be within 21 days. The letter of claim must be sent in duplicate and the defendant requested to send a copy to the insurance company. Ensure that the medical records are accurate and has been fully reviewed by your client. Allocate enough time for the review of medical records. Keep in mind that insurance companies pay much more attention to a report that comes from a doctor rather than from a nonphysician.

Remind the client orally and in writing that “based on the facts as they appear in the present time, it appears that he has a meritorious case. That is why, it is impossible to value the case until the full extent of personal injury, the need for treatment, damages, and losses are known.

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