Yes. Lawyers in our firm are admitted to practice in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. For cases that are brought elsewhere, we obtain special admission (at no additional cost to you) in the court where your case will be brought.
The most important factor we consider when reviewing a case is whether a lawsuit will do any good for the potential client. Unless we feel there is a good probability to produce a good result for the client, we typically will not accept the representation
First and foremost, there has to be a meritorious claim. Another important factor we consider when reviewing a case is whether a lawsuit will be beneficial to the potential client. This involves anything the strengths and weakness of the case in view of those damages that can be recovered under the governing law. Unless we feel there is a high probability of producing a good result for the client, we typically will decline the representation
You owe us no fees or costs unless we obtain a financial recovery for you. We only get paid out of any settlement or judgment collected. If no money is recovered, you do not owe us anything. If at the end of our initial investigation of your case we determine that we cannot help you, you owe us nothing.
Once you have hired us, we will obtain and process all relevant medical records, imaging studies, and begin our investigation of the care that was given. You should focus on healing, we will focus on your lawsuit.
The amount of time needed to investigate a case is directly related to the complexity of the medical issues. Fortunately, we have the knowledge and experience in stroke issues to make this determination quickly. Other cases require that we work more closely with our experts to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the claim.
Different clients have different objectives. Our job is to optimize a bad situation; this is dictated by the specific circumstances of each case. That is why an important part of our case investigation is directed towards working with you to make sure we have a good understanding of your goals in pursuing a lawsuit. Upon completion of our initial investigation, we will present you with the options available to you and our recommendations so that you can give us educated guidance on how best accomplish your goals.
Protracted litigation is not always the best way to achieve the client’s goals in pursuing a claim. A jury trial is not always an efficient way of resolving disputes. The amount of time it takes to get a case to trial depends in large part on the case load of the court where the claim will be brought. Sometimes, where the liability is particularly egregious, the claim can be resolved before filing a lawsuit. In other cases, it can take several years to get the case before a jury.
Because we do not get paid until you get paid, there is a tremendous incentive for us to finish the case as fast as possible. However, because the lawyers representing the insurance company defending the case get paid for each hour they work on the case, there is an incentive for them to drag the case out.