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Our Approach to Our Cases

Fewer than five percent of all personal injury cases go to jury trial. Instead, most personal injury claims result in settlements between the parties, sometimes before a complaint is filed, or even as the saying goes "on the courthouse steps." We have learned that preparing our cases as if each one might go to trial is an important part of our approach because our opponents (insurance companies and defense attorneys) have learned that if our firm takes a case we will be prepared to litigate it in front of a jury if it does not get resolved short of trial. As a result, we carry somewhat lower caseloads than most personal injury attorneys because we prepare each case for trial, not for settlement. Recognition in the legal community that we are prepared to go to trial in our cases results in cases being taken more seriously, and serious consideration results in serious settlements.

In the event that a case does go to trial, our firm is also prepared to defend or pursue an appeal. While appeals occur in a relatively low percentage of cases, the appellate practice of law is a highly specialized and extremely important part of a personal injury practice. Many personal injury law firms do not handle their own appeals, instead referring clients on to appellate specialists. However, in our firm we handle our own appeals in house. The reason for this is that we feel the appeal is an important and integral part of the case and our clients appreciate (and opponents know) that our firm handles the case from beginning to end, including the appeal.