Choosing the Right Lawyer is No ACCIDENT- A Personal Injury Guide - By Jeff Adelman (2025 Edition)
If you are reading this, you likely have been injured as a result of a car accident or slipping or tripping on someone’s premises as a result of negligence. In the pages that follow, I will provide insight as to what you should expect from a lawyer (attorney) fighting on your behalf for personal injuries. This book is intended as a general guide if you are unfortunate to have had this happen to you. It has been with the least amount of “legalese” as possible, so you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it.
If you are reading this, you likely have been injured as a result of a car accident or slipping or tripping on someone’s premises as a result of negligence. In the pages that follow, I will provide insight as to what you should expect from a lawyer (attorney) fighting on your behalf for personal injuries. This book is intended as a general guide if you are unfortunate to have had this happen to you. It has been with the least amount of “legalese” as possible, so you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it.
Transform your PDFs into Flipbooks and boost your revenue!
Leverage SEO-optimized Flipbooks, powerful backlinks, and multimedia content to professionally showcase your products and significantly increase your reach.
Choosing the Right Lawyer is No Accident
JEFF’S RULES
ON DEFENSE DOCTOR PREPARATION
We recommend you follow these rules if a compulsory medical
examination/ defense medical examination is scheduled.
Talk with your lawyer a few days before the exam. Prior to the CME,
your attorney should speak with you to prepare you for this significant
event in your case. They may go over the medical records with you, your
written discovery responses, and go over what you can expect during the
visit with the doctor.
All eyes are on you the moment you enter the doctor’s office! From
the moment you walk into the doctor’s office, assume that you are being
watched. For that reason, you do not want to get there an hour before.
Fifteen minutes is just fine. In fact, if you are early, stay in your car until
about 15 minutes before.
Say NO to doctor paperwork! If the defense attorney has not given
your attorney any paperwork to fill out prior to the examination, don’t
fill out any paperwork at the doctor’s office. NOTHING. This is not a
standard medical examination. If your attorney has not seen the
documents, you should refuse to fill them out. If the office insists, call
your lawyer.
Be polite and cooperative, but not intimidated. You will want to be
polite and cooperative of course, but understand that this doctor’s
examination will be different than any you probably have had before.
You need to be confident and prepared in the defense doctor’s office,
and not intimidated by the doctor’s white coat or the degrees on the walls.
It’s important to be respectful and tell the truth, but you need to
understand the purpose of the examination. The doctor is not there to
treat you or offer any advice to you about your medical conditions.
Jeff Adelman, B.C.S., Esq. 39
Change language