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.
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Choosing the Right Lawyer is No Accident
tough decisions and they have virtually no risk of medical malpractice if
they are wrong.
All of these reasons together should demonstrate why a video of the
defense expert witness doctor’s examination of you is important. At no
time should you allow the doctor to instruct the videographer to turn off
the camera!
Problems? Call your lawyer! Have your lawyer’s phone number with
you in the event you need to call. If a client feels uncomfortable at the
examination because of something the defense doctor says or is doing, I
instruct them to call me, and I have listened to the remainder of the
examination on speakerphone in these instances. If a client insists on
their lawyer being at the examination, the lawyer should attend live, but
having the video in most cases is enough to keep the defense doctor in
line. Most of them have done these examinations hundreds or thousands
of times before, are pretty smooth, and do not want a confrontation with
the client or attorney at this stage of the litigation.
Contact your lawyer after the exam. Let the lawyer know how long
you had to wait to be seen by the doctor. Did anyone else try to question
you besides the doctor? The doctor and only the doctor you are scheduled
to see should be asking questions. How much time did the doctor spend
with you? How long did they spend with you asking questions? How
long did the physical examination take? Did anything strange or unusual
happen? Did the doctor say anything about your injuries that was
potentially useful? (Doubtful.) In the event that the case does go to trial,
some of this information could prove valuable, and best to jot it down
while it’s fresh in your mind.
Jeff Adelman, B.C.S., Esq. 41
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