5 Reasons Why Hiring a Local Personal Injury Attorney Matters
wf you have been physically injured due to someone else’s actions, the first step many victims and their loved ones are encouraged to take is to reach out to a qualified and compassionate personal injury attorney. After all, the last thing you want to do is represent yourself in court,…
Legal Pricing: How Your Attorney Can Ensure Billing Transparency
It is a typical Wednesday morning, and as you sit down with your cup of coffee and open your laptop, the first email you notice near the top of your inbox is an invoice from your divorce attorney. You were expecting a bill, so the fact that you have an…
Legal Pricing: Why Doesn’t My Attorney Offer Flat-Rate Billing for Legal Services?
You have contacted an attorney for help with a complex legal matter—maybe a business dispute, a high-net-worth divorce, or a probate issue. But as the conversation turns to billing, you are caught off guard when they mention they charge by the hour. Sure, you are no expert in how lawyers…
Legal Pricing: 4 Common Ways Attorneys Charge for Their Legal Services
You suddenly find yourself in the middle of a complex legal matter. Naturally, the first step is to hire an attorney, especially someone skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced in the legal area you need help with—whether that is family law, business law, personal injury, or another practice area. But you cannot…
3 Common Causes of Business Disputes
Business disputes can be challenging and stressful. Not only can they disrupt daily operations, but for many owners, they strain relationships that once felt like an unbreakable bond and create enough distractions to steer everyone’s focus away from long-term business goals. By being aware of these risks, you can prevent…
What Does Mitigating Damages Mean?
roupYou will likely hear plenty of legal terms thrown around during a personal injury or civil litigation case. A perfect example is the principle known as mitigating damages. If this is your first time hearing this term, do not worry. It catches plenty of our clients off guard, especially victims…
How Does a Caucus Help With Mediation?
Imagine that you and a long-time business partner are in a deadlock over how to expand your business. Despite years of amicable decision-making and solid personal relationships outside of work, tensions are suddenly high—so much so that direct conversation becomes a battleground, and the threat of costly and drawn-out courtroom…
12 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Avoiding Civil Litigation
It may surprise you to hear an attorney say this, but we would prefer to help people avoid going to court. Sure, our firm has extensive bench and jury trial experience with complex cases dealing with breach of contract, personal injuries, wrongful death, business litigation, and fire cases. Our client…
Attorney-Client Privilege – Defined
Many people are concerned when they hire a lawyer for the first time that they will somehow give up their right to privacy. They think the information they divulge, conversations they engage in, intimate details they share, and anything else they say could be used against them later. Fortunately, a…
Direct vs Indirect Contempt of Court
Direct vs Indirect Contempt of Court. The legal term “Contempt of Court” is commonplace on television and in movies but the depictions on television and in the movies is generally not accurate or a complete story of the contempt powers of a court. It is important to know that you…