What's even more staggering is that 25% of all crashes are hit and run accidents. Leaving the scene of an accident involving a serious injury to a person is now a third degree felony. If someone dies as a result of the accident, it becomes a second degree felony. About half of hit and runs are pedestrian accidents. When someone has been seriously injured in a car crash, getting prompt medical attention can often mean the difference between life and death. Therefore, it is viewed by many as a reckless disregard for human life when a driver fails to stop and give aid as required by Florida law. Why Do Some Drivers Commit Hit and Runs? A common reason that drivers leave the scene of an accident is that they have been drinking and want to avoid a DUI charge. Other hit-and-run drivers flee the scene because they are unlicensed or uninsured, have outstanding warrants, or they may be illegal aliens fearing deportation. If you’ve been seriously injured in an accident by a driver who didn’t stop, an experienced injury attorney can help you recover your losses resulting from the accident. Jim Dodson has been helping accident victims for more than 25 years. From his headquarters in Clearwater-and with additional offices throughout central Florida-Jim is equipped to meet with you in your home, the hospital, or doctor’s office if you’re unable to come to our office.

My office is about four hours from where she lives (and was injured). Yet, she trusted me to handle her case. Don’t you love the power of telephones and email? Not to mention Skype, Whats App, or Google Hangouts. We use all of the above. Our costs would have been zero if Angela would have picked up the check at my office. However, she wants us to wire her the funds. Currently, my bank charges $35 for a domestic wire. And $50 for an international wire. The $197,500 settlement that I mentioned above was for an out of state visitor who was injured in Florida. Shirley was staying at a hotel in Hollywood, Florida. While she was in the pool courtyard, she tripped over a raised edge in the walkway. She said that she didn’t see it before she tripped. Shirley had horrible shoulder pain. Paramedics came to the hotel and took her to the hospital. There, an x-ray showed that she broke her upper arm bone (humerus).  This data w᠎as do​ne　 wi᠎th GSA Content Generator  Demov​er᠎sion.

This is because you can show your lawyer that you know your stuff. What is you’ve signed a fee contract that lets the attorney charge you to hire an outside company to reduce your liens. Just ask the attorney to add the words “subject to court approval” in the fee contract. Do We Charge for Paralegal Fees? No. In a contingent fee case, it is improper to charge separately for work that is usually otherwise accomplished by a client’s own attorney and incorporated into the standard fee paid to the attorney. This is true even if that cost is paid to a third party provider. Therefore, we do not charge for paralegal fees. That said, the court may award us attorney fees if we win at trial and beat the defendant’s offer (proposal for settlement). If the court does so, it can also award us paralegal fees. But that only happens if we sue. And again, we need your consent to sue.

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After my contingency fees and costs, paying Alice’s out of pocket medical bills and health insurance lien, she gets over $54,000. That is her portion of the settlement. Since Alice owned a car, she used her PIP coverage to pay for her medical bills. United Auto Insurance Company (UAIC) was Alice’s auto insurer. Her out of pocket medical bills were low because United’s PIP paid for $10,000 of her medical bills. We got this payout without having to sue. This benefited my client because my attorney’s fee was capped at 33 1/3% of the total settlement. If I would have sued, my attorney’s fee would have shot up to 40% of the settlement. Also, my client avoided the stress and increased costs associated with a lawsuit. I do not sue just to drive up my fees. My client was very happy with this $90,000 settlement. I represented a passenger who was in a Lyft car accident. Another car crashed into the back of the Lyft car. This c​on tent h​as　be᠎en generated by ᠎GSA Co᠎nt ent Gene ra tor DEMO !

Do We Charge a Fee for Consulting with An Appellate Attorney? No. Not unless any appellate proceeding is filed or post judgment relief or action is required for recovery on the judgment. Let me give you an example. Let’s say that I am representing you in a car accident claim with GEICO. Or perhaps we are trying to get a Lyft accident settlement. During the course of the claim, I decide that I want to consult with an attorney who specializes in appeals. However, we are not filing an appeal. In this instance, I cannot charge you for the appellate attorney’s cost. Please do not let a personal injury attorney try to charge you for this excessive cost. Do We Charge for Phone Calls (Whether Local or Long Distance)? No. We don’t charge for long distance phone calls unless you live in a remote country and we are unable to use Skype, What’s App, Google Hangout, or Facebook to speak via a similar service.