Do I have to pay my lawyer a down payment to handle my personal injury case in Virginia?

No you do not. Most lawyers handle personal injury cases on a contingent fee basis. What that means is the lawyer does not get paid until the case settles at the end of the case. The lawyer will usually advance or pay all expenses involved in handling your case. It makes you lawyer sort of

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Dirty Little Secrets Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know (Part 2)

“Dirty Little Secrets” Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know part 2 TIME IS MONEY! One of the most important parts of your claim is the evidence. The longer you or your attorney wait to collect the necessary evidence, the harder your case will be to prove. If this evidence is lost, the value of

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Recent motorcycle accidents in Richmond area | Virginia lawyer Attorney Wayne O’Bryan

There have been several recent deaths of motorcyclists in the Richmond area recently. The Richmond Times-Dispatch writes about the first one:Manchester Bridge crash victim identified . Joseph Greene of Richmond, and Jorge J. Diaz Jr. of Chesterfield County, have each been charged with misdemeanor reckless driving by engaging in a race between two or more

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What is a Personal Injury Case?

Letʼs start at the very beginning: Just what is a personal injury case? Lawyers say that they do “personal injury cases” or “accident cases” or “wrongful death cases” and yet, my wife Margaret tells me that she does not think that everyone understands exactly what this means. Indeed, people who have known me for years

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