After being injured in an accident, it won’t be long before you are contacted by a representative of the insurance company. Unfortunately, the insurance adjuster who reaches out to you is not doing so with your best interests in mind. It is, obviously, their job to protect their employer’s interests by making every effort to…
Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp is excited to announce that Virginia Beach personal injury lawyer Rick Shapiro has authored The Legal Examiner national news Top 10 2023 Civil Justice Stories. Shapiro has been writing the annual top 10 list every year for the past 11 years: Top 10 Civil Justice Stories of 2023: Part I Top…
Catastrophic injuries are life-changing. Not only do they often demand long-term medical care, but they also often leave their victims unable to live their lives as they did before their accident. Although the American Medical Association defines catastrophic injuries as those that cause severe injury to the brain or spine, the legal definition of this…
Anyone who has ever had their life disrupted by a car accident knows first-hand how hard insurance adjusters will work to refute your story. Proving you were not at fault for an accident is essential to receiving the damages you are entitled to. This is one of the reasons many drivers have opted to install…
After being harmed in an accident, many people experience serious injuries, property damage, and mental anguish. As medical bills and other damages begin to accumulate exacerbated by being unable to work, worrying about how you are ever going to afford quality legal representation is an understandable concern. Most personal injury attorneys work around this issue…