Our personal injury law firm gets calls from clients who ask us what a “contingency fee” means. Contingency means recovery. The best thing about contingency fee agreements for a potential client is that the client doesn’t put up any out-of-pocket money. There are no hourly attorney fees. The only fee is the percentage of the…
What is contributory negligence or fault, and how can it kill your personal injury case in Virginia or North Carolina? Our states are two of the only four states in the country that bar a personal injury claim if the victim contributes to causing their accident. We call this contributory negligence. If contributory negligence affects…
Navigating a personal injury case can be complex and stressful. Many individuals are eager to ensure their claims are successful, but certain actions — or inactions — can jeopardize their cases. When you’ve filed an injury case, there are “three deadly sins” that our personal injury lawyers know can blow up the case, with the…