Blog Posts in 2010
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Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
During the holiday season, some folks' emotions start to run out of control. Sometimes they can become reckless. This can involve overspending, over-eating, abuse of drugs, abuse of alcohol, and more. ...
Continue reading "NEEDLESSLY WALKING THE HIGH WIRE: RISKS CLIENTS TAKE WITH THEIR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS - PART 1" »
Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Many of our articles focus on tips for hiring the right trial attorney for your particular case. For years we have been hired as the second or even the third attorneys by clients whose first or second ...
Continue reading "HIRING AN ATTORNEY---WHO NOT TO HIRE" »
Posted on Dec 3, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Of all the questions I am asked by people injured in car accidents , this is the one I hear the most. I suppose I could respond with something like, "well, insurance is a highly specialized business ...
Continue reading "WHY CAN'T I GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY?" »
Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Will Rogers, the 1930's actor and comedian, once commented that Thanksgiving was originally about people with very little, giving thanks for a barely adequate harvest. He went on to comment that ...
Continue reading "WHAT THANKSGIVING SHOULD BE ABOUT: BEING THANKFUL" »
Posted on Nov 12, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Rule #1 : Insurance companies will never pay more than they think a jury would give you. Rule #2 : Insurance companies will pay you nearly nothing if they can make you look like a liar, because they ...
Continue reading "HOW SHOULD I ADDRESS, IF AT ALL, MY PRE-EXISTING INJURIES WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY?" »
Posted on Nov 5, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Let's say it has been a year since you were rear ended by some texting driver. You have nearly a year of care, therapy, perhaps even a surgery. Now you are ready to talk settlement with the insurance ...
Continue reading "TURNING THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S DOCTOR INTO AN ADVOCATE FOR YOU" »
Posted on Oct 30, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Photographs are about the most powerful type of real evidence we ever can produce in a personal injury trial. And yet, so often by the time we meet our client or take over the case from some other ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
HOW IT WAS: These loan companies, also known as personal injury finance companies, have been around for a few years now. They advertise on television and provide the service of loaning you money today ...
Continue reading "I GOT A CASH ADVANCE ON MY PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM: Do I Have to Pay it Back?" »
Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
After five months of being seen for your workers' compensation injury, despite little improvement in your condition, the doctor hands you a sheet of paper telling you that you are now discharged from ...
Continue reading "YOUR WORKERS COMPENSATION DOCTOR HAS PUT YOU AT MMI - So Now What?" »
Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
In the ever-increasing world of instant information, we should consider how we utilize the onslaught of digital information, in particular social websites like Facebook, MySpace and personal blogs. A. ...
Continue reading "ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS: Bet You Don't Know Who's Looking" »
Posted on Oct 1, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Most of our articles detail attorney quality and how that can effect the outcome of an injury case. Little has been written anywhere about the quality of the client and the client's own effect on ...
Continue reading "MAXIMIZING YOUR INJURY RECOVERY BY BEING A BETTER CLIENT" »
Posted on Sep 24, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
DISCLAIMER: There is no substitute for the individual advice and counsel of your own attorney. This article should be generally considered as sound tips but should in no way be considered either legal ...
Continue reading "HAVING YOUR DEPOSITION TAKEN: Tips for Helping It Go Better" »
Posted on Sep 15, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
THE GAME: Last Thursday night the Rockies were home against the Cincinnati Reds. It was the bottom of the 8th, with one out, men on first and third and the game tied at 5 after the Rockies climbed out ...
Continue reading "NO GUTS, NO GLORY! - The Risks And Rewards Of Trying Your Injury Case " »
Posted on Sep 8, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
I spent the week before Labor Day in trial on a case in Denver District Court. For me, doing opening statements, examining witnesses and making a closing argument are an adrenaline rush. There is ...
Continue reading "WAITING ON THE JURY VERDICT: waiting, and waiting, and waiting..." »
Posted on Aug 27, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
The largest companies in the world are insurance companies. Want proof? When AIG was on the brink of failing, a joint session of Congress and a Republican President, in a bi-partisan show of unity, ...
Continue reading "BEATING BACK THE MONSTER: Colorado Jurors Evening the Playing Field" »
Posted on Aug 23, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
A) THE WAY IT WAS: After 2 years of medical care, paid for largely from John's health insurance, finally the insurance company for the at-fault driver was prepared to talk settlement. His medical ...
Continue reading "CHECKMATE ON HEALTH INSURANCE SUBROGATION: New Change in the Laws Position Injury Victims to Major Advantage" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Actually, it absolutely is cheating. But, if they don't get caught, what difference does it make? What I am referring to is the practice of insurance companies using their own doctors for so called ...
Continue reading "IT AIN'T CHEATING IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEIR DOCTORS GET AWAY WITH IT!" »
Posted on Aug 2, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
There are no silly or stupid questions asked by clients. Okay, actually that is not entirely true. I once had a client tell me that he had concerns that his auto accident injury was "healing too ...
Continue reading "FIVE QUESTIONS CLIENTS WANT ANSWERS TO BUT WORRY THAT THEY ARE TOO SILLY TO ASK:" »
Posted on Jul 23, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
As a trial lawyer for nearly 20 years, there is nothing like the thrill of knowing that you are standing up on the first day of trial on behalf of a deserving injury victim. Our motto always comes ...
Continue reading "BAD FAITH INSURANCE CONDUCT: IT'S SORT OF A PERSONAL INJURY CASE, BUT SO MUCH MORE!" »
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
The "Thin Skull" Doctrine & Why Insurance Companies Hope You Don't Read This Article A) THE DECEPTION: It usually starts with the phone call from the insurance adjuster. She tells you that she has ...
Continue reading ""...ALL THE KING'S HORSES AND ALL THE KING'S MEN COULDN'T PUT HUMPTY TOGETHER AGAIN": " »
Posted on Jul 9, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Never in my nearly 20 years of practice as a trial lawyer has it been better to bring an injury action against an insurance defendant than right now. Truthfully, representing the interests of injury ...
Continue reading "COLORADO PERSONAL INJURY PRACTICE: We Were Losing The Game, So We Changed The Rules" »
Posted on Jul 2, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
This article discusses general strategies and issues that serve as a primer for a dialogue between a client and his attorney. It is in no way legal advice for any particular individual's particular ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Self service gas stations are great and have effectively brought to extinction the full service gas station. Fundamentally, the reason why people like self serve gas is that it’s cheaper than full ...
Continue reading "FULL SERVICE vs. SELF SERVICE LAW FIRMS: the difference could cost you" »
Posted on Jun 24, 2010 By Personal Injury Lawyer
Welcome to our new Denver Personal Injury Blog!!
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Posted on Jun 17, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Having helped thousands of people who have suffered the physical and emotional effects of motor vehicle accidents, we are aware of the all too common causes of motor vehicle accidents. In our ...
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