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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Chad Hemmat
Hiring a Colorado trial attorney who can recite the caps on non-economic damages by memory is not nearly as impressive as hiring an attorney who is aware of how to navigate around those caps. If a ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Chad Hemmat
There are some law firms that primarily represent insurance companies against Colorado's injured but occasionally dabble in representing injured parties. Some of these firms have started a rather ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2011 By Chad Hemmat
There seems to be an unwritten rule that lawyers need to watch each other's backs. It is the notion that we as colleagues, perhaps even members of an exclusive club, should look the other way to the ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2011 By Chad Hemmat
You might be curious as to how I know what bad advice is being disseminated by my colleagues. The answer is simple. When injury clients fire those people and come hire us, I get to hear from these ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
While “quick” and “fast” are terrific concepts when it comes to drive thru food and plane travel, there is nothing good about putting words together like “quick” and “ personal injury settlements.” ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
This article is not intended to discourage the reader. Actually, quite the contrary. The premise of this article is that by not conforming to the expectations of the insurance company , you will be in ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
What does this statement really mean? To me it means that unlike other firms you may consider, we feel that that we really do understand the importance of what we do for you and your family. Your case ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2010 By Chad Hemmat
Ok, in truth, I thought this was a cool sounding title for an article. In reality, sometimes you will have no choice but to accept “no” for answer. However, on average the number of attorneys that our ...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
Lawyers can certainly become creatures of habit and as such get comfortable in their routine. Auto accident injury victims hire lawyers with an expectation that they will thoroughly investigate these ...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
Imagine being rear-ended and hurt. After leaving the emergency room, your bill exceeds $4,500. The E.R. doctor tells you to follow up with your primary doctor within 72 hours. You do. Your primary ...
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Posted on Jun 19, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
In a famous scene from the movie "Dead Poet Society", Robin Williams stands on top of his desk and then invites his class of teens to do the same. He then exclaims: "I stand upon my desk to remind ...
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Posted on May 28, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
In the 1960's, professional offices looked professional. In recent days, the invention of Dockers and the advent of "business casual" has resulted in a less professional feel to most offices. ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
There is a look in the eyes of people who have recently experienced a life-changing catastrophic injury. But that "look" is not in the eyes of the victim of the injury. He or she usually appears ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
There was a genteel time in America when lawyers who were not very smart could make a decent living and not cause too much harm to their clients if they took a personal injury case from time to time. ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
Hiring an attorney for an injury requires you to learn a number of words that are not in regular daily conversations. For example, we all know that lawyers, like most professions, get paid for their ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
This blog should be read in conjunction with prior blogs including " The First Meeting ", and " Making that First Call ." Those blogs involved the selection of a competent attorney for your case and ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
In an earlier blog, I detailed the importance of the first call to the law firm. Assuming a series of successful first calls, you should now have two or more firms that still interest you. The next ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
Attorneys spend millions of dollars advertising to make the phone ring. But when it does, it is surprising to me how rude, uninformed, rushed and unprofessional law firms can be. I have spent 18 years ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
If you have been following this blog, you might start thinking that I do not have a high regard for other attorneys who practice in the area of personal injury in Colorado. Actually, that is not true. ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2009 By Chad Hemmat
The attorney you hire to handle your auto accident claim needs to have specialized knowledge of Colorado motor vehicle laws. If they do not, it could cost you. For example, attorneys representing ...
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