While we cannot make the pain go away, the Attorneys and Personal Injury Paralegals at the Massachusetts Personal Injury Law Center can help make you whole again, by aggressively protecting your rights and forcing those responsible to pay you money damages.Personal Injury Law is a unique form of law.  The successful personal injury lawyers at the Massachusetts Personal Injury Law Center are highly experienced, aggressive and actively seek the long-term well being of their clients.  Friendly and effective service is what you receive, including our promise that you will be kept in the loop regarding the status of your case.  And you have the final say whether a settlement offer is accepted or we continue to fight for fair compensation all the way to a jury trial.If you or a loved one has suffered a personal injury, such as broken bones, head injuries, cuts, bruises, scarring, disfigurement, or other catastrophic injury that was caused by someone else’s carelessness or a defective product, the Massachusetts Personal Injury Law Center can help.The injury can be physical or psychological, but, to be considered actionable, it must occur due to .. more »

Definitions and explanations of terms commonly associated with making a Personal Injury claim in the UK. Advocacy Advocacy is the official term for when a solicitor or barrister acts on the behalf of a client in a court of law. Barrister A barrister is a member of the legal profession who specialises in representing clients in court. Burden of Proof In personal injury claims the burden of proof rests with the claimant.  It is up to the person making the claim to prove that the alleged responsible party was at fault for the injuries caused. Claim A claim occurs when a person demands financial compensation for injuries that have been suffered and for any subsequent loses e.g. loss of earnings etc Counter Claim A fairly uncommon situation in personal injury cases where the defendant (person being held liable) makes their own claim against the injured party in response to their legal action. Damages The financial reward received by a person who has made a successful personal injury claim. Duty of Care Duty of Care is a person’s responsibility to act in a way that is not .. more »

New lawyers sometimes are too excited to accept cases that they run the risk of being called the "Ambulance Chasers." The following pointers are adapted from Jay G. Foonberg’s book How to Start and Build Law Practice:1. When talking with the prospective client or family for the first time, tell them to engage to you as often and rapidly as possible. It is necessary to begin to work on the case immediately to protect the client's own best interests and substantiate the need for immediate legal service. Remind to the client also not to discuss fault or facts with anybody except police officers until after they've consulted you.2. Your potential client must be made to understand the importance for the investigator to photograph every evidence before they get cleaned or repaired.3. Third-party witnesses must be interviewed as soon as possible.4. The scene of the accident must be reviewed and photograph before it is altered.5. Remind your client that torn and blood-stained garments or other evidences must not be thrown away at the hospital. Bruises and other physical manifestations of the injury must be photographed immediately.6. The .. more »