Comments on: personal injury self-help (and fee negotiation) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negotiation/ news, views and info on self-help law and pro se litigation Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:11:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Plantar Fasciitis http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negotiation/comment-page-1/#comment-33674 Plantar Fasciitis Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:50:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negot#comment-33674 I dont trust em either I dont trust em either

]]> By: Insurance http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negotiation/comment-page-1/#comment-31803 Insurance Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:26:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negot#comment-31803 All I can say is never trust insurance companies to do right by you. Having dealt with them for so many years I can attest to how devious they can be. If you get injured, get an attorney. It will save you a lot of headaches. Just choose an attorney wisely. All I can say is never trust insurance companies to do right by you. Having dealt with them for so many years I can attest to how devious they can be. If you get injured, get an attorney. It will save you a lot of headaches. Just choose an attorney wisely.

]]> By: shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » UK p/i lawyers oppose increase in small claims limits http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negotiation/comment-page-1/#comment-662 shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » UK p/i lawyers oppose increase in small claims limits Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:00:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negot#comment-662 [...]  You may recall from our posting last week on personal injury self-help, that both the legal reform group HALT (in its p/i Consumer Alert) and self-help pioneer Nolo.com have stated that small claims court here in the United States can be an excellent place to bring p/i claims for relatively small amounts of money.  In addition, HALT’s small claims reform project has been advocating long and hard for increases in the small claims jurisdictional limits (hoping to someday reach $20,000). [...] [...]  You may recall from our posting last week on personal injury self-help, that both the legal reform group HALT (in its p/i Consumer Alert) and self-help pioneer Nolo.com have stated that small claims court here in the United States can be an excellent place to bring p/i claims for relatively small amounts of money.  In addition, HALT’s small claims reform project has been advocating long and hard for increases in the small claims jurisdictional limits (hoping to someday reach $20,000). [...]

]]> By: AutoMuse » Blawg Review # 95 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negotiation/comment-page-1/#comment-659 AutoMuse » Blawg Review # 95 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:49:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negot#comment-659 [...] David Giacalone has some meaningful information for people involved in accidents who want to handle the matter without the assistance (and cost) of an attorney.    DG must have a great sense of humor as the blawg is titled:  “shlep - the Self-Help Law ExPress”.  He also has an excellent post on how consumers can protect themselves in a used car purchase.  Although, Giacalone’s post contains much useful information for buying vehicles, the gigantic problem with the whole used car world is that there are NO standards dictating how vehicles are permitted to be repaired and NO used motor vehicle standards dictating “lifecycle motor vehicle safety” throughout a vehicle’s lifetime. [...] [...] David Giacalone has some meaningful information for people involved in accidents who want to handle the matter without the assistance (and cost) of an attorney.    DG must have a great sense of humor as the blawg is titled:  “shlep – the Self-Help Law ExPress”.  He also has an excellent post on how consumers can protect themselves in a used car purchase.  Although, Giacalone’s post contains much useful information for buying vehicles, the gigantic problem with the whole used car world is that there are NO standards dictating how vehicles are permitted to be repaired and NO used motor vehicle standards dictating “lifecycle motor vehicle safety” throughout a vehicle’s lifetime. [...]

]]> By: Overlawyered http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negotiation/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Overlawyered Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:40:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2007/02/08/personal-injury-self-help-and-fee-negot#comment-644 <strong>Lowering fees -- and infuriating colleagues?...</strong> "I recently ran a television advertisement offering to represent car accident victims in exchange for a 15 percent contingency fee, which is more than 50 percent less than the traditional 33 percent contingent fee. ...One...... Lowering fees — and infuriating colleagues?…

“I recently ran a television advertisement offering to represent car accident victims in exchange for a 15 percent contingency fee, which is more than 50 percent less than the traditional 33 percent contingent fee. …One……

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