Contingency Fees: Making it Possible for You to Retain a Personal Injury Attorney
Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys | Feb 24, 2021 | Legal Case Tips,The beauty of having a contingency fee arrangement Personal injury victims often feel like they’re living in the worst possible nightmare. They have sustained a serious injury in a car crash or other catastrophic event from which they need to physically and emotionally recover. Their...
Personal Injury in Michigan
Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys | Jan 22, 2021 | Legal Case Tips, Personal Injury,[ez-toc] In general, personal injury refers to any physical, emotional, or mental injury to an individual. Personal injury is part of tort law, which is a branch of civil law that deals with harms and injustices caused by private citizens, companies, and/or branches of the...
In a Wrongful Death Case, Research and Preparation Pays Off
Bob Giroux | Jan 22, 2021 | Legal Case Tips,Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys represented the family of a 45-year-old man who, while involved in a construction project, fell approximately 150 feet to his death. In doing so, we made a significant discovery for our clients, allowing us to expand their wrongful death lawsuit and...
Identifying and Quantifying Non-Economic Damages When There is Physical Injury.
Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys | Oct 21, 2020 | Legal Case Tips,Costs for past and future medical expenses Non-economic damages or pain and suffering damages Many personal injury law firms focus on the “obvious” physical injury itself rather than listening to the client and understanding all aspects of their injuries, physically, emotionally and mentally and truly...
Technological Tools Used in Law Practice
Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys | Aug 21, 2020 | Legal Case Tips,When you think about the practice of law, you may imagine someone in a suit poring carefully through large, complicated legal books. There seems to be a conception that lawyers are reluctant to embrace new technology. To a certain extent that may be true, but...
Ask Questions Before Hiring a Lawyer
Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys | May 07, 2020 | Legal Case Tips,What kinds of questions should you ask before retaining a personal injury attorney? Choosing the best personal injury law firm to represent you can be an arduous task. Attorney advertisements are everywhere, on television, online, on billboards, and on the sides of buses. With so...
How Can a Personal Injury Attorney Help Me?
Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys | Apr 07, 2020 | Legal Case Tips,When a person behaves in a negligent manner, accidents are often not far behind. Both injuries and property damage can result from a number of occurrences, including car accidents, medical malpractice, and construction mishaps, and one person's negligence is usually a factor in these events....
Covid 19 and Your Legal Case FAQs
Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys | Apr 02, 2020 | Legal Case Tips,What happens to the statute of limitations if cases are paused during the COVID 19 crisis? Will I get an extension? The Michigan Supreme Court issued Administrative Order 2020-3, extending “all deadlines pertaining to case initiation and the filing of initial responsive pleadings in civil...
The Difference Between a Will and Estate Plan
Bob Giroux | Apr 16, 2018 | Legal Case Tips,Are you in need of an Estate Plan or does your existing plan need to be reviewed? Over the years I have met with countless individuals and couples who think a will and testament is the solution for the efficient disposition of their assets. However,...
When Should I Hire An Insurance Claim Lawyer?
Chris Collis | Mar 01, 2017 | Legal Case Tips,Though you can certainly hire an attorney to assist you with your claim later on in the process, it will be the most effective if you hire an insurance claim lawyer from the very beginning. The reason this is important is that you and your...