Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Have firearm enhancements, the additional charges, always been so challenging? Or did something occur in society, or with a specific case, in the past, whether it’s five years ago or ten years ago, has it always come into play? Or has it been placed into the hands of the
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “That brings me to this question. How do you put a dollar amount on “pain and suffering”? Because for one person it’s something, and to another it’s something else. And especially to the insurance company that’s defending the issue. They have a completely different viewpoint, I am sure.” Spencer
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Well, how much time will the entire case take? From beginning to end? From when you get contacted by a prospective client for her (his) personal injury case?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “It really depends on the severity of the injury, and how
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “How much time do you actually end up devoting to a case? Let’s say, at the beginning, the middle, the end? Is there a part of the case where you spend a lot more time?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “I think there’s a
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Does it change significantly?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “My experience is yes.” Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Well, now I’ve got to ask. Does it go up 10% or 20% or…?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “I
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Does that happen often?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “That you lose at trial?” Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Yeah.” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “No. It doesn’t happen often. I guess it depends on who you’re talking
Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “In the State of Washington, if you are charged with assault with a firearm, and that’s an actual specific subset of an assault first-degree, is an assault with a firearm, you can also be charged with the firearm enhancement. So, even though the firearm is
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Is the difference the insurance company? The adjuster? The attorney?” What? Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Generally speaking, is that you’re going to have a different adjuster assigned to the case once it’s in litigation. Now, that adjuster is looking at having to spend
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “A person has hired their personal injury attorney. And, it’s just like shopping. I like this one, this brand of cereal. I don’t like that brand of cereal, but I won’t know until I try it. If they’re in the middle of a case and they’re not happy with
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “A person gets injured. They want to hire an attorney, and their thought is…’I can’t afford an attorney’ How do you get paid?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “So, in this scenario, with a personal injury attorney, generally speaking, it’s never going to cost
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