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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