Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So, what happens, with a particular county…you’ve got a great deal of experience here in Pierce County…you have this prosecutor that you’ve had a good relationship with…let’s say that…and you’re able to get some plea bargaining. And this one here, is a very difficult one to deal with. Can […]
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Questions that people have in their mind. When they first get injured…maybe not after that exact moment, but when they get home, when they realize, wait a minute…I have to do something. What should they do? From a legal point of view, what should they do first?” Spencer Freeman
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 “Which is the bigger part of the damages?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “I think that that becomes a really personal way to look at a lawsuit. The special damages are certainly important because to not get those covered, means that the policyholder, or
Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “The other thing that’s really important to keep in mind is that in the State of Washington, a jury will never hear about the insurance company. The insurance company is never brought up in the construct of a jury trial, here in the State of
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So, that’s the milestone. It’s if that fails, then an attorney needs to come in and litigation needs done.” Spencer Freeman – Fire-Loss Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Generally speaking, we can talk about specific examples where, perhaps, an insurance company has put the claim in their special investigations
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “In your experience with personal injury cases, the usual…I hate to say it…but run-off-the-mill car accident, people don’t have that viewpoint with that kind of situation, do they?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Generally, not. People, you know, human nature, generally is good. And
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Does it depend upon the type of crime?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Drug possession charges, first of all, they’re, really generally speaking, they are going to be law enforcement oriented. Most of the witnesses in the case are law enforcement. You may have
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So, what are the percentages? You brought up the fact that the injured party will not have to pay you, it comes out of the proceeds at the end. So, what percentage is that?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “I think it depends on…generally
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
