http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/ Workers Compensation and Social Security Lawyer and Attorney Dan Deuterman : Personal Injury, Disability en Copyright 2011 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:55:50 -0500 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:55:50 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Your right in what you said the beginning. That is sad. I have never met my attorney and have to send several emails, that sometimes are on the angry side, to even get a reply.
I have talked to my attorney twice and though that found out stuff that was going on with my case I never knew about.
But, what can we do?. We can't defend ourselves against companies like AIG Insurance but are at the mercy of those representing us.
Your right, it's sad.

]]> http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16869 http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16869 Attorney-Client RelationshipEthics Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:43:21 -0500 Joel Davis I must agree with Mr. Burns; my lawyer did not know my case. I did all the hard work with filing all of my forms getting all the medical records, and writing the NCIC. She would flip-flop on taking a settlement and she wrote my doctor for a rating 6 months early, while knowing I had a second injury from ESI which permanently lock my neck so I cannot turn my head to the right. Then she withdrawal. I went to court pro se. I feel that she was a big waste of time and money. She saw me coming, knew I would be getting a rating, and thought it would be easy money. She also knew that once I had signed her on, that it could take three months to have her removed. By-the-way, it did take that long.
I, just like the other person was fighting one of NC biggest company Novant Healthcare.
I will not stop until I see changes in our system and companies like Novant that are self-insured removed from handling medical records and their doctors to get what they want. The injured person has very little rights.

]]> http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16870 http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16870 Attorney-Client RelationshipEthics Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:43:21 -0500 Joel Davis I HAVE SIGNED A MEDATION AGREEMENT BUT I HAVE CHANGE MY MIND I WANT TO WITHDRAW THE SETTLEMENT I FOUND OUT THAT I COULD TELL HIM THAT I WANT TO WITHDRAW AND NOT SETTLE JUST WRITE HIM A CERTIFIDE LETTER
TELLING TO NOT TO SETTLE I CALLED THE NCIC AND THEY SAID HE HAS TO PLACE AN ORDER OF NOT TO SETTLE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE

]]> http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16871 http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16871 Attorney-Client RelationshipEthics Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:43:21 -0500 Joel Davis In some states the lump sum settlement is affected by the amount of time it takes the injured to reach MMI (maximum medical improvement, is NC one of these states? My next question is their any way a person can find out what the formulas that doctors use to determine the total of body loss in order to get a vague estimate of their expected settlement?

]]> http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16872 http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/dealing-with-clients/ethics/what-does-the-client-want/#16872 Attorney-Client RelationshipEthics Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:43:21 -0500 Joel Davis