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Robert C. Canning, ESQ; B.A., M.Ed., J.D.
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YOU HAVE QUESTIONS Phone: (888) 352-9530
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Personal Injury Law Offices
CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT C. CANNING TO REVIEW YOUR LEGAL MATTER. CALL 1-888-352-9530 (NO COST TO YOU). < back to homepage
IF YOU HAVE BEEN INJURED, THERE IS ONLY ONE CERTAIN WAY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A CASE THAT WILL COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR PAIN AND SUFFERING AND YOUR LOSS OF INCOME,AS WELL AS COVER AND COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR MEDICAL BILLINGS AND TO GIVE YOU THE PROTECTION THAT YOU DESERVE. CALL ME FOR THE ANSWERS! FREE OF CHARGE AT: 888 352-9530. WITHIN TEN (10) MINUTES OF YOUR CALL, I WILL-- ALMOST ALWAYS-- DETERMINE THE MERITS OF YOUR CASE. Thanks
SOMETIMES, OF COURSE, THE MATTER REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A CASE CAN BE DETERMINED ONLY AFTER REVIEWING ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RECORDS, SUCH AS THE POLICE REPORT, AMBULANCE REPORT, HOSPITAL RECORDS, DOCTOR RECORDS AND REPORTS, CHIROPRACTIC RECORDS AND REPORTS, PICTURES TAKEN AT THE SCENE, AS WELL AS PICTURES TAKEN SOMEWHAT LATER. THAT IS WHERE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW COMES IN TO PLAY.THAT EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE DURING THE INITIAL CONSULTATION, BY TELEPHONE, IF YOU WISH. CALL THE LAW OFFICE AT 888 352-9530
WE WILL OBTAIN ALL OF THE ABOVE RECORDS, ETC., AS NEEDED; THAT IS OUR JOB (AMONG MANY OTHERS). NOTE: SOMETIMES A CLIENT HAS ACCESS TO THESE RECORDS AND/OR REPORTS: SUCH ITEMS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. IF YOU HAVE THEM, OR ANY OF THEM, YOUR CASE CAN BE ASSESSED MUCH SOONER. ^ back to top WILL I HAVE TO GO TO COURT? I HAVE 28 YEARS OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE. DURING THOSE YEARS, THERE SEEMED TO BE ONE UNIVERSAL TRUTH RELATING TO CLIENTS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM A PERSONAL INJURY. REGARDLESS OF THE TYPES AND KINDS OF INJURIES SUFFERED: CLIENTS DO NOT WANT TO GO TO COURT.
THE EMOTIONS INVOLVED AND THE RESULTING EXPOSURE IS SOMETHING THE VAST MAJORITY OF MY CLIENTS DO NOT NEED. AND THEY ARE RIGHT: THE COURTROOM IS TRAUMATIC.
THE HAPPY ANSWER, THOUGH, IS A WELL-KNOWN FACT, AMONG LAWYERS AT LEAST: THERE IS ONLY ABOUT A 10% CHANCE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO TO COURT. NOTE: IT IS TRUE OF COURSE, THAT AN ATTORNEY MAY HAVE TO GO TO COURT REGARDING CERTAIN LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVED WITH YOUR CASE. BUT YOUR CHANCES OF A COURT APPEARANCE ARE, AS STATED, SLIM TO NONE. THE FACT IS THAT YOUR CASE COULD EASILY GET "OUT OF CONTROL" WHEN THERE IS THAT (ABOUT) 10% CHANCE THAT YOU WOULD GO TO COURT. THAT IS, THE COSTS INCURRED-- THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY UPON A SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY TO YOU-- COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANT. BEYOND FILING AND SERVING THE LAW SUIT, THERE OFTEN ARE DEPOSITIONS, COULD BE SEVERAL, DISCOVERY, MEDICAL DEPOSITIONS--OFTEN OF A DOCTOR-- THAT MUST BE BY VIDEO AND MUST BE PAID UP-FRONT TO THE DOCTOR ($1,500.00 TO $3,500.00) AND TO THE VIDEO CREW ($1,000.00 TO $2,000.00). ALSO, IF THERE IS AN EXPERT USED, WHO WOULD BE USEFUL TO YOUR CASE, THAT PERSON MUST ALSO BE PAID ($4,000.00 TO 7,000.00). THERE ARE OTHER POSSIBLE COSTS. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE MORE SERIOUS THE CASE, THE GREATER CHANCE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A JURY TRIAL. SUCH IS NOT THE CASE. THE SAME STANDARD IS TRUE: ABOUT 90% OF CASES DO NOT END UP IN COURT BEFORE A JURY--OR JUDGE. ^ back to top WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? ON OCCASION, RESPONSIBILITY MAY WELL LIE WITH OTHER THAN THE PARTY THAT APPEARS TO BE LIABLE, THAT IS, OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS. IS THE OTHER PARTY RESPONSIBLE. IF THERE ARE SEVERAL PARTIES, WHICH ONE IS LIABLE? THEN, TOO, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS NO RESPONSIBLE PARTY; THAT THERE IS NO NEGLIGENCE? THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IS A LEGAL MATTER AND, SOMETIMES, MORE TIME AND EFFORT AND INVESTIGATION MUST BE PUT INTO A CASE TO DETERMINE LIABILITY-- OR NON-LIABILITY. REMEMBER, THOUGH, ALTHOUGH THIS LAW OFFICE WILL POSSIBLY WORK MANY HOURS ON YOUR CASE, THERE IS NO RECOVERY FOR THE LAW FIRM AND NO COST TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL LEGAL WORK AND LEGAL TIME PUT INTO YOUR CASE. PAYMENT IS ONLY DUE WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN THE ATTORNEY FEE IS ONLY 25% OF YOUR RECOVERY, NOT 33 1/3 RD %. ^ back to top WHAT WILL IT COST ME? A REVIEW OF HUNDREDS OF CASES OVER A 28 YEAR SPAN CLEARLY POINTS OUT THAT IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES COSTS ARE MINIMAL, PERHAPS $200.00 TO $500.00. NOTE: IN A SPECIAL FEW CASES, THE COSTS CAN ACCRUE AT A STAGGERING RATE. THE CHALLENGE IS TO KEEP THE COSTS TO A MINIMUM. AFTER ALL, WHEN THERE IS A RECOVERY, IT IS YOUR MONEY BEING SPENT ON COSTS. NOTE: THE LAW OFFICE ADVANCES ALL FEES AND COSTS. ONLY WHEN THERE IS A RECOVERY DO YOU RE-PAY THE LAW FIRM. SO, WHEN THERE IS ANY "SIGNIFICANT COST," PERHAPS AS LOW AS $150.00, YOU WOULD BE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS THE COST AND WHY IT IS A NECESSARY EXPENDITURE. ^ back to top HOW MUCH IS THE ATTORNEY FEE? WHEN IT COMES TIME TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, MOST AREAS OF THE LAW WILL REQUIRE YOU TO PAY A RETAINER, THAT IS, MONEY IN ADVANCE PAID TO THE ATTORNEY WHO THEN WILL WORK FOR YOU AT AN HOURLY RATE. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO PAY $190.00 TO $350.00 PER HOUR FOR THE SERVICES OF AN EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY. A RECENT GRADUATE MAY CHARGE LESS. WHEN IT COMES TIME TO HIRING AN ATTORNEY FOR A PERSONAL INJURY, NEGLIGENCE, ACCIDENT, ETC.,THOUGH, THE MEANS OF EMPLOYMENT IS THROUGH THE CONTINGENCY FEE AGREEMENT. THE VAST NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS, NATIONWIDE, will CHARGE 33 1/3RD% TO HAVE THEM REPRESENT YOU IN A CONTINGENCY FEE AGREEMENT. NOTE: YOU HAVE BEEN INJURED, NOT THE ATTORNEY. WHY SUFFER EVEN MORE. THERE IS NO NEED TO PAY MORE THAN A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR SERVICES OF AN ATTORNEY. THIS LAW FIRM WILL CHARGE YOU A 25% CONTINGENCY FEE, NO MORE, WHEN SUCESSFUL FOR YOU. IF THERE IS NO RECOVERY, THERE IS NO CHARGE TO YOU. IS THERE A BIG DEAL IF YOUR ATTORNEY FEE IS 25% INSTEAD OF 33 1/3%?** LET'S SEE:
** I AM OBLIGATED TO STATE THAT THIS CHART IS NO GUARANTEE OR CERTAINTY THAT YOUR CASE HAS THE ABOVE VALUE OR ANY SUCH VALUE. OF COURSE, YOU MUST RECOVER AN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT. AN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT MEANS THAT WHEN THE NEGLIGENT DEFENDANT OFFERS AN AMOUNT THAT YOU, THE INJURED PARTY, AGREE IS REASONABLE (ALONG WITH THE ADVICE OF THE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED TO YOUR CASE), THEN AND ONLY THEN, CAN ALL PARTIES REACH A FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT. WHEN A SETTLEMENT CHECK IS FORWARDED IN YOUR NAME AND THE NAME OF YOUR ATTORNEY, BOTH PARTIES SIGN THE CHECK, IT IS DEPOSITED, AND A FINAL CHECK IS ISSUED TO YOU. ^ back to top MY CASE IS SEROUS. WHAT WILL YOU DO TO AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE MY CASE? NOTE: OUR CASE LOAD IS PURPOSEFULLY KEPT LOW, WITH NEVER MORE THAN 20 CASES AT ANY ONE TIME. THE PURSUIT OF ANY CASE IS TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY; THERE IS NO EXCEPTION. HOWEVER, CERTAIN CASES REQUIRE MORE STEPS BE TAKEN TO ASSURE THE PROPER OUTCOME(PAYMENT TO YOU FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING AND ALL ECONOMIC LOSS AVAILABLE). THE CASE IS PURSUED AS FOLLOWS (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, OF COURSE): 1. OBTAIN RECORDS/REPORTS FROM AMBULANCE, DOCTOR/CHIROPRACTOR, HOSPITAL(S), 2. OBTAIN WITNESS REPORTS, AND 3. PHOTOS OF A. ACCIDENT SCENE, B. PEOPLE-- ALL INITIAL INJURIES TO ALL PARTIES, C. VEHICLE/OTHER DAMAGE, 4. EVALUATE AND PURSUE MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS OF INJURED PARTIES, 5. OBTAIN AND PURSUE ALL INSURANCE POLICIES WITH INSURERS REGARDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISUAL NEEDS OF CLIENTS, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER INSURANCE COVERAGE, 6. FILE CASE AT COURT, IF NECESSARY (AND AT THE PROPER TIME), 7. FOLLOW-UP--- CONSISTENTLY--- WITH CLIENTS NOTE: CLIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE LAW FIRM, 8. DISCOVERY, AS NEEDED, 9. COURT APPEARANCES BY ATTORNEY, AS NEEDED, 10. DOCTOR AND EXPERT VIDEO, AS NEEDED, 11. ATTORNEY PREPARE FOR TRIAL, AS NEEDED. YES, YOUR SITUATION IS UNIQUE AND IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHERS. WE KNOW AND RESPECT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL MATTERS THAT MUST BE ATTENDED TO IMMEDIATELY. YOU HAVE LOST WAGES THAT NEED TO BE RECOVERED; YOU HAVE MEDICAL BILLS THAT NEED TO BE PAID. WE CAN HELP YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. Thank You
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