Your Guide to Personal Injury Lawsuits

Charles Flaxman, a lawyer at Flaxman Law Group, has worked as an insurance claims adjuster and has been fighting personal injury lawsuits for over 37 years. Get his take on personal injury law and more.

What is Personal Injury Lawsuit?

Get a definition of what a personal injury lawsuit is and learn why the advice of a lawyer is so important.

How Much Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Cost?

Find out much it costs to hire a personal injury lawyer to fight your case and what a contingency fee is.

How to Prepare for a Personal Injury Lawsuit

These tips will prepare you before you step in front of a jury for your personal injury lawsuit.

Can I Fight My Own Personal Injury Case?

Most personal injury lawyers work on a contingency fee basis. So, many people ask themselves if they can fight their own case and cut out the middle man. Learn about the pros and of representing yourself in a personal injury case.

How Do I Calculate Lost Wages?

In a personal injury lawsuit, the plaintiff seeks damages from the defendant for medical bills, pain and suffering, loss of ability to enjoy life and lost wages into the future. Depending on the job and type of injury, the amount of money rewarded for lost wages can vary vastly. Find out how to calculate lost wages.

How to Evaluate Pain and Suffering

In a personal injury lawsuit, a defendant is not only responsible for paying medical bills, but also for pain and suffering, lost wages and the loss of one’s ability to enjoy life. Find out how to attach a monetary amount to something so seemingly esoteric.

How Much is My Personal Injury Case Worth?

While putting a price tag on an accident is difficult, in this article Flaxman tries to explain how lawyers figure out exactly how much to sue for.

Negotiating a Settlement

Despite what you see on TV, only about 10% of personal injury cases go to trial in front of a judge and jury. Most are settled out of court, many before a lawsuit is even filed. Often, the lawyers will sit down to negotiate a settlement in front of an professional objective party, known as a mediator.

How to Prove Pain

Find out how a monetary value is put on pain. It is possible.