I just discovered that my husband has been sexually abusing my 12-year old daughter. What do I do? I am scared and very angry. Here are my thoughts: Leave the house with your daughter and any of your other children and immediately report this matter to the police. If…
Do lawyers in Tennessee have to purchase legal malpractice insurance? No. There is no requirement that lawyers in Tennessee have legal malpractice insurance. However, responsible lawyers purchase malpractice insurance to protect their clients from losing money in the event that the lawyer makes an error. Lawyers are human (believe it…
I believe that I am a victim of malpractice by a doctor, but no lawyer will take my case. Why not? There are several possibilities. First, there are relatively few lawyers in the state that represent medical malpractice victims. In fact, my guess is that far less than one percent…
I think I have a medical malpractice claim in Tennessee. I live in Tennessee and the malpractice occurred in Tennessee. Can I hire an out-of-state lawyer to represent me in this case? Yes, although the out-of-state lawyer must either have a Tennessee law license or must work with a Tennessee…
I hired a Tennessee personal injury lawyer to represent me in a car wreck. She said she was going to charge a one-third contingent fee and the fee agreement says just that. The case did not settle and she says she wants to charge forty percent of the recovery since…
I have a personal injury case pending in state court in Tennessee. I just had to file bankruptcy. I listed my personal injury case as an asset on my bankruptcy filing. My bankruptcy lawyer says that the bankruptcy trustee will now control my case. Will my personal injury lawyer still…
I was talking to a lawyer about my potential case the other day and he mentioned that he had malpractice insurance. What does that mean? That means that the lawyer has purchased insurance that protects his clients from financial loss in the event that he commits an error that…
I have a pending personal injury case. My lawyer is often on the phone when I call and my call is forwarded to her paralegal. I don’t want to talk to the paralegal – I want to talk to my lawyer. The paralegal is helpful and can usually my question,…
Will my lawyer charge me if I send him an email? It depends. What does your fee agreement with the lawyer provide? If your lawyer is charging you by the hour, he will probably charge you for reading a substantive email. If he is charging you a flat fee…
I was in a bar minding my own business when some idiot wanted to start a fight. I ignored him for a while but then went to the bar and told the bartender that they needed to throw the drunken idiot out before someone got hurt. When I went to…