Fire your lawyer!

This week I had a pre-trial conference on a work comp case involving the need for a total knee replacement.  I inherited my client who had fired her previous lawyer.  The client was assaulted by a mental patient resulting in 2 knee surgeries.  The insurance company accepted the case and picked the doctor.  After she didn’t get better her doctor said she needed a total knee replacement.  The insurance company then hired a pro-company doctor who said she didn’t need surgery.  The client’s former lawyer pressured her to settle.  She fired him; hired us.  We took two depositions and killed their expert’s testimony.  At the conference the Arbitrator made it clear he thought we would win and he would award the surgery.  If they try it, they will lose and they know it.  

Here’s the bottom line: Hire an attorney who is competent, experienced in trial and unafraid.  Hire Keith Short and Associates, 618-254-0055  www.siltrial.com