The Million Dollar Case – Glenview Lawyer

1. The​​​​Million​​​​Dollar​​​​Case​​​​–​​​​Glenview​​​​Lawyer My​​name​​is​​Barry​​Zlotowicz​​and​​I’m​​a​​Glenview​​lawyer.​​I​​often​​hear​​jokes​​about​​lawyers. I’m​​a​​personal​​injury​​lawyer​​and​​as​​such,​​have​​often​​been​​called​​an​​“ambulance​​chaser.”​​I take​​no​​offense​​to​​these​​jokes.​​But​​what​​I​​do​​object​​to​​are​​outrageous​​claims​​made​​by attorneys​​to​​convince​​an​​accident​​victim​​to​​hire​​them.​​This​​gives​​all​​lawyers​​a​​bad​​name.​​If you​​want​​a​​fair​​assessment​​of​​your​​case,​​call​​us​​at​​​312-848-9783​. The​​​​Million​​​​Dollar​​​​Case A​​couple​​months​​ago​​I​​received​​a​​call​​from​​a​​woman​​who​​was​​injured​​in​​an​​auto​​accident. She​​was​​climbing​​into​​the​​back​​seat​​of​​a​​co-worker’s​​car​​when​​suddenly​​the​​co-worker started​​to​​drive​​away.​​The​​victim​​was​​dragged​​behind​​the​​car​​for​​approximately​​twenty​​feet. In​​the​​process,​​she​​re-aggravated​​a​​pre-existing​​knee​​condition. She​​started​​calling​​lawyers​​to​​obtain​​information.​​One​​lawyer​​she​​spoke​​to​​immediately​​told her​​that​​she​​had​​a​​“million-dollar​​case.”​​Most​​people​​when​​they​​hear​​that​​would​​get​​pretty excited.​​Who​​doesn’t​​want​​a​​million​​dollars?​​But​​she​​was​​a​​bit​​suspicious​​and​​called​​our office​​for​​another​​opinion.

2. “A​​million​​dollars”​​she​​told​​me.​​“Really,”​​I​​said.​​I​​asked​​her​​about​​her​​injuries​​and determined​​that​​there​​​might​​​be​​a​​case,​​depending​​on​​the​​severity​​of​​her​​injury.​​I​​asked​​her how​​much​​insurance​​the​​driver​​of​​the​​vehicle​​had​​and​​how​​much​​underinsured​​(UIM) insurance​​she​​had.​​She​​didn’t​​know. Politely​​I​​told​​her,​​“if​​the​​defendant​​only​​has​​a​​$25,000.00​​insurance​​policy,​​where​​is​​the other​​$975,000.00​​coming​​from?” Illinois​​​​Insurance​​​​Policy​​​​Requirements In​​the​​State​​of​​Illinois,​​all​​drivers​​are​​required​​to​​have​​a​​minimum​​of​​$25,000.00​​in​​​liability coverage​.​​Very​​often,​​that​​is​​all​​the​​money​​there​​is​​to​​recover​​for​​your​​medical​​bills,​​lost wages​​and​​pain​​and​​suffering. As​​such,​​it​​is​​critical​​that​​you​​have​​enough​​​uninsured/underinsured​​​motorist​​coverage​​–​​a minimum​​of​​$100,000.00,​​if​​you​​can​​afford​​it.​​You​​cannot​​control​​how​​much​​insurance​​the other​​guy​​has​​but​​you​​can​​take​​steps​​to​​protect​​yourself. Personal​​​​Injury​​​​Settlements The​​reason​​so​​many​​people​​fall​​for​​exaggerated​​evaluations​​–​​like​​the​​million-dollar​​case​​– is​​that​​huge​​verdicts​​are​​the​​only​​verdicts​​we​​hear​​about​​in​​the​​news​​media.​​It’s​​not​​sexy​​to report​​on​​the​​simple​​auto​​accident​​which​​resulted​​in​​a​​fractured​​arm​​and​​settled​​for $50,000.00.​​The​​media​​would​​rather​​tell​​you​​about​​the​​million-dollar​​​Liebeck​​vs.​​McDonalds Restaurants​​​hot​​coffee​​case. Yet​​$25,000.00​​and​​$50,000.00​​recoveries​​are​​far​​more​​common​​and​​represent​​what​​most personal​​injury​​settlements​​look​​like.​​Sure,​​there​​occasionally​​are​​multi-million-dollar​​cases, but​​they​​are​​few​​and​​far​​between. Fair​​​​and​​​​Honest​​​​Assessment When​​attempting​​to​​determine​​​how​​much​​your​​case​​is​​worth​,​​you​​have​​to​​take​​into​​account a​​variety​​of​​factors.​​This​​includes​​the​​amount​​of​​your​​medical​​bills,​​the​​severity​​of​​your injury,​​what​​insurance​​company​​you​​are​​dealing​​with,​​and​​more. If​​you​​contact​​our​​office,​​one​​thing​​we​​can​​guarantee​​is​​that​​we​​will​​give​​you​​fair​​and​​honest assessment​​of​​your​​case.​​We​​will​​help​​you​​establish​​reasonable​​expectations​​so​​that​​there are​​no​​surprises​​when​​the​​insurance​​company​​makes​​its’​​first​​offer.​​We​​believe​​this​​is​​a

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