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Personal Injury Lawyer Hiring Tips

Posted on June 07, 2019 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Lawyers, Personal Injury Lawyers Informational Videos

The key to healthy lawyer-client relations is trust. Trust builds the confidence needed to make the best decisions in the case. It is therefore important to ask the lawyer whether they work for ICBC or any other insurance company. Ensure the lawyer’s loyalty is undivided. Start your Search Here Auto injury claims are treated differently…

Get Legal Advice Before Calling ICBC Adjuster

Posted on May 03, 2019 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, How to Report an Accident, In a Car Accident, Legal Advice

Free legal advice after a car accident is available online. However, a single legal consultation does not replace hiring a lawyer. As a result, the initial consult should not be considered legal advice but rather legal information. This is called a free legal consultation. The First Legal Consultation There should be little or no charge…

The Best Lawyers in the Era of ICBC Minor Injury Caps

Posted on January 05, 2019 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Injury Caps, ICBC Injury Claims Info

When ICBC considers your serious injury minor, private personal injury lawyers top the list of professionals that understand the ICBC minor injury cap criterion. Legal training and experience put lawyers at great advantage when tackling these ICBC claims. It is best to get independent advice before, not after, ICBC evaluates your injury as minor. Fortunately, because…

When to Get a Lawyer After a Car Accident

Posted on November 04, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Lawyers, In a Car Accident, Legal Advice, Legal Fees

As a personal injury lawyer since 1995 my law firm and I have assisted thousands of claimants in search of a legal advocate after an injury. One of the most common questions: Do I need a lawyer? Why? Answer: To obtain better compensation without dealing directly with ICBC is often the reason a claimant hires a lawyer. To…

Caps on ICBC Pain and Suffering Awards an Obstacle to Justice

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Injury Caps, Personal Injury Appeals

This is an appeal of an order dismissing a constitutional challenge to the requirement to pay daily hearing fees in civil trials.(Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General),2018 BCCA 385). This case outlines a few of the issues the BC government will face in trying to justify the denial of rights to the injured with ICBC injury caps,…

New Lawyer for the Injured

Posted on October 08, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Injury Caps, In a Car Accident

Profound legal changes in 2018, effective April, 2019, empower the auto insurance monopoly ICBC to cap claims for pain and suffering. Progressive injury lawyers need to understand ICBC injury caps and complex accident benefits regulations. Early and inexpensive legal advice can now be obtained in a variety of forms for a variety of personal injury claims.…

Legal fees of 33% Recognized by Canadian Courts as a Reasonable Fee

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, Legal Fees

It can be difficult to know how much to pay for legal services if you have little or no experience hiring a lawyer after a personal injury. The years of legal training and experience help to determine the lawyer’s best hourly and percentage fee. Here are a few case examples to help understand what is reasonable…

Injury Claimant Without Lawyer Slaughtered at Trial- Costs Awarded

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Injury Claims Info, ICBC Lawyers

This married couple went to court with no lawyer for personal injuries arising from three car accidents. Liability for the car accidents were admitted and both claimants contended they were incapacitated and permanently affected by their injuries. Following a 13 day trial the claimants were awarded very little, under $30,000 each after deductions ( Ma. v. Haniak, 2017 BCSC 549 ). ICBC…

Legal Assistant Job in Vancouver Helping the Injured

Posted on June 09, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer

Are you looking to continue a legal assistant career in an established Vancouver law office, across from the Vancouver law courts? Legal support staff competent to assist the injured in legal claims for compensation are not only worth their weight in gold, they have high job satisfaction. With medical understanding and legal training personal injury lawyers represent…

Better for an ICBC Injury Claimant to Have a Lawyer

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Renn Holness in British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer, ICBC Injury Caps, ICBC Injury Claims Info

Even the best personal injury lawyers seek expert opinion to obtain the highest results for their personal injury cases. So, it is hard to imagine how an ICBC injury claimant could obtain a fair resolution of their claim without a legal advocate. ICBC is pushing an injury cap system in which claimants will not have the benefit…

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