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What do you need to know before hiring a wrongful death lawyer? JD Haas, a child injury lawyer, explains how to approach a wrongful death lawsuit.

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Injury lawyers and attorneys work many different kinds of cases. Learn about the basic categories of personal injury law from the team at JD Haas, a Twin Cities personal injury lawyer.

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Did you get a settlement from your car accident that doesn’t cover all of your expenses? JD Haas, a car injury lawyer, can help you with this all-too-common, yet very disappointing occurrence.

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If you’re seeking a wrongful death lawyer or wrongful death attorney, no doubt your frame of mind is fraught with emotion. A loved one of yours has just died, and wrongly, at that—how on Earth are you supposed to cope, let alone pick the right kind of service for your particular case? And oh, goodness, after that, you’ll need to get the right kinds of information together to help your injury lawyer win your case, then schedule meetings with them, and the list goes on and on. When you look at all you need to do to find and begin to work with an injury attorney, it can be tempting to just want to curl up in front of the TV under a nice, heavy blanket and ignore all of your hardships until you feel emotionally ready to handle them—whenever that is.

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Pro bono: it’s a term so nice it’s spread far beyond the legal industry! Though its transcendence is nothing to sneeze at, it still remains a frequently-used word in legal circles and worthy of discussion on the blog of a law firm. Short for pro bono publico, it denotes legal work done for low or no cost, usually only for a client who cannot afford such services otherwise. How selfless!

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It might come as a surprise to you that car accident attorneys and car accident lawyers don’t just take cases to court; those with the right skillset can also help you negotiate with insurance companies to get the maximum settlement—the one you deserve. However, they will struggle to do this with a client who is uneducated regarding their insurance policy, or who is not following proper protocol and being a responsible insurance holder.

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For example, if someone dies in a car crash that was decidedly not their fault, is that case a wrongful death case or an auto accident case? What kind of lawyer should be sought: a wrongful death lawyer or a car accident lawyer?

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When many people think about lawyers, compassion isn’t usually the first characteristic that comes to mind. Indeed, media portrayals generally show those who work in this field as coldhearted, logic-loving, and without a single shred of humanity. Of course, you probably know that these portrayals are nothing like reality. Why would there continue to be so many lawyers practicing these days if the career required they completely remove themselves from their ethical conscience? However, at JD Haas, we believe that the very trait that media portrayals seem to go out of their way to show that lawyers don’t have is the one they must-have when it comes to real-life cases. Compassion is an integral part of what it means to be an ethical and skilled wrongful death attorney or a snappy wrongful death lawyer, one who can serve their clients to the best degree possible.

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You’ve been injured, and you know your injury would be of interest to a personal injury lawyer or a personal injury attorney. Physically, you’re hurt, but emotionally, you’re ready to go through with taking legal action. However, mentally, are you up to the task of finding the right injury attorney for you?

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Seeking help from a personal injury lawyer or personal injury attorney can, on the surface, be quite intimidating! These people are highly educated, smart, and courageous, often needing to negotiate claims with insurance companies and heroically defend clients in court. Even if you seek their services, you might worry about “making a fool of yourself” or not following what your injury lawyer or injury attorney is saying.

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