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I'm attorney Pressley Henningsen
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with RSH Legal.
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Whether it was you or a loved one
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who suffered a brain injury because
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of someone else's fault,
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you may decide it's time to seek
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a lawyer.
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With over 9,000 attorneys licensed
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to practice law in Iowa,
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how do you know which attorney's
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right for you?
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Here's a step by step list that can
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help you begin the process to
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find an attorney who will best
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represent you regarding your
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Iowa brain injury claim.
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Number one: create a list of names
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of Iowa attorneys that handle brain
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injury cases.
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Brain injury law is constantly changing.
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This is mostly due to medical improvements
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and also social awareness of
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brain injuries.
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You need a personal injury attorney
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who stays up to date on the latest
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medical treatments and trends
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for these types of injuries.
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We recommend hiring an attorney
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who regularly attends conferences
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on brain injuries and seeks out
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new information.
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You may know a lawyer, but it's
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unlikely you know one who
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handles serious brain injury cases.
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Although they are unlikely to handle
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these types of personal injury claims
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themselves, they probably know someone
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who does.
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Ask for a list of attorneys who handle
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your type of case.
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If you don't know any lawyers, you
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can do an Internet search for
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Iowa brain injury attorney,
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and this should give you some
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general ideas of which Iowa attorneys
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handle these types of cases.
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Write down a few of the names from
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your search, including their contact
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information.
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Number two: call the attorneys on your
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list and ask for written information.
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Once you've assembled the list
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of attorneys, contact each one and ask
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them for written information that they
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have on brain injuries.
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It's important to be able to review
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this information on your own time
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without any pressure of signing paperwork
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until you're ready to ask the right
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questions.
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This will also tell you whether or not the
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attorney handles brain injury cases
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as a specialty.
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If the attorney doesn't have any written
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information for you to review, or
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they want you to come into the office
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to receive it, you might want to consider
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looking elsewhere.
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At this point, you're just collecting
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information - you're not trying
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to sign paperwork.
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Once you receive the written
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information, read it.
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It may answer some of the questions
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that you have, and may bring up
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other questions that you didn't
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know of before.
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Doing this should also help you
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narrow down your list to three
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or four attorneys at the most.
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Number three: arrange in-person
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interviews with your list of attorneys.
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Call each of the attorneys and schedule
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an appointment for a face-to-face
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meeting.
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There's no substitute for sitting down
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with someone to see if they're a good
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fit for your case.
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You need to be comfortable with the
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attorney that you hire.
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You're going to be dealing with sensitive
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issues and an important case.
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In addition, the attorney you choose
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should be able to answer any questions
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you have about the brain injury case
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process and your role in filing a
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personal injury lawsuit.
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If you'd like to receive free information
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from us about traumatic brain injuries,
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call RSH Legal today at
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1-800-433-0283.
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RSH Legal: Fighting for Fairness.
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