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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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