AVVO is a legal resource website that has a lot of good advice and information for the public. Recently, I was asked by AVVO to write a blog on how many people who are injured in accidents are finding injury attorneys nowadays.

Here’s my full blog : When Hiring a Lawyer is Like Buying a Toaster from Amazon.

Michigan Lawyers Weekly list of top-reported verdicts names Leonard Koltonow, David Christensen and Sarah Stempky as earning top auto accident verdicts

Our Michigan personal injury lawyers have made it on the Michigan Lawyers Weekly year-end list of the top-reported verdicts and settlements. Last year, Michigan Auto Law received the second top-reported verdict for a car accident case and top reported verdict for a truck accident case in Michigan in 2011.

Michigan injury lawyer says Court would be wise to act, increase period to 90 days and broaden wait period for insurance companies and others as well

I don’t like injury lawyer solicitation. It gives the profession a black eye.  I’ve been outspoken about this issue and have written about it repeatedly.

Now, after  a recent hearing, the Michigan Supreme Court  is finally considering a change to injury lawyer advertising and direct mail solicitation of people who have been injured in car accidents.  One of the proposed changes prohibits injury lawyers from sending direct mail to accident victims within the first 30 days after an injury or death.

Excellent auto accident trial lawyers from throughout the U.S. working together to protect people injured in motor vehicle cases

I’ve recently been elected president of the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association (MVTLA). This litigation group features exceptional injury lawyers from throughout the country who only handle auto accident cases. The purpose of the group is to promote education and safety. We want to learn from each other.

Here’s the MVTLA website. You may also join the MVTLA through the “Join Association” link.

Truck accident attorney discusses distracted driving among truckers

There’s a new regulation specifically prohibiting interstate truckers and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. Lawyers who handle truck accident cases should take notice.

The joint rule is from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and it’s the latest action by the U.S. Department of Transportation to end distracted driving.

Video tip 10 for truck accident lawyers

Here’s the tenth of my series of 13 videos for truck accident lawyers. This one is from a past American Association for Justice seminar for truck attorneys. I’m explaining how a lawyer should properly put the onus on the trucking company when a truck driver causes a serious truck crash.

The takeaway: According to Rule 49 CFR § 390.13, no person shall said, abet, encourage or require a motor carrier or its employees to violate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. This means trucking company management cannot pressure truck drivers to speed, drive past hours or break any of the FMCSA rules whatsoever.

Plaintiff was seriously injured by a State of Michigan snow plow, which ran stop sign

I’m really proud of the work that my fellow injury lawyers David Christensen and Sarah Stempky did in protecting an Ingham County car accident victim who was hit by a State of Michigan snow plow that ran through a stop sign.

This case  involved a young plaintiff whose life dramatically changed after a  serious auto accident in Ingham County, Michigan. As usual, in a state without bad faith, the defense low-balled a settlement offer through trial.

Here’s a little information about the case:

Thomas W. James is honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for taking cases to trial and protecting auto accident victims with successful jury verdicts, passion and dedication

This week, one of our personal injury attorneys, Thomas W. James, has been named a Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Up & Coming Lawyer” for 2011.

Up & Coming Lawyers are Michigan attorneys who have been practicing for 10 years or less, but who have already distinguished themselves from the thousands of other Michigan lawyers, based upon their accomplishments. The legal newspaper picks these lawyers as poised for even greater things.

Class-action lawyers want to reopen case after investigation by  former FBI agent suggests insurer lied, possibly making illegal donations of $2 million to $4 million

Last week, I wrote about the new John Grisham book, The Litigators. The case that I’m going to discuss today is not a John Grisham novel (yet), but it sure reads like one.

It also serves as a cautionary tale about the distorting and perverse effect that campaign contributions can have on our legal system.  In this post- Citizens United world of ours (Citizens United being possibly the worst U.S. Supreme Court opinion of the past 100 years) it shows how unlimited corporate and insurance company campaign contributions can undermine our entire justice system.

Video tip 9 for truck lawyers: There’s no such thing as a bad weather truck “accident”

This is the ninth of my series of 13 videos for attorneys handling truck accident lawsuits, from a past American Association for Justice truck accident lawyer seminar. My latest tip explains how a truck lawyer can prove that hazardous driving conditions and changing weather are never an excuse for a truck accident.

The takeaway: According to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rule 49 CFR § 392.14, a truck driver must use extreme cautions in conditions caused by: snow, sleet, rain, hail, smoke, dust, ice, fog, mist etc.