Author Archives: Jim Corbett

Your Best Damages: Telling Your Story

What are your real damages from a car wreck? How do you make the insurance company, lawyer or jury listen? Sometimes the most important question really is: which insurance company?  How do you best tell your story of pain and  suffering, lost wages, medical bills incurred, and all the hassles of the injured by someone…

The Emotions of Mediation

Every mediation has obvious issues-  and there can be other important underlying issues. To settle some cases, the parties and the mediator might need to keep in mind the advice of a famous General turned President. Sometimes the underlying issues are the most important obstacles to settlement. Everything else seems to revolve around them. The…

Worker’s Compensation – the pain of suffering

Worker’s Compensation in South Carolina is a no-fault system except in very limited circumstances. A person must be able to prove that an accident happened on the job and caused injury. The worker is then entitled to medical treatment, paid for by the employer through a worker’s compensation insurance carrier, temporary total or temporary partial…

Probate – the Protection of Assets and Loved Ones

Probate law was established to administer assets after death. Lawyers help protect a person’s assets to help ensure they end up with the persons or organizations one desires. Litigation can occur when someone believes the decedent’s real wishes are not contained in the documents presented – like a new will. Or when ownership of the…