Questions answered by Joseph Jonathan Brophy

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Can I sue someone who hit me after receiving a settlement. Not the insurance company but the actual person who hit me.

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 24, 2011

No, When you accept a settlement from the insurance company, you have to sign a release which discharges the insured person totally, permanently.

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How do I ensure I get my lawyers attention on a case vs junior associates? What should I ask them or require?

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 24, 2011

Having been a junior lawyer and now a senior lawyer, I can only tell you that there are a lot of things a competent junior and/or a paralegal can...

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Do I have to be a lawyer to start a law firm?

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 23, 2011

Not only do you have to be a lawyer to start a law firm in NY, but it is a crime for lawyers to share fees with a non-lawyer.

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What can I sue for? roughly how much will a lawyer charge me and if I settle how much or for what maybe without even using lawyr

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 23, 2011

Never never never try to handle a personal injury claim without a lawyer. The facts that you describe are particularly tricky. You need to sue the...

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My girlfriend slipped and broke her leg and needs surgry because our neighbors ac leaks onto our stairs is my landlord responsib

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 23, 2011

I would add to Mr. Myers' typical thoughtful response, that while slip and fall cases are often difficult, if you can prove a recurring water leak...

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3 yrs seen a urolog. 39 surg. many tests never told wht i had. 2nd dr opin MSK my record msk on all. now 56% kidney func malpra?

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 23, 2011

You should locate an experienced medical malpractice attorney in your area and discuss your problem. Generally medical malpractice lawyers offer...

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I was addicted to clonazepam (Klonopin), prescribed by my neurologist.

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 22, 2011

Yes, it matters where your son was born and where the neurologist was. You should definitely contact a medical malpractice lawyer in Washington...

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Phrenic nerve damaged during neck surgery, causing 100% diaphram paralysis, and not disclosed to pt or family after surgery,

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 22, 2011

This should not have happened. Whether there was malpractice is another matter that can't be answered based on a short post, although yours sets...

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My lawyer was fined by court 250 so I assume no longer wants to handle my child custody case. He forges my name on sub of

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 22, 2011

I would add to the other attorney's posting that forging a court document is a crime and has resulted in disbarment in cases of which I am aware....

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Isn't it a conflict of interest for a judge to be residing in a case that he is the guardian of the witness?

Joseph's answer | Answered on July 22, 2011

It certainly seems unusual, to say the least. However, I am not prepared to call it a conflict without more facts. What kind of proceeding is it,...

Joseph Jonathan Brophy's Answers (4068)

Can I sue someone who hit me after receiving a settlement. Not the insurance company but the actual person who hit me.

How do I ensure I get my lawyers attention on a case vs junior associates? What should I ask them or require?

Do I have to be a lawyer to start a law firm?

What can I sue for? roughly how much will a lawyer charge me and if I settle how much or for what maybe without even using lawyr

My girlfriend slipped and broke her leg and needs surgry because our neighbors ac leaks onto our stairs is my landlord responsib

3 yrs seen a urolog. 39 surg. many tests never told wht i had. 2nd dr opin MSK my record msk on all. now 56% kidney func malpra?

I was addicted to clonazepam (Klonopin), prescribed by my neurologist.

Phrenic nerve damaged during neck surgery, causing 100% diaphram paralysis, and not disclosed to pt or family after surgery,

My lawyer was fined by court 250 so I assume no longer wants to handle my child custody case. He forges my name on sub of

Isn't it a conflict of interest for a judge to be residing in a case that he is the guardian of the witness?