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Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer Laird Named Top Attorney

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer Steven C. Laird named one of 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America

Dallas personal injury lawyer Steven C. Laird has been selected as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America by Lawdragon, publisher of a quarterly legal magazine and online guide to the country’s top lawyers.

To compile the list, available in February 2007, Lawdragon editors conducted detailed research, backed by interviews with thousands of legal professionals and online voting. During the interviews, attorneys and their clients were asked who they would trust to handle their own legal affairs. The results of that survey make up the prestigious list, representing less than .01 percent of all the lawyers in the United States. The entire list is available at www.lawdragon.com.

“It’s extremely gratifying to be placed in the company of such truly distinguished attorneys,” says Mr. Laird. “Our goal has never been to win honors and awards, but simply to do all we possibly can for our clients who come to us for help. We’d like to feel this recognition means we’re succeeding.”

Mr. Laird, founder of the Dallas Personal Injury Law Firm of Steven C. Laird, P.C., is among the approximately one percent of Texas lawyers who are triple board certified. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Honors are nothing new for Mr. Laird. Texas Monthly has named him a Texas Super Lawyer and one of the Top 100 attorneys in the state. The Fort Worth Business Press has honored him as an “Attorney of Influence” and an important business mentor. And in a survey published in Fort Worth, Texas magazine, his fellow lawyers named him the Top Personal Injury Attorney in Tarrant County.

The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., is a Dallas, Texas, law firm that represents individuals and families in cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, construction site accidents, products liability and business litigation.

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Texas Board Legal Specialization

Friday, September 19th, 2008

About the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

The Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) was founded to give Texas residents the best possible resources for finding quality lawyers - specifically, lawyers with a specialization in the field relevant to the resident’s needs. Under the authority of the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Board of Legal Specialization approves lawyers and attorneys in twenty specializations. The Texas Board of Legal Specialization also provides this service for legal assistants in six areas of legal specialization.

What Happens with Legal Certification?

When a lawyer seeks to be certified in an area of specialization, he or she contacts the Texas Board of Legal Specialization to pay application fees and arrange to take a six-hour written exam. The lawyer must also submit to evaluation by judges and fellow lawyers and commit to taking continuing legal education (CLE) courses to stay current in the field.

To apply for Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification, the lawyer must also have been licensed for five years or more, have spent a certain portion of his or her time in practice working in the specialty area for at least three years, and demonstrate a breadth of exposure to the field during the work.
Benefits of Texas Board of Legal Specialization Certification

For the lawyer, Texas Board of Legal Specialization approval demonstrates that lawyer’s professionalism and commitment to the practice of that kind of law. It also marks the lawyer’s willingness to stay current and ability to prove skills, experience and proficiency to a group of peers and judges.

For you as a legal client, Texas Board of Legal Specialization approval helps you pick a lawyer who’s qualified and committed to your area of legal need. If you’re seeking a lawyer - one with an impartial certification from the state - you should consider the pedigree denoted by a Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification.

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Choosing a Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Choosing a Dallas personal injury lawyer means you need to take into consideration several things. One, the Dallas lawyer you hire should have a great amount of experience working on cases like yours. And two, he or she should be passionate about what they do and getting you the compensation you deserve. Here are some other things to keep in mind when you’re choosing one:

Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer: Ethical Conduct

We feel that it is inappropriate for a lawyer or representative to contact you as a result of an injury. In fact, personal contact with a potential client is prohibited by the State Bar. The decision to contact an attorney is yours and yours alone. You should choose your attorney. An attorney shouldn’t choose you.

Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer: Board Certification

Certification by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization is important. It means your Dallas personal injury lawyer has passed rigorous requirements concerning knowledge, experience and character set by the State Bar of Texas and received the approval of judges and colleagues. Only a small percentage of attorneys are Board Certified.

Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer: Look Beyond Advertising

Ask friends and attorneys you know for references of Board Certified Lawyers or check with the local Bar Association. This is the best way to find an ethical, competent attorney with the trial experience it takes to bring your case to a fair conclusion. Be aware of the promises and claims some attorneys make in their ads.

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Dallas Car Wreck Lawyer

Monday, September 8th, 2008

As we unfortunately know, Dallas car wrecks devastate lives every day. Each year in the U.S., 3 million people are seriously wounded by car wrecks. You actually have a better chance of dying in a car wreck (1 in 6,000) than you do when skydiving (1 in 100,000). If a Dallas car wreck has wreaked havoc with your life, you should seek out an established, experienced Dallas car wreck lawyer who can aggressively pursue the case’s resolution and bring you and your loved ones the financial compensation you deserve. Get in touch with the Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C. today for a free case evaluation.

Personal Injuries From Dallas Car Wrecks

Loss of wages, insurance company headaches, painful personal injury, emotional strain and car repair bills all can result from a Dallas car wreck. You can be buried under a mountain of fresh medical bills that you may be unprepared to pay. Worst of all, you may have lost a loved one to wrongful death in a Dallas car wreck. Such a loss resonates through your entire life, making it hard to cope with daily existence, much less fight a difficult car wreck lawsuit.

After a car wreck, you should immediately visit a doctor or medical professional for medical assistance and documentation. Not only will they help you spot potentially deadly injuries that you may not feel, they will keep official records of your condition so your Dallas car wreck lawyer can seek proper compensation for your pain and suffering. You should also snap a few photos of your car wreck injuries so your car wreck lawyer can use them for evidence during your case.

Dallas Car Wrecks and Police Reports

If you were seriously hurt in your Dallas car wreck, chances are that you weren’t able to tell the police a lot about what happened to cause the car wreck. Instead, you probably left the scene of the car wreck in an ambulance.

Now that you’ve had some time to recover from your personal injury, make sure to contact the Dallas police with an accurate account of the car wreck. It’s important that they have a prompt testimony from you of your side of the events that led up to the car wreck.

Strengthening Your Dallas Car Wreck Case

Believe it or not, there are a lot of other things you can do to add strength to your Dallas car wreck case. Firstly, go out to the car wreck scene and take some pictures, even though the cars and broken glass have been removed. (If you’ve been smart enough to keep a disposable camera in your car for this reason, you can take some photos right after the car wreck.)

Secondly, immediately after your Dallas car wreck, get the contact information for any eyewitnesses who might be around. Write down what they saw of the car wreck.

The Best Dallas Car Wreck Lawyer For You

You need an experienced, hard-working Dallas car wreck lawyer if you want to be sure of winning your car wreck case and getting compensated for your medical bills, lost wages and personal injury.

The Dallas car wreck lawyers at The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C. have won multiple legal awards for their work on behalf of car wreck victims and other personal injury plaintiffs. Our lawyers are courtroom-savvy, knowledgeable and understanding of your situation and the emotional and fiscal difficulty caused by car wrecks. In addition, Dallas car wreck lawyer Steven C. Laird is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law.
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You can contact the Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, and submit a request for a free review of your car wreck case. Please fill out our short attorney contact form.

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