Carolina Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Attorney
Personal injuries can run the gamut from minor cases of whiplash to severe and catastrophic injuries such as brain damage or even wrongful death. If you or someone you love has suffered a personal injury or has died prematurely because of someone else’s mistake, contact the Law Offices of E. Vernon F. Glenn, located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina for a free initial case review.
In most instances, we take personal injury and wrongful death cases on a contingency fee basis, and that means there are no legal fees unless we recover damages on your behalf.
If you have suffered any type of personal injury due to someone else’s negligence or carelessness, such as a back or neck injury, contact a lawyer immediately. While nothing an attorney can do can take away your pain, you may be able to recover what money you have lost. You may have high medical bills, physical therapy, and extra care to pay for. You may have lost wages. If you are finding it difficult to get your life back on track, a lawsuit may be an option for you.
E. Vernon F. Glenn, over his thirty years of practice, has developed relationships with a wide variety of doctors, healthcare professionals, and caregivers. This allows him to call on experts when he needs to analyze your medical case for long-term consequences and costs.
Our Trial Lawyers Help with Many Types of Injuries
The Law Offices of E. Vernon F. Glenn provides legal representation for personal injury and wrongful death clients in South Carolina and throughout the southeastern United States, including North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Do not hesitate to contact the Law Offices of E. Vernon F. Glenn, located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina for a free initial case review if you have been injured due to:
We look forward to helping you.
First Things First-When Someone or Something Hurts You
No Matter The What or Why or How of Any Injury Suffered by you or anyone in your family, here are five things you should always do:
1) Make absolute sure that your health and safety are being tended to; this is no time to take chances or to put off seeking proper medical help; this is also no time to be stoic or brave or “ride it out”. You must try to be certain that there are no hidden injuries, no internal injuries, no subtle problems that can, and sadly, often will erupt into a significant injury process. Get to your doctor or local hospital emergency room promptly. (Note to the wise: My chiropractic friends do NOT like my saying this but as liability insurance carriers deeply discount and scoff at their modes and methods of treatment, you SHOULD ALWAYS seek primary care, medical doctor treatment.)
2) As you seek medical treatment, be articulate and persistent in explaining to the attending physicians what your SPECIFIC hurts and problems are. Do not sit back and let them tell you what your problems are UNTIL you have clearly and concisely and thoroughly told them what is hurting you. If they don’t get it the first time, tell them again and again until they have responded completely to your complaint. Too many injured folks are too passive in their initial medical evaluations and problems are all-too-often left to fester. If you or your loved one are so badly injured as to not be able to speak up, get someone to do it for them. BE ASSERTIVE. Request necessary consultations. Do what is needed. Your intuition and “Sixth Sense” is so very, very often exactly right. Remember, the doctor and hospital is there to care for you. You are the Customer. They are the Employee. They are being paid to serve you. Make sure that you get the service and care you deserve. To quote the late Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana, “The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease!”
3) As soon as possible, revisit the scene of the injuries. Take as many photographs as are necessary to absolutely and clearly show, FROM ALL ANGLES, exactly what happened and where. Then, TAKE SOME MORE! These should include the scene of injury, the cars and/or items and/or anything else that played a part in the incident. You don’t need expensive equipment to do this; simply purchase inexpensive disposable cameras from convenience stores, WalMart, or Target. Their quality is excellent and reliable. Also, make sure any and all visible injuries and surgeries are photographed and documented throughout the initial injury process through the various stages of healing and recovery.
4) Make sure that you accurately record and document your recollections and memories as to “what happened” AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WRITE THESE DOWN Or TAPE RECORD THEM Or DICTATE THEM TO A TRUSTED FAMILY MEMBER Or FRIEND. If you have gaps in your memory, work with your family and friends in conversation and discussion to recall what took place. Be active about this. It is Very Important. Ask for and receive copies of all Police Accident Reports or Incident Reports or Investigative Reports and All Accompanying Supplements and Photographs. If you can identify or find witnessed to what happened, make good effort to contact them and get their observations and recollections.
5) If you have ANY SENSE AT ALL that someone or something has wrongfully and negligently hurt you, make plans to contact and go to an experienced personal injury attorney AS SOON as you are able. Time is of the essence. DO NOT FALL PREY to any early contacts, suggestions or promises made by any insurance person from the other side.
Remember: Insurance Companies are in the business of making money and they do not make money by being fair; they make money by holding onto as much of it as long as they can and so, their purpose in life is to pay you AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE as late as possible.
And when you seek a lawyer’s help, make sure he is experienced, has an office that you are comfortable in and is a person with a real and legitimate track record of success.Ask to meet his staff. Ask for a tour of the office. Ask about his Martindale-Hubble Rating? Does he have the highest, an ‘A’ rating for legal skill and a ‘V’ for Very Highest Standards of Ethics? This rating is given secretly by evaluations gathered from other lawyers and only given to those whose peers find them to be so highly qualified. It has to be truly earned. And too, ask about other memberships and honors your potential lawyer has earned .
Make sure you are not placing yourself in the hands of a “Case Mill” kind of firm which treats you like a number, grinds you through the process and spits you out on the other side on their timetable, on their decision, on their “that’s the way it goes..” attitude. BEWARE THE BIG ADVERTISER, THE BIG TV LAWYER. These firms and lawyers generally do not have any interest in trying cases, in fully representing their clients, in giving individualized and caring attention. They want as many cases as they can get and they often use staff and underlings to routinely and quickly settle as many as they can, often compromising the real value of the person’s claim. Remember: It’s YOUR case. Look after YOURSELF. And then, get a damn good lawyer to help you do that.
Good Luck and God Bless.
Kindest and Best Regards,
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