Hello, everyone.  Atlanta Lawyer, Joseph McClelland, here again with a quick note to all of our readers and followers.  We are quickly finding our website all over the internet.  Check our our new listing on HG.ORG.  It lists most of the law firm’s practice areas.  It also has a link to some of the firm’s legal articles that we can post.  As of today, we have only posted one article, but we just started.  Although, I want people to find my website, sometimes it is necessary to get on lists or directories for people to find you.  Different strokes for different folks.

Before you run over there and check out our page, why don’t you review some of our top legal articles such as:

• Need for a motorcycle accident lawyer
• Need for a wrongful death lawyer
• Blog full of quality Georgia legal articles

Hello, everyone.  Internet marketing or SEO, search engine optimization, is the big thing.  You right now are on the internet, probably watching TV and doing something else.  That is our world today.  Being as it is, it is important for any business or law firm to have a online presence.  It is quite a task.  Big directories push all of the websites to pages 2 or 3, and we are left fighting for the readers who are looking for a personal injury lawyer in Monticello or a car accident lawyer in McDonough.  Usually, those searches goes to directories.  So, I have started to include the firm on some of these directories.  Therefore, please check out our new listing for the Law Firm of Joseph P. McClelland.  Links are important, hence this next link to Forsyth, Georgia Lawyer. (seo joke)

The Law Firm of Joseph P. McClelland represents clients in personal injury and car accident cases throughout the state of Georgia.  Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook to see our updates and to learn more about the subject.

We are in the list making mood over here.  In recent weeks we have written a series of some of our prior work.  We are making sure that some of the old gems don’t get lost in the cracks of our legal blog.  We have over 200 legal articles here, so some of the best ones have gone unnoticed while others have seen the light of day.  As a feature to our regular readers, we have put together a small list of some of our favorite articles.  Our previous lists include 10 Car Accident Articles and 25 Personal Injury Articles.

McClelland’s Top 5 Georgia Personal Injury Articles

1.  Motorcycle Attorneys in Atlanta

This article is all about motorcycle attorneys and all the things we do.  This article covers topics such as why you need a Georgia motorcycle lawyer, what the attorneys will do, how they help you get the best compensation, why the insurance company will try not to compensate you, and the best types of insurance available for these types of accidents. Sometimes the key to a personal injury claim involving a motorcycle is just finding all of the insurance coverage that would cover the claim. In many cases, the goal is to maximize the value of the claim to get full compensation for the injuries. In motorcycle accident claims, the goal is to find the insurance because the damages will likely exceed the value of most individual policies. We go into the best types of insurance to have if you drive bikes on a regular or part time basis. If you are a biker, this article is for you especially.

2.  Wrongful Death Attorneys in Atlanta, Georgia

This article is one of our most popular on our site here at www.jacksonlaws.com.  This article covers topics such as who is entitled to bring a claim for the murder or negligent killing of a loved one or family member.  We go into the topic of how damages are determined in wrongful death litigation.  It is not fair, so be prepared.
In wrongful death cases, the age of the deceased becomes extremely important. Discussing the value of one’s life make almost no sense. How do you put a dollar amount on the love you lost? The law has tried it’s best to find a method to calculate the damages in these cases. This article will cover some of those topics.

3.  Joseph McClelland on HG.org

Ok, this post is very self serving.  This article is about the ins and outs of our new listing on one of the internet’s most authoritative sites.  We are pleased to have this honor.  But, since it benefits me more than you as a reader, it is mainly for selfish purposes that I put it one the list.  But, hey, if I don’t link to it, who will?

4.  Litigation Procedure

One of our best articles on personal injury litigation procedure.  We have provided a basic layout of how a car accident case proceeds through the different phases of the litigation.  We review the issues of venue in Georgia.  This means what county will hear the case.  We discuss different aspects of discovery such as interrogatories, depositions and request to produce.  We delve into causation and liability issues.  We also cover how a jury in a trial or the attorneys with their clients determine the amount of damages in different types of cases.

5.  Who Pays the Medical Bills?

This is an important legal article for anyone who has been in an accident that created bills.  There will be bills on top of bills.  There will be bills from facilities you don’t remember and some bills will seem like double charges.  This collection of great injury articles is brought to you by Joseph McClelland.

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We have had some great feedback about publishing lists of car accident articles.  As your favorite Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer, I have done a great deal of work writing quality accident articles, so why not put them in a list?   On some days in the past, more than a few driving accident articles were published that pushed other great work out of the spot light.  We are going to go back and visit some the excellent work.  The theme of the list is about time traveling back one entire year.  Buckle up for topics of driving auto poorly, car crashes, drinking and driving, local and recent accident articles.

10 Car Accident Articles

1. Georgia Commissioner Dies In Car Accident

This accident article is a current events story.  It is a sad one that involves a public figure in a local town.  The deadly accident article is about the commissioner dying on his way home from work in his car.

2. Ponce De Leon Car Accident Information

This car accident article will be helpful to those looking for an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia for a car accident injury.  Well, it is actually about an recent collision on the streets of Atlanta and specifically Ponce De Leon.

3. Filing Motorcycle Accident Claims

This is one  of my personal favorites  here at www.jacksonlaws.com.  This article talks about bike accidents and the insurance issues that arise.  For example,  in motorcycle accident cases having a particular type of insurance can be very important to getting full compensation for your injuries.  Another type provides you with nothing.  Want to know which insurance policy you have?  Read this article by your favorite accident lawyer.  The post contains great information to help you get started.

4.  File Wrongful Death Claim

An important, yet sad article about filing claims after the death of a family member.  This car accident article reviews the type of person who can bring the suit (an answer you might be surprised to learn), some different types of claims, and how the state of Georgia values or places the amount of damages in these types of cases or claims.  Many attorneys do not handle cases that involves fatalities from vehicle and auto accident deaths.

5.  Car Drives into Movie Store & Worst Joke of the Year Award

My worst joke on the entire website lives on this car accident article.  On the surface, it is just a silly car accident article.  On a deeper surface, it is my sad attempt to get hired to write bad jokes for Jay Leno.  Some law jokes are for others, but did you see our new comedy video on the blog?  If not, you should go search for it.  It is awesome.

6.  Local Jackson, Georgia Article

This motor vehicle injury article was more about shining the spot light on a different page.  So, why are we putting in the list?  Because if didn’t, then who would?  What kind of person do you think I am?  Anyway, the article is about being in a car accident in a small town called Jackson.

7.  Head On Car Accidents

This motor vehicle accident article is about head on accidents.  These are some of the worst accidents in terms of the amount and severity of injuries.  The article also discusses a recent car accident that involved a head on collision.  I also provide some legal analysis about how the crash would be handled and negotiated by Atlanta attorneys.  Since these are some of the worst types of wrecks, an individual page was devoted to the topic.

8.  Interstate 75 Accident Kills 3 in Macon, Georgia

This one is a scary car accident article because everyone drives on the interstate.  Further, everyone who lives in Georgia has been on Interstate 75 or I 75.  I am on it everyday.  Most commuters are as well.  Given how big a part this road plays in our lives, it is not fun to hear about the types of accidents.  This driving accident article is about one such accident in the city of Macon, Georgia.

9.  Car Insurance Rates

This accident article is about insurance rates in Georgia.  This is not one of my favorite motor vehicle accident articles because it goes deeper than most of my readers are interested in.  This is important financially.  Money is money and we all use it.  So, knowing why insurance rates are what they are and the cause of said rate increases may be valuable.

10.  When Drunk Drivers Injure Passengers

This article is about what the name suggests.  It is an article about drunk driving accidents.  Theses types of accidents raise numerous issues that are not involved in a typical driving accident case.  Read this accident article to learn more.  Car crashes are even more severe when a drunk driver is involved because they are more likely to not have slowed down before the crash.

Thank You For Reading Our Top 10 Car Accident Articles & Driving Accident Articles

I hope you have found something on this list that you wish to read.  So, read it.  Now, go out and enjoy your spring.  But, before you go, please tweet or like this page so others can find it more easily.  Thanks.  As a car accident lawyer/car accident attorney, I can tell you that car crashes require representation because insurance companies are difficult at all turns.  There are poor drivers driving all the time.  Bad drivers cause most of the collisions in the world.

Car Accident Articles Published by Attorney Joseph McClelland,  a Georgia attorney practicing personal injury law and a lover of all things legal including driving stories.

Welcome to the first week in review for Georgia accidents by the Atlanta, Georgia Auto Accident – Personal Injury Attorney.  We represent all types of injured clients throughout the state of Georgia in cases such as traffic accidents, trucking collisions, wrongful death cases and more.

Atlanta Women, 75, Runs into Liquor Store

Sure, everyone has ran their car into at least one building.  But the same building twice is beyond joking.  Oh, did I tell you that the building was a liquor store.  Well, that is just the case this week in Atlanta Accident News.  For those of you who drive on Ponce Leon Avenue, you know Green’s liquor store over by the Kroger.  Well, a lady drove her car into the store for the second time.  Seriously, wouldn’t you just go to another store after the first wreck.  All kidding aside, an employee in the store suffered a brain injury when a bottle fell on her head.  At time of this article, no video has been produced.  But, you know, that store must have cameras everywhere.

Georgia Power Worker Burned in Accident

Kylan Warren, 25, of Ellijay was the Georgia Power employee who was seriously injured this past week.  Kylan Warran, who had worked for GP for 6 years, was working in a bucket some 35 feet in the air when a natural gas line exploded and a fire broke out.  He jumped out of the bucket.  Mr. Warren sustained burns  on 80% of his body.  He was working on a gas line at the time.  Warren was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.  Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light are looking into the cause of the accident at this time.  Our best wishes go out the family.

Georgia Bulldog Gets DUI

This is a sad post for all of Bulldog fans.  Dontavius Jackson of the University of Georgia is transferring to another university according to recent reports.  Dontavius Jackson, a back up running back who had four carries last year, was arrested last week for underage possession, driving under the influence, and leaving a scene of an accident.  Now, just because he was arrested does not, of course, mean he is guilty.  But, to any degree, former Bulldog Dontavius Jackson is out.  Most likely because, Coach Richt suspended Jackson for the first six games of the 2010 season after learning about the arrest.

Note:  Drunk driving, although just a misdemeanor, is a serious offense.  It puts the driver and the insurance company on the hook for punitive damages if the facts are just right.  If you have been injured by a drunk driver, never handle this type of case on your own.  It will be a huge mistake.

Georgia Based Ducking Company Resumes Boat Trips

You may have heard in the news that a local company with tours set up around the county had a fatal accident in Pennsylvania recently.  One of their tour boats hit another boat and killed two passengers who were Hungarian students.  The Georgia company, Ride the Ducks, stopped all tours including the one in Stone Mountain, Georgia.  After reviewing all of their safety standards, the company decided to start tours again with the except of the tours where the fatal accident happened.

Note:  When a business is responsible, if they were, for an accident, the same rules of liability apply.  If the business is responsible for an injury or death, they must compensate the injured for their special damages such as lost wages, medical bills, and other out of pocket expenses and general damages which are items such as pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.

Seven Year Old Dies in Crash

More sad road news.  Recently a seven year old girl died in a car accident.  She and her father were traveling from Georgia to Texas when the accident happened in Mississippi.  Her brother and father were also injured in the fatal auto accident.  According to reports, the family was traveling with a U-Haul when they lost control.  The vehicle went off the road and hit some trees.  At the time of this article, no other drivers were sited as being responsible for the wreck.

Note:  U-Hauls can be very dangerous.  They create a unique dovetail when you drive one.  It is probably like driving a commercial vehicle, although I have never driven a rig.  But when you are pulling something with your car, it is much more difficult to maintain your lane and drive the same as you would otherwise.

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The Law Office of Joseph P. McClelland, a Georgia Car Accident Lawyer,  represents injured victims all over the state of Georgia.  We have individual pages of certain cities that provide more city centric information on personal injury cases.  Bounce around the site.  With around 200 pages, we probably have answered a question you may have.  Some of the cities we represent clients are southern cities in Georgia such as Jackson, Monticello, Conyers, Covington, Griffin, Forsyth, Barnesville, Locust Grove, Flovilla, Jenkinsburg, McDonough and more.  We also represent clients in the Metro Atlanta area such as Stockbridge, Riverdale, Jonesboro, Atlanta, Lithonia, Rex, Decatur, Stone Mountain, Buckhead, Midtown, Virginia Highlands, Piedmont Park, Dunwoody, Alpharetta, Roswell, Marietta, as well as Cobb County, Dekalb County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, and Clayton County.

Come back next week for more Georgia Accident News.