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Settlement or Trial of a Personal Injury Insurance Claim

Trial or Settlement

One reason that you might have to file a car accident lawsuit in Georgia is because of the failure to come to an agreeable settlement. The insurance company thinks they know the value of the case to them. It is based upon their experience handling similar claims and how similar claims have been handled in the jurisdiction in which the case would be tried if it had to go to court. On the other hand your Georgia personal injury lawyer has their own view on the value of your case, as do you. It is the job of the attorney [...]

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Interview with Georgia Motorcycle Attorney

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Interview with Attorney Joseph P. McClelland
QUESTION: We are here with attorney Joseph McClelland, a Georgia motorcycle accident lawyer.  We are going to pick his brain about personal injury law in the state of Georgia. Welcome, Mr.McClelland.  Could you briefly tell us a little bit about yourself?
ANSWER: Thanks for having me today.  My name is Joseph P. McClelland, III. I Was born and raised in Georgia. I am a practicing attorney as you said.  I was born and Jackson, Georgia. Jackson is a small town about an hour outside of the Metro Atlanta area. I went to Butts County [...]

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Hire An Attorney For a Motorcycle Accident?

Should You Hire An Attorney For a Georgia Motorcycle Accident?
As a Motorcycle Accident Attorney in Atlanta, I hear this question a good deal from people.  I also see this question in forums and such places.  It is an easy answer.  That answer is yes.  If the attorney is willing to take the time and take the case, then it must be profitable for the attorney to take your case.  In that situation, the lawyer feels that one, you have a case, and two, that your case has some value to it.
Now, you may ask the question, why not do it yourself? I [...]

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Ponce De Leon Accidents

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This is a post from the Atlanta Injury Lawyer, Joseph P. McClelland.  It is about recent accident news in Atlanta, Georgia.  Further, I actually drove by the accident after it happened so this is kind of first hand journalism.  If you are interested in additional car accident articles then I suggest you follow that link. We have drafted in over 200 and personal injury articles here this website. The link above is to a post with some great car accident articles for your enjoyment and entertainment purposes.  Now, back to recent motorcycle accident news about Ponce De Leon in Atlanta [...]

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GA 400 North Accidents

Welcome to the blog portion of the Atlanta Car Accident Lawyer website.  This is a post from the Atlanta Law Firm of Joseph P. McClelland.  Our office represents clients injured in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, tractor trailer accidents, and other types of cases.
It is not that uncommon that when someone gets into a car accident that other accidents will flow from the original accident. Sometimes one car gets rear-ended and pushes into the car in front of them.  Sometimes someone may swerve to avoid a collision ahead of them which in turns causes the collision.  The following article is about [...]

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Women Hurt in Motorcycle Accident: McClelland Law Firm

This is a post from the Griffin Motorcycle Accident Law Firm:
A 48 year-old out-of-state man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle accident early Wednesday afternoon.  Motorcycle accidents are usually very dangerous and have lasting injuries.  Even people in cars with airbags, steel, and all the other safety items are seriously injured.  The same type of injuries happen for people on motorcycles in much slower collisions.
According to reports alcohol was not a factor in the crash, therefore somethings are still unknown.  It is also being reported that a collision analyst is investigating the reason for the accident.
The McClelland Motorcycle [...]

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Atlanta Motorcycle Accident Lawyer: Police Killed in Sparta

This is a post from the Georgia Motorcycle Accident Lawyer:

A Georgia sheriff’s deputy died after a motorcycle accident in Sparta.  Details at the time of this post are few.
A news release from Sheriff states that Deputy Williams was killed around 7:30 Saturday evening.
The news release states Mr. Williams had been with the police department for 20 years.  Mr. Williams was also a retired educator.
The news release says says the Georgia State Patrol investigated the accident. According to recent reports, a dispatcher with the GSP post in Milledgeville, Georgia said no details on the accident were available at this time.
The sheriff’s [...]

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Motorcyclist Killed Avoiding McDonough Police

This is a post by the McDonough Personal Injury Law Firm: A McDonough man died recently while on his motorcycle.  He was attempting to avoid the local police in McDonough when he lost control of his bike and hit a wall.  According to reports he was 44-year-old John Frederick Freeman of McDonough. Georgia State Patrol was [...]

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