This is a question that I am often asking as the attorney for someone who has been seriously injured in a car crash. The client usually has no idea if they have this coverage which is also referred to as UIM and UM. Underinsured motorist coverage means that you are protected (and your passengers)...
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FAQs - Med Pay - Do I Need it and What Is It?
Medical payments coverage is an optional coverage through auto insurance. This coverage is for medical bills or funeral expenses related to a car accident resulting in injury or death. Some states call this coverage “personal injury protection” or PIP. Many clients that come to our firm tell us t...
Divorce Bankruptcy
Divorce can be a difficult and confusing ordeal, often influenced by emotion. However, there are some very practical things to do that can help when trying to divide a marital estate. Is either party going to declare bankruptcy? Will either party buyout real property from the other? Is there real...
Don't Get Left Holding the Bag
I hear it all the time and I hate it more and more each time it is uttered. “But I have full coverage.” Friends, there is no such thing as “full coverage.” Unfortunately, in the world of car insurance this is a term that can have multiple meanings to different people. You, the consumer, have some...
Trust Funds 101
As part of the estate planning process, many people create revocable (aka living) trusts. Trusts can be used to avoid probate, but only if they are funded before you pass away. Funding a trust is an oft-forgotten step in the estate planning process. If not done correctly or at all, then many of t...
Tax Disaster Avoided
Andre Carman, tax and business attorney, recently helped a client who was behind on their payroll (941) taxes to the IRS. In fact, they were $160,000 in the hole. On Monday morning, Andre received a call that the IRS had levied (aka garnished) the Company's payroll bank account. The Company had $...
A Fresh Start
Chapter 11 bankruptcies generally involve the debtors proposing a five-year repayment plan to creditors. Depending on the income and assets of the debtors, general unsecured creditors usually don't get paid in full and usually it's far from it. At the conclusion of the plan, claims against the de...
Ladder Flies Off Trailer and Hits Car, Injuring Driver and Passenger
Recently, our firm achieved a large 6 figure settlement for a young boy and his family injured in an auto accident. While driving along safely a ladder on a trailer being towed by the defendant flew off the the trailer and entered into our clients' vehicle causing serious injuries. The defendant ...
Well Deserved Victory!
After four years of ongoing litigation, partner Andre Carman, achieved a decision in his clients' favor. Andre represented the sellers', sellers' agent, and the selling real estate brokerage in a case in which home buyers sued the firm's clients for misrepresenting the condition of the home, spec...
Supreme Court Reaches a Decision in Elder Abuse Case.
Since 2005, Krista Carman has been fighting for justice for Jacob Braden. Jacob, a 19 year old with profound special needs, died as a result of alleged abuse and neglect at the hands of his caregivers and alleged improper placement by the State of Arizona, Department of Developmental Disabilities...