Winning Your Personal Injury Claim, 3E (Win Your Personal Injury Claim) [Paperback]

Evan K. Aidman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2005 | ISBN-10: 157248473X | ISBN-13: 978-1572484733 | Edition: 3

Have you been involved in an accident? Are you wondering what to do next?

Winning Your Personal Injury Claim takes the mystery out of what to do after you or a loved one has been hurt. It gives you the precise instructions you need to settle with an insurance adjuster, handle the attorney for the other side and win a court battle.

From the time after the accident to seeing doctors, from making settlement offers to hiring an attorney-the entire process is explained in clear, understandable language. This comprehensive guide gives you vital information on many different types of injuries.

--Dog Bites
--Fall-Down Accidents (Slip-and-Falls)
--Food Poisoning Cases
--Injuries to Children
--Legal Malpractice
--Products Liability
--Social Security Disability
--Workers' Compensation

Don't continue to struggle when there is help available. Let Winning Your Personal Injury Claim guide you to a stronger future.

Take Control with Checklists, Worksheets and Letters covering:
--At the Scene of an Accident
--Medical Teatment
--Medical Records Request
--And much, much more...

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Evan Aidman is the founder and principal of the Law Offices of Evan K. Aidman. Mr. Aidman received a Bachelor's Degree in psychology from the University of Florida where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Scholastic Honor Society. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an Ivy League Institution, in 1983.

Mr. Aidman began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Samuel M. Lehrer of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. After five years as an associate in various law firms, Mr. Aidman hung out his own shingle. He has been practicing as a trial lawyer ever since.

Mr. Aidman is licensed to practice in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He won a $1.5 million verdict in 2003 for a wrongful death claim arising out of a bar room shooting. This case was covered by Philidelphia Daily News. The article is available on the firm's website, www.LegalAidman.com.

Mr. Aidman also moderates both a personal injury chat and a personal injury message board on this website. More than 1,000 individuals have contacted him in the last five years for legal help via email, chat, phone, instant message, or fax after visiting www.LegalAidman.com. Interested readers should check his chats and message board for more information.

The typical cases handled by the Law Offices of Evan K. Aidman involve:
-automobile accidents;
-fall-down accidents;
-accidents as work;
-medical malpractice;
-products liability (injuries caused by faulty equipment);
-food poisoning; and,
-legal malpractice.

The firm has an ever-broadening national network of trial lawyers, to whom referrals are made when the firm is not able to provide direct legal representation.

Mr. Aidman has served as an arbitrator of legal disputes on many occasions in the past twenty years. These arbitrations typically involve panels of three attorneys who sit in judgment of various types of disputes. He frequently serves as the chairman of such arbitration panels.

Mr. Aidman is a daily contributor to and participator in a trial lawyers' computer listserv. This listserv is a sounding board for top trial lawyers to share information in a dynamic format concerning the battlefront issues in personal injury litigation.

Mr. Aidman resides in Wynnewood, PA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Sphinx Publishing; 3 edition (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157248473X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572484733
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #548,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #13 in Books > Law > Specialties > Personal Injury

More About the Author

Evan Aidman is the founder and principal of the Law Offices of Evan Aidman. Mr. Aidman received his Bachelor's Degree in psychology from the University of Florida where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Scholastic Honor Society. He graduated with a 4.0 average. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an Ivy League institution, in 1983.

Mr. Aidman began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Samuel M. Lehrer of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. After five years as an associate in various law firms, Mr. Aidman hung out his own shingle. He has practiced as a trial lawyer ever since. Mr. Aidman is an adjunct professor at Peirce College where he teaches courses such as Civil Litigation. He has lectured extensively on topics connected to personal injury litigation. You can hear a lecture he gave to lawyers on the topic of comparative negligence and assumption of risk at http://www.phillykollel.org/cle---continuing-legal-education.html. He also periodically gives continuing legal education lectures through the Etz Chaim organization.

Mr. Aidman is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He won a $1.5 million verdict in 2003 for a wrongful death claim arising out of a bar room shooting. This case was covered by the Philadelphia Daily News. The article can be accessed on the firm's website, http://www.LegalAidman.com/. He has achieved many other six figure settlements.

Mr. Aidman receives daily inquiries from clients across the nation. Where appropriate, he makes referrals to other attorneys from his rapidly expanding list of referral counsel. He carefully monitors those referrals and works with the referral lawyer throughout the case to assure success.

The typical cases handled by the Law Offices of Evan Aidman involve:
* Automobile accidents
* Fall-down accidents
* Accidents at work
* Vision and eye injuries
* Hearing loss injuries
* Brain injuries
* Medical malpractice
* Product liability (injuries caused by faulty equipment)
* Food poisoning
* Legal malpractice
* Collection

Mr. Aidman has served as an arbitrator, mediator and judge pro tem of legal disputes on many occasions since 1984. These hearings typically involve panels of three attorneys who help to resolve various types of disputes. He frequently chairs those panels. This work involves state court, federal court and administrative regulation through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the largest independent regulator for all securities firms in the United States. See http://www.finra.org/.

Mr. Aidman is a daily contributor to a trial lawyers' computer listserv. This listserv is a sounding board for top trial lawyers to share information in a dynamic format concerning the battlefront issues in personal injury litigation.

Mr. Aidman lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and three children.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely useless, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Winning Your Personal Injury Claim: With Sample Forms and Worksheets (Self-Help Law Kit With Forms) (Paperback)

I bought this book because I wanted a sourcebook that would help me resolve my claim without involving a lawyer, something the book's self-review promised it would do. However, the book was cynical and insulting, and every other line said, in effect, "if you INSIST on doing this yourself, good luck. However, you should really get a lawyer." The book's title should be "Get a Lawyer for your Personal Injury Claim." That's about the only message I got from it. What a disappointment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A REALLY HELPFUL EASY READ, December 7, 2004

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This review is from: Winning Your Personal Injury Claim: With Sample Forms and Worksheets (Self-Help Law Kit With Forms) (Paperback)

I had a small case and didn't want to turn a 1/3 of it over to a lawyer so I got this book. It explained step by step what to expect and do and I was able therefore to maximize value and minimize effort on my own claim.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for average person who's seeking legal help, September 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Winning Your Personal Injury Claim: With Sample Forms and Worksheets (Self-Help Law Kit With Forms) (Paperback)

This book is a great resource and a big help for anyone who's had the misfortune of being injured and trying to find their way through the legal system. It's really easy to understand, clearly written and full of real-life advice. This book probably saved my already frazzled energies for the real work ahead. Check it out.