If your agent cares about you or you are tuned in, you will put medical payments insurance on your Georgia car insurance policy. This is a coverage that directly benefits you and your passengers in the event that you or they are hurt in an accident. It pays regardless of…
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Give Yourself an Insurance Checkup-What is Liability Coverage?
Granted I do only review Georgia car insurance policies for people when things have gone wrong but isn’t that the way you should approach your insurance purchasing? The most common thing I hear from people after they have been in a terrible accident is “I have full coverage.” What does…
What is Diminished Value in Georgia?
When a car is damaged and repaired in a Georgia car accident, it is not “as good as new” when fixed. Diminution in value or diminished value generally applies only to cars that have not been in a wreck before. The idea is that in this day and age of…
New Laws for Georgia for 2008
Well the legislature struck out on the important changes they were trying to implement but at least they did some good for the State. These bills will now go on to the Governor for signature and hopefully they will make it through. ID Theft Protection: Georgia Credit Freeze Law. Link…
My Car was Damaged in a Georgia Car Accident, Who Pays to Fix It?
What should you do when your car was damaged in a car accident in Georgia and it was the other driver’s fault? Let’s assume that the officer cited the other driver and your car is driveable. What should you do? Everyone knows that you exchange information at the scene. What…
How Do You Get the Insurance Company to Pay for Repairs After a Georgia Crash
One of the things many of my clients want to know is how to get your car fixed after a crash in Georgia go about getting their car fixed after it has been in a crash in Georgia. If the accident report came out against you and in favor of…
How to Get Rid of Late Fees and Get Lower Interest Rates on Your Credit Card
I received my credit card statement today and noticed a $39.00 late fee in it because the payment posted 4 days late. Let me put it this way. If your account is pretty current, everything on credit cards are negotiable. I called and politely but firmly reminded them that payments…
Criminal Law Procedure
Generally speaking, the criminal defendant is indicted for the crime, usually by a grand jury. They decide whether there is enough evidence to warrant going through with a prosecution. You may hear on TV that “the grand jury met.” Although there are significant differences between states and the federal government,…
The Difference Between Georgia Injury Law, Criminal Law and Georgia Workers Compensation Law
I am writing this blog to explain civil litigation in Georgia as best I can. As time goes on there will be more and more complex articles that may be of great use to other attorneys, but in the beginning we will cover the essentials that will allow ordinary people…
In the Beginning
This blog will be an attempt to lay out what I have learned over the last ten years in an attempt to help people untangle what can be a very confusing legal system. I look forward to the adventure.