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Over the course of the last decade, I’ve published in excess of 700 articles in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, workers’ compensation and insurance disputes, generally. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to contact me to discuss the details of your case and learn how I can help.

Traffic Accident Legal Representative In Baltimore’s Hampden Zone
As an experienced MVA litigator, I serve those injured in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland—a vibrant community just northwest of downtown, bounded by the Jones Falls Expressway (I...
Are There Rules For Baltimore Insurance Claims Adjusters?
Many states and localities have enacted rules that govern what an insurance claims adjuster does, says, and how they act. Baltimore does not have a comprehensive set of rules for insurance claims adju...
What is an Occupational Disease Under Maryland Workers’ Compensation Law? My Job Caused Me to Get Sick.
Many Baltimore personal injury lawyers routinely secure worker’s compensation benefits for their clients. Those lawyers know that an ….”occupational disease” is a disease, con...
What is Insurance Policy Stacking?
We’ve discussed in other chapters that the availability of insurance, and the amount of that insurance is often the most important single factor in assessing the value of a case. If you can reco...
When Do I Qualify for PIP benefits?
The availability of PIP benefits directly affects the value of a Baltimore automobile/car accident claim as the benefits, in part, cover medical expenses that would otherwise need to be paid from sett...
My PIP Insurance Carrier Denied My Claim or Won’t Pay My Medical Bills
Baltimore personal injury lawyers see this happen every day. The PIP law requires that insurance companies pay all “reasonable” and “necessary” medical expenses up to the...
How Do the Costs of Litigation Effect The Value of My Personal Injury Case?
It’s no secret that litigation is expensive. We’ve all seen movies where the litigation costs in a toxic tort claim against a fortune 500 company bankrupt the participates. Those types of...
I’m Easily Injured. Am I Still Entitled to Compensation for an Accident?
It’s not a laughing matter, but Baltimore personal injury lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk know the law recognizes that, yes, unfortunately, a given person may be more likely or more easily in...
The Insurance Company Says The Value of My Case Must be Reduced to Present Value.
Baltimore personal injury lawyers would probably agree this is a complicated subject, well beyond the scope of these volumes. However, the concept plays a significant role in intelligently valuing any...
Can I Recover More Than The At Fault Driver Has For Insurance? What is an Excess Judgment?
The answer is “yes”, but it’s not easy. One scenario is the “excess judgment”. For example, assume your Baltimore car accident case goes to trial, and you receive $40,000...
Can I Collect That Judgment? What is a Garnishment?
We’ve discussed in other chapters the bane of Baltimore personal injury litigation, for victims and lawyers alike– the uninsured defendant. The same sort of frustration can set in where th...