Choosing a Lawyer for your Motorcycle Injury, Insurance, or Damage Case
Five basic guidelines for selection of an attorney after a motorcycle crash:
- Always choose a lawyer who has already handled motorcycle accident cases like yours in the past.
- Ask the lawyer for references or examples of motorcycle accident or crash cases in which he/she has represented clients who have been injured while riding or operating a motorcycle.
- Verify that the attorney has personally tried motorcycle crash cases before a jury.
- Find out about the lawyer's appellate record to decide whether the lawyer has the experience to appeal your case, if that should become necessary.
- Ask questions to satisfy yourself that the attorney fully understands the relevant motorcycle insurance law in your state.
Harry Deitzler is a Charleston, West Virginia motorcycle injury lawyer. He also rides his own motorcycles, so he understands first hand the issues in motorcycle cases.
With regard to qualifications, Deitzler's personal experience as a trial and appellate attorney for 33 years includes more than a hundred jury trials and over two dozen appearances before appellate courts. His law firm, Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC, draws upon the legal skills of five partners, three associates, and more than a dozen additional staff persons to provide representation and advice for injured individuals.
Deitzler has been privileged to help clients in numerous states, and has presented claims for motorcycle riders facing many unique motorcycle accident situations. He works on cases involving disputes between injured individuals and insurance companies every working day.
Deitzler explains: "I bought my first Yamaha in 1968 with savings from my paper route. Since that day, I have always cared about our fellow riders. As a lawyer who represents motorcycle riders, I would consider it a privilege to be of assistance to you if you find my help or representation to be appropriate. Our law firm's primary focus is upon representing people who are injured and/or those who do not receive fair treatment from insurance companies. But I also understand that you may prefer to choose an experienced attorney in your own hometown or state. Please feel free to call or e-mail me if I can be of assistance to you on your case, or if you just need some suggestions or feedback about attorneys in your area."
When a motorcycle accident occurs, the results can be devastating to the rider and passenger. It is no surprise that motorcycle accidents often cause death or serious injury. Injured motorcyclists deserve representation by attorneys who have the necessary resources, investigation, and courtroom experience that motorcycle accident cases require.
Please feel free to call or e-mail Harry Deitzler if you have any motorcycle accident or injury questions. Neither the call or the e-mail will result in any obligation. No attorney/client relationship begins until and unless both you and Deitzler's law firm sign an agreement regarding representation.
Motorcycle attorney Harry Deitzler and his law partners are members of the American Association for Justice, the largest professional association of attorneys and lawyers who do trial and appellate work for persons injured as a result of accidents or product defects. In addition, Deitzler is a board member and president-elect of the Public Justice Foundation, which operates Public Justice, America's public interest law firm. Nationally, he is also a member of the National Bar Association, the American Bar Association (ABA), and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Locally he serves on the board of governors for the West Virginia Association for Justice and the West Virginia State Bar.
"If I can use the information and contacts that I have gained from those organizations to help you locate or evaluate a potential attorney, I would be pleased to do so."