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I wish I had it [the book] about a year ago.
It was very clear from the beginning the high caliber of professionalism, honesty, & impressive understanding of the law you possess.
Small things in the beginning after an accident may seem small but are signs of things to come. Suing for the right reasons is why we have the law.
It is a shame we did not have your book when my husband was broadsided by a drunk drive who got away with it.
Thanks for the book!! Integrity is lacking...We need you to run for government...
I want to thank you for sending the gift of your book which I read cover to cover the day it arrived... I’m very impressed with your website, your energy and willingness to educate the public on these issues. Thank you sincerely for your information. I found it very informative and helpful.
Thank you so much for the book [The Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Washington Accident Case]. It is very informative!!!
Your book is impressive and to the point...you take the myth out of the process.
I found your book very informative and helpful.
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I wish we had your book 5 years ago when my husband was rear-ended and our van ended up on the other side of the street...
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The book provides great personal injury insight...
This is a book that every driver should read. I have shared my with several people and they were very impressed. Thank you!
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AAA Study Looks At The Cost Of Car Accidents In The US
"Nearly 43,000 people die on the nation's roadways each year," said AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet in a report. "Yet, the annual tally of motor vehicle-related fatalities barely registers as a blip in most people's minds."
Read the full report in the US Auto Accident Statistics section of our online library: Car Accidents In The US Cost $164.2 billion.
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Best Attorneys In Seattle
Looking for the best lawyers in Seattle and other parts of Washington State? Check out Washington Law & Politics' Super Lawyers list. Visit: www.superlawyers.com/washington. You can search for the top attorneys in Washington state. The attorneys listed in this directory do not pay to have their names listed there. They appear on the list because other attorneys, their peers, have voted them amoung the states best.Among them you will find one of my personal favorites, seattle personal injury lawyer Christopher M. Davis.
Christopher Michael Davis, Attorney at Law
Mr. Davis has been recognized as a “Rising Star Attorney” and a “Super Lawyer” in consecutive years by the legal publication Washington Law & Politics. He has also been listed by WLP in ‘Who’s Who in Personal Injury Law’ (The top 40 PI attorneys in Washington). In 2007, Mr. Davis was appointed to the Board of Governors of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. In 2008, Mr. Davis was recognized as a lawyer in the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Washington State” by the American Trial Lawyers Association.
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The Smart Consumer’s Guide To Hiring A Great Lawyer
Seattle, WA – Mischelle Weedman-Davis today unveiled The Smart Consumer’s Guide To Hiring A Great Lawyer. The book is a guide to finding and hiring the right attorney for cases such as car accidents, dog bites, and other injury cases. The guide is offered for free as a public service at http://www.hiringagreatlawyer.com./
Mischelle Weedman-Davis is the client relations manager for the Davis Law Group in Seattle, WA and has years of direct experience working with individuals who are looking for a lawyer to handle their injury case.
“Most people are not the least bit litigious and have no real desire to file a lawsuit or hire an attorney. So it isn’t until they really need a lawyer that they give the idea much thought,” said Weedman-Davis. “By the time they figure out that they do need an attorney they are often desperate and in a hurry. In recent years it has became clear to me that people need some sort of framework in which to think about evaluating lawyers.”
The book includes details on eleven different evaluation criteria that people should use when choosing a lawyer and an evaluation form/scorecard for rating the attorneys that they interview.
Weedman-Davis, a 15 year technology marketing and advertising veteran for companies such as Microsoft, also devotes several chapters of the book to helping consumers understand and identify deceptive lawyer advertising practices. In the book she debunks attorney matchmaking web sites, online lawyer directories, yellow page listings, and television advertising.
“One of the other reasons for writing the book,” said Weedman-Davis, “is to call out some of the unethical marketing and advertising practices that are being used by attorneys and law firms all across the country.”
The 30+ page booklet is available for download and in paperback form. Some of the chapters include: Legal Matchmaking: The Truth About Attorney Finder Websites & Online Directories; Lawyer Advertising: Yellow Pages & Television Advertising; Attorney Evaluation Criteria: Characteristics of a Great Lawyer; Choosing Your Lawyer; and a Personal Injury Attorney/Firm Evaluation Form.
“The Smart Consumer’s Guide To Hiring A Great Lawyer is a brilliant resource for anyone who wants to cut through the advertising clutter to find the right attorney for their case,” said Ben Glass, Virginia personal injury attorney and author of The Truth About Lawyer Advertising.
Consumers who wish to receive a free copy of The Smart Consumer’s Guide To Hiring A Great Lawyer can visit http://www.hiringagreatlawyer.com.
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About The Author
Mischelle Weedman-Davis is currently the client relations manager at Davis Law Group, P.S. in Seattle, WA. Before choosing to leave a 15 year career in high tech marketing to help her husband manage his fast growing law firm, she worked as product manager and marketing director for companies such as Wall Data, Primus Knowledge Solutions, Qpass, and Microsoft. She holds a degree in marketing and advertising from Murray State University and has taken part in executive marketing and internet commerce programs at CalTech and Berkeley.
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With offices in Seattle and Bellevue, Christopher M. Davis and the attorneys at the Davis Law Group, P.S. have been successfully representing injured people, car accident victims, and wrongful death cases in Washington State for nearly 15 years. For more information visit http://www.davislawgroupseattle.com/.
The Truth About Lawyer Advertising is authored by Virginia personal injury attorney and lawyer marketing expert, Ben Glass. The book is available at http://www.benglasslaw.com/.
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Mischelle Weedman-Davis
Davis Law Group, P.S.
2101 Fourth Avenue, Suite 630
Seattle, WA 98121
mischelle (at) davislawgroupseattle.com
206-727-4000 x102
Sleep deprivation and car accidents
A good night’s sleep isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity for life, sleep experts say.In fact, studies have shown that sleep is as intrinsic to a person’s health, well-being and survival as food, water and oxygen.
In one study, sleep researchers with the National Institutes of Health found that rats — scientists say they need about 12.6 hours of sleep a day, more than what the average adult human requires — died within three weeks after being constantly deprived of sleep.
Consistent sleep deprivation can jeopardize our jobs, relationships, productivity, health and safety, according to Dr. Joseph Cable, medical director of the Pottsville Hospital Sleep Disorders Center.
Cable recently spoke about the basics of better sleep at a community health talk at the Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic.
“Your health can affect how you sleep and your sleep can affect your health,” he said.
Expanding on his point, he said certain conditions, such as asthma, congestive heart failure, fibromyalgia, arthritis, pulmonary diseases and chronic pain can affect people’s sleep.
It can be a serious situation. Sleep deprivation, according to Cable, accounts for 30 percent of all motor vehicle accidents, a rate that rivals combining alcohol use and driving.
And most people, Cable said, don’t discuss the topic of sleep with their doctors.
According to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation, Americans average 6.9 hours of sleep on weeknights and 7.5 hours per night on weekends.
Researchers also found that 74 percent of adults experience a sleeping problem a few nights a week or more, 39 percent get less than seven hours of sleep each weeknight, and more than one in three are so sleepy during the day that it interferes with daily activities.
At the Sleep Disorders Center, patients are diagnosed and treated for several kinds of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea and snoring, narcolepsy, marked by uncontrollable sleep episodes during the day- insomnia, periodic limb movement, and other disorders that interfere with sleep.
Carol Reber, clinical director of the center, said some patients lived with sleep problems for years before seeking treatment because they didn’t recognize the symptoms or realize it could be treated.
“They think that’s just how it’s supposed to be,” Reber said. “They don’t really know what a good night’s sleep is like.”
Untreated sleep disorders have been associated with high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, mood disorders, motor vehicle or job-related accidents and job loss.
The National Sleep Foundation estimates that “drowsy driving” claims 1,500 lives and accounts for at least 100,000 auto accidents each year.
It’s possible to break the patterns of poor sleep and make a change for the better, Reber said.
“After treatment, our patients always say what a big difference in their life it’s made,” she said. “They’re more alert, they have more energy, and they feel better.”
Getting enough sleep? Answer these questions to find out
1. Do you need an alarm clock?
Sleep experts say if you’re getting enough sleep, you should wake up on time by yourself.
2. Do heavy meals and dull events make you sleepy?
Experts say these activities generally don’t cause drowsiness, they unmask it.
3. Do you snore?
You could have sleep apnea, a common, serious and treatable sleep disorder.
4. Do you sleep longer on weekends?
If you do, your body is trying to catch up for lost sleep that accumulated during the week. Generally, adults should get 7 to 9 hours every night.
5. Can you nap just about any time?
If you nod off frequently during the day, it may signal a sleep problem.
6. Do you often feel drowsy during the day?
If so, you might not be getting enough sleep or your sleep is being disrupted by a sleep disorder such as sleep apnea.
Tips for a better night’s sleep
• Consume less or no caffeine and avoid alcohol.
• Drink less fluids before sleeping.
• Avoid heavy meals close to bedtime.
• Avoid nicotine.
• Exercise regularly, but at least three hours before bedtime, and after noon.
• Try a relaxing routine, like soaking in hot water (a hot tub or bath) before bedtime.
• Establish a regular bedtime and waketime schedule.
• Keep a sleep diary before and after you try these tips. If the quality of your sleep does not improve, consult your doctor.
For more information on sleep and sleep disorders, go online to: www.sleepfoundation.org.
Source: The National Sleep Foundation
High gas prices mean fewer auto accidents
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday high gasoline prices were resulting in a decline in auto accidents.
"It (higher gas prices) has reduced driving somewhat, so the frequency of accidents, which was going down somewhat before, has gone down far below what we would have anticipated three or four years ago," Buffett told Reuters in an interview. "That partly reflects people driving less."
Buffett is chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (BRKb.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the parent company of Geico, one of the largest U.S. auto insurers.
Buffett said that while accident rates have dropped, Geico is paying out more on claims as repair costs have risen. "That's a function of inflation -- so, the cost per accident has gone up, but the ratio of accidents to policyholders has gone down," he said.
He said the lower-accident trend may grow as people opt to stay home more. "If they don't take their car out of the garage, we are not going to have an accident," he said.
Drivers have been hit by a surge in gas prices as oil prices have hit record levels. Gas is more than $4 a gallon in some areas.
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