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Ask About Legal Malpractice Insurance

Ask A Potential Lawyer About Legal Malpractice Insurance. Empower yourself. Learn your rights.

Hiring a lawyer? Ask this question about legal malpractice insurance. Also checkout my first Facebook live video below.

This post deals with legal malpractice Insurance. I have done 100s if not 1000s of potential client interviews. I have never been asked about my insurance.

Connecticut lawyers are not required to insurance. Nor are they required to disclose that they don’t carry legal…

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Ruby Receptionists Review

On this episode of “Ask Ryan” I review Ruby Receptionists.  Ruby Receptionists answers phones. That is what they do. This is my Ruby Receptionists review.

I answered my phones for the first two years of practice. It wore on me. It made it hard to get work done. All I was doing was answering my phone. Lawyers are in a client service business. Answering the phones is a key component of satisfying…

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Car Accident Insurance Company Has Offered Me Money

The Insurance Company Has Offered Me Money From My Car Accident. Do I Take It?

I was in a car accident. The other person’s insurance company claims they have “accepted responsibility”. And they want me to sign releases. They want me to sign a release giving them access to my medical records. And they want me to sign a release saying I won’t sue them. I’m not a lawsuit happy person. I just want…

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Wrongful Death Damages

Wrongful death damages in Connecticut.

Few things are as hard in law as calculating wrongful death damages.

Life is the most rare of things in the universe. There is a lot of rock out there. A lot of dust too. But in the scope of all we know, human a life is truly unique and special.

Connecticut law compensates plaintiffs in wrongful death cases for both economic and non-economic damages. You can…

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Loss of Consortium And Car Insurance

Loss of Consortium And Car Insurance - A sad story.

Can I recover for my loss of consortium claim?

Can a spouse recover as an independent claim under an auto policy? This post discusses the relationship between loss of consortium and car insurance.

This question is a very important one. I see this issue arising more and more in my cases.  The reason has a lot to do with Connecticut’s irresponsibly low auto insurance coverage minimumswhich are as…

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Trial Presentation: Getting Evidence On A Screen

Attorney Andrew Garza and the CT Trial FIrm, LLC court tech set up.

We’re often asked how we do it. How to get your documents on a screen in court? How to display video in court? How to show pictures to a jury? This post is about trial presentation: getting evidence on a screen.

We’re often asked about our trial presentation process. Here’s our secret sauce.

Epson EX3240 SVGA 3LCD Projector 3200  

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Reclaiming My Life Week 2

Reclaiming My Life Week 2

One of the things I love seeing in my practice is the comeback. Every day I’m inspired by my clients. My clients who fight to get their lives back after injury. It is not easy.

This is my second in a series of posts about reclaiming my life and part of my identity as a runner. You can read my first post by clicking here.

I’m a 4 time marathoner with a best finish of 3:52. Now I struggle to run a…

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How Many Jurors In An Injury Case?

How Many Jurors In A CT Injury Case?

A jury is the conscience of the community. It is the most important role a citizen can play in our democracy.

The power of the juror’s vote on a case is a great power. It impacts not only the parties to the case but the community. And what happens in the courtroom echoes throughout the state.

Juries decide how much we value life. Whether or not safety rules matter. And whether accountability and…

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4 Simple Steps To A Paperless Law Office

ScanSnap – Essential for Your Paperless Law Office

I am regularly asked by other lawyers to help them go paperless. Here’s my 4 step process.

Start by making your new files paperless. So many lawyers get bogged down in how many paper files they have and how long it would take to scan them all. Don’t worry about this. Start by making every file going forward paperless.

Invest in a scanner. I love…

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What Is The Difference Between Economic and Non-Economic Damages

One of the questions we’re often asked is “how much is a fair settlement for my case” or “how much is my case worth?” 

In order to answer  that question we have to look at what the law can award for damages. In Connecticut, plaintiff’s can be compensated for both “economic” and “non-economic” damages.

What is the difference?

“Economic damages” are compensation for pecuniary losses including but…

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Reclaiming My Life

One of the things I see my clients struggle with after an injury is accepting who they are instead of comparing themselves to who they were. This is hard. They remember when they could walk. They remember when they could play with their kids. They remember when they could do what they loved.

Then things changed. Through no fault of their own.

Things changed in my life. Not because of injury. Two…

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Putting Yourself First

If you are injured, put yourself first.

You are driving along. You are doing the right thing. Another driver chooses not to pay attention. Suddenly your life has changed. The change can range from anything to a nuisance if you are fortunate to life altering if you are not.

I know when I was in a car wreck, the first thing I did was tell the EMTs I was fine. I didn’t need an ambulance. Hours later…

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Insurance Company Tactics

Why is it taking so long to settle my claim? The other guy was at fault? I’m hurt? Why won’t the insurance company believe my doctors? Why do I have to go through a medical exam? Why is my deposition taking so long? Why do they keep trying to continue court? Why are they saying I’m at fault?

Injured folks everywhere ask these questions.

We know why. We’ve been there.

Insurance companies make…

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What Is Your Vision?

What Is Your Vision For Your Practice?

You’re thinking about it. Amidst all of the other “stuff” you are thinking about – the practical stuff – your phone, your practice management system, and your business cards. 

You wrestle with the question of what you want your firm to become. It is a question that will never leave you.

Do you want to be a true solo doing everything yourself? Do you want to build a firm with multiple lawyers and…

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My Lawyer Shouldn't Have Settled My Case

Do you feel like you didn’t get a good settlement? Or your attorney failed to explain to you the terms of the settlement? Do you regret settling your case?

Did your attorney commit malpractice in settling your case? Contact a legal malpractice attorney in Connecticut.

Did your attorney commit legal malpractice in giving you bad settlement advice?

Connecticut law favors private resolution of…

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Other Driver Says A Dog Caused The Car Wreck

Other Driver Says A Dog Caused The Car Wreck

That brown dog. The bastard.

The brown dog is all over the pages of deposition transcripts. He’s always brown. Usually about 40 pounds. His breed is unclear. He’s possibly part lab, maybe some terrier, we’re not really sure. Whatever he looks like he’s the bigfoot of the car accident defense world.

My dog – Brady.

If a car wreck is caused by some sudden emergency, a driver may not be held…

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Ryan McKeen Named A New Leader In The Law

Ryan McKeen Named A New Leader In The Law @ryanmckeen

Writing my own headlines….about me…..in the third person…it doesn’t get any lamer. Not for a second.

The Connecticut Law Tribune has named me a 2016 New Leader In The Law.

Ryan McKeen getting an award.

I am among 37 winners, who were judged by a panel of four judges for development of the law, advocacy/community contributions, service to the bar, and peer/public recognition.

When I googled “ct…

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