When you need help, call the Taylors (661) 525-5696
Taylor Law Firm
A Professional Corporation
Santa Clarita Valley Personal Injury & Criminal Defense
When you need help, call the Taylors (661) 525-5696
A Professional Corporation
Santa Clarita Valley Personal Injury & Criminal Defense
You don't pay a dime unless we recover money for you.
When hiring a personal injury attorney, there are two big things to consider: 1) the money you will receive and 2) how you will be treated between now and when that money comes in. Insurance adjusters want to force you into a lowball settlement; you want an attorney who will maximize your recovery but who also values your recovery more than their own bottom line and cares about you enough to treat you with respect.
In the legal world, "standard" isn’t always what’s best for the client. Most firms in California charge a 33.3% fee that can rise to 45% if your case goes to trial. I started my own law firm because I believe in premium performance without the premium markup.
This firm is optimized to offer high-caliber representation while charging less than the standard industry fees. The fee structure is transparent: 25% until a lawsuit is filed, 35% if a lawsuit is filed, and 40% if we go to trial. Don't be "fooled" by big-name firms that take a larger share of your settlement than they send you while barely knowing your name.
Taylor Law Firm is one of the few firms willing to put our commitment to you in writing. I promise that the attorney’s fees will never exceed the client’s net recovery.
If your attorney makes more money off of your injury than you do, you never had a chance at justice. I include my Net Recovery Guarantee* in every retainer agreement so you can hold me to it. When maximizing the value of your personal injury claim, my goal is to put the maximum amount of money in your pocket—not my own. And, of course, you pay nothing until your case resolves and you get money in your pocket.
When you hire my firm, you get "white-glove" treatment. Unlike "billboard" attorneys where you are assigned a case manager and might only speak to your attorney once or twice, at Taylor Law Firm, you deal directly with the attorney working on your case.
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Don't settle for "standard" when you can have elite representation that nets you a fair result.
When you need help, call the Taylors.
*Net Recovery Guarantee: Attorney’s fees will be calculated as a percentage of the gross recovery. However, Taylor Law Firm guarantees that total Attorney’s Fees will never exceed the 'Client’s Net Recovery' (the amount the client receives after all Attorney’s Fees, litigation costs and medical liens/reimbursements have been paid). If the calculated fee would result in the attorney receiving more than the client, the fee will be voluntarily reduced to ensure the client receives the majority of the settlement.
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Unfortunately, when the other party’s insurance adjuster knows that you are unrepresented, they will take advantage.
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Every insurance policy has a limit. No matter how the sales people try to sell it to you, there is always a maximum that the insurance carrier will pay. This is listed on the ‘declarations page’ of the policy. The minimum in California is 30/60 which means a driver at fault for causing harm to another could have as little as $30,000 in coverage for harm to an individual and $60,000 in coverage for harm to multiple other people in an accident.
UM coverage is coverage you can purchase on your own policy that protects you from irresponsible drivers. If you are injured by someone with lower (liability) policy limits than your (UM) policy, then you can make a demand for your own UIM coverage to kick in additional funds on top of the at fault party’s policy limits (assuming the case value is there).
To protect yourself from irresponsible people on the road, the most important number on that policy is the limit of your uninsured motorist coverage. That is the amount of coverage you have to protect yourself from medical bills and pain caused by someone else with insufficient coverage.
Liability, collision and comprehensive.
In addition to UM coverage, there is also the option of medical payments coverage. This generally has relatively low numbers (e.g. $2,500) which will pay directly for any out of pocket medical costs regardless of fault. So if you have a $1,000 copay following an accident, medpay will reimburse you.
When you are hurt by the conduct of another person and your health insurance pays for it, your insurance gets a right to be reimbursed by the person who caused the harm.
For instance, Bob runs a red light and hits you. You go to the ER. You are insured with Kaiser so you give the ER your Kaiser information. Kaiser pays the ER $5,000 on your behalf. Kaiser has a right to try to get their $5,000 back from Bob.
Public health insurers like Med-Cal, Medicare and the VA have liens based in statute, so the same principal applies. The only difference is they don’t have to write it into a contract because Congress already wrote it for them.
The alternative to health insurance treatment, is lien treatment. This is also often thought of as attorney-referred treatment. When you get medical treatment on a lien, you don’t pay anything up front. You simply sign a contract with the treating physician wherein you agree to pay them for the treatment out of the settlement/verdict when the case resolves.
For this to work, the doctor needs both your signature and your attorney’s so they have the attorney’s promise that when funds come in, the attorney will hold them in trust and pay the doctor as well.
On its face, getting treatment that you don’t have to pay for up front and having it paid for out of the eventual settlement/verdict makes sense, doesn’t it? Similar to how you don’t have to pay for your attorney until the case resolves. However, some major companies that have had to pay out for the harm they caused have taken issue with lien treatment. They call it overly inflated and even fraudulent.
Case costs include the costs of obtaining medical records, police reports, investigators, experts; as well as, filing fees, court reporters, transcripts, exhibit production and so on.
Your attorney will put up the costs at the beginning but expects these to be reimbursed at the end of the case. This is in your retainer agreement and is standard practice among the plaintiff’s bar.
If you or a loved one has experienced an accident or injury, please know that you're not alone. Our compassionate team is here to listen, answer your questions, and guide you every step of the way. Whether you prefer to call, visit, or send us a message, we're ready to help in the way that feels most comfortable for you.
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