UTAH PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

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My name is Rex Bush.  As a Utah accident attorney for over 20 years I've been involved in over one thousand (1000) personal injury cases.  I've created this site to share with you what I've learned.  You'll find it chock full of valuable information about injury cases in Utah.

This site answers questions like: 

Do I have a case? 

How much is my case worth?

Do I really need a lawyer? 

How do I maximize my recovery? 

What are the time limitations applicable to my case? 

What is the Utah personal injury "threshold" for automobile accidents?  

To start out I'd like to share a story about one person's experience hiring a personal injury attorney in Utah.

Early in my career as a Utah accident attorney, a young, Air National Guardsman came to me with a badly broken wrist.  While he was watching a softball game near the Salt Lake Airport, a gust of wind picked up a piece of plywood from land owned by the Federal Government.  The wind carried that heavy plywood over a hundred feet and then dropped it on my young client.

Before coming to me he had visited a highly respected downtown lawyer who told him the case was, at best, worth nuisance value of one thousand dollars.  The lawyer was experienced but not in personal injury law.

In the law of "Torts", injuries caused by nature are known as "Acts of God".  "Torts" defines our rights not to be injured by others.  Was this an Act of God?  Not if it could have been predicted, says Utah Tort legal authority.

Research obtained from the National Weather Service showed gusts of wind like this one were common at the location in question.  Therefore, the Federal Government should have taken precautions to keep the plywood tied down.

The result:  a very successful settlement...a result contrary to that predicted by the downtown lawyer.

1. There are different kinds of lawyers.  If you use your divorce lawyer for your personal injury case, the results might not be great.  Sure, he/she is an outstanding divorce lawyer, but that's because it's his/her strength.  It's where he/she spends his/her time.  Choose a lawyer whose primary focus is personal injury and you'll benefit from his/her experience and enthusiasm for the subject matter.
2. A lawyer can have a lot of experience but if it's not in personal injury it does you no good.  If he/she spent 20 years drafting wills, that experience simply won't carry over into the personal injury field.  I recommend you find a lawyer who has at least five years experience in personal injury work. 
3. If one lawyer doesn't like your case try another.  Don't give up at the first rejection.  We've all had the experience of turning down a case and having another lawyer take it and make money on it.
4. Looking at a case from different angles to try to make it work can pay off big.  Knowing the case thoroughly is invaluable as are research and creativity.

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