Despite the impression one gets from movies and television, legal disagreements do not leap immediately from client complaint to the courtroom. As a matter of fact, many personal injury claims are settled satisfactorily without ever going to court at all.

We take all of the appropriate steps.

INITIAL CONSULTATION -- Without any obligation, we will meet and discuss the accident or incident with the prospective client. We trust we will receive open and honest information during this consultation. In return, we will give an honest evaluation of the claim.

INVESTIGATION -- Our staff will gather information to evaluate and negotiate the claim through a variety of sources: records and computer searches, witness interviews, doctors' conferences and communication with the defendant (and/or counsel) and insurance companies. Incidentally, in some cases we do not have to wait for the completion of medical treatment required to initiate settlement discussions or litigation.

MEDIATION -- It may be possible to settle the claim through one or more meetings (guided by a trained and approved "mediator") with the defendant and his or her insurance company representative.

ARBITRATION -- Occasionally, the best option is for both parties to submit the disagreement to arbitration. A carefully chosen arbitrator will listen to both sides and then make a decision. This resolution can be binding and prohibit any further action.

LITIGATION -- This is the course to take when settlement attempts have failed. We file a complaint and begin to prepare for trial. The claim may still be settled at this point. But if a trial is necessary to protect our clients' rights, we have the skill, experience, financial resources and perseverance to aggressively present the case in court.

Wagner Vaughan and McLaughlin is a Tampa Florida law firm specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and wrongful death cases.

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Although ordered by the court, a local attorney repeatedly failed to file answers to interrogatory questions as established by the Florida courts.

The judge dismissed the cas with prejudice because of the lawyer's failure to properly present the claim in court. The client was forever barred from pursuing the case against the negligent defendant.

The client then hired our firm to file suit against the lawyer for the careless handling of the case. As a result, the client received the full compensation she deserved in the underlying claim.