VA Management Screws Up and Patient Suffers
Good FTCA case, right? Not necessarily. A veteran needs surgery because of gangrene in the toes of his right foot. Early surgical...
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Sep 182 min read
SOMEONE MIGHT BE WATCHING YOU, REALLY
Surveillance is a tool sometimes used by the defense. Someone follows or stakes out the plaintiff and then records what they do,...
Sep 182 min read
THE CLOCK IS RUNNING – AND TELLING TIME IS HARDER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
There are time limits for bringing malpractice and other cases – and those time limits are almost always bright lines. Run out of time...
Sep 123 min read
THE DOCTOR WAS WRONG - AND YOU SAY THAT’S NOT NEGLIGENCE?
It seems counter-intuitive, but just because a doctor made an incorrect diagnosis does not mean that he or she was negligent. If a...
Sep 42 min read
A SHORT PRIMER ON CASE COSTS
With our contingent fee clients, we often encounter misunderstandings about the distinction between the attorneys’ fee and the...
Aug 202 min read
Why Medical Care Which “Almost” Killed You May Not Be A Medical Malpractice Case
Really bad medical care – and I mean stuff that is truly awful – does not necessarily equate to a good medical malpractice case. That...
Aug 132 min read
HOW IS A CASE VALUED?
One of the great benefits of having been a defense lawyer for thirty years before I fully switched over to representing patients and...
Aug 72 min read
TO SETTLE OR NOT TO SETTLE
Here’s a discussion I frequently have with clients: Do we settle a case or push towards trial? At the most basic level, whether to settle...
Jul 302 min read
A GOOD CLIENT DEFINED
What makes someone a good client? I would like to think that we give all our clients good representation, but it’s kind of like that old...
Nov 21, 20231 min read
The Importance of Evaluating Cases
For obvious reasons, I have a keen interest in malpractice case reports. Yesterday, I saw a piece about a defense verdict in a case...
Nov 13, 20232 min read
Treat Opposing Counsel as You Would Want Them to Treat You
Scheduling hearings and depositions is often a huge pain. Having been both a defense lawyer and now a plaintiffs' lawyer, I have a broad...
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Mistakes Happen
Stuff gets screwed up. Any lawyer who says they make no errors in their practice is either lying - or that lawyer has never had any...
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Experience is Important, But So is Preparation
Yesterday, I had a hearing in federal court, settlement approval of an FTCA wrongful death case. Over my career, I have handled at least...
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Marvelous Modern Technology
Modern technology is a wondrous marvel. Except when it isn't Yesterday, I took the deposition of a primary care provider in one of our...
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Communication is Key
The other day I had lunch with a young trial lawyer friend. Of course, we talked about law stuff, cases and clients. I actually enjoy...
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Build Trust
Yesterday, I opened the dishwasher and a piece of the cabinet trim clattered to the floor. Not good. The cabinets are new - and they were...
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Advice for New Lawyers
This week, a brand new lawyer started at Rawls Law Group - brand new as in she took the Bar a month ago and will not have the results...
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Err Towards Boldness
Last year, I helped start an Anglican Church on the Southside of Richmond. The young priest is barely older than my son and at times...
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Client Relationships
Recently, I settled a couple of FTCA cases. Neither were particularly sticky matters. Both were ones with straightforward and relatively...
Jul 7, 20231 min read
BREWSTER RAWLS ON RVA TRIAL LAWYERS PODCAST
Brewster joined hosts, Nael A. Abouzaki and Sharif L. Gray, to discuss his career, his work as a medical malpractice attorney, and his...
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