Re: Considering expanding to PI

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On 12/30/08, Dave wrote:
> I've been a small business generalist for several years,
> but am finding that small business owners are getting more
> difficult to work with while becoming less profitable.
> I've got litigation experience, and am thinking of
> focusing on personal injury. Has anyone else made this
> kind of transition? How did you do it?
Put the word out to your colleagues who do PI. See if they
have one or two little ones that they can throw your way to
cut your teeth on, attend CLE courses and network would be my
advice. I personally feel the guys who advertise for PI are
ambulance-chasers, but then that's just me. We do a fair
amount of PI, some are no brainers, some that look like they
should be can turn out to be nightmares. Make sure you have a
network so you can call up someone and ask for some direction
or advice. It's helpful in you know someone in the medical
field who can help you interpret the medical data. And I
don't mean a sleazy chiropractor who will shoot you
questionable patients, I mean someone who knows the language
like a doctor/nurse/nurse aide/physical therapist so you don't
have to hire and expert every time you aren't sure of what a
diagnosis means. good luck.