Every trial lawyer knows that a photo is worth a thousand words and a video of a key event is a royal flush. A bona fide winner. Cases in point: George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. Interesting that these celebrated videos originated from very different sources. Seventeen year-old Darnella Frazier won the Pulitzer Prize for incredible […]
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Tax Law Changes Benefit Plaintiffs
The only realistic hope for people of limited means to establish a legal claim is a lawyer who will work on a contingency fee. The Build Back Better legislation approved by the House of Representatives on November 19, 2021 authorizes a change in accounting for personal injury lawyers, at no loss of tax revenues to […]
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: Respectfully Declined
The Alexander Law Group does not accept clients with medical malpractice lawsuits. There are several reasons. Since 1977, California’s Medical Insurance Compensation Reform Act, known as MICRA, limits the amount of money which an injured person can be recovered as “non-economic” damages in any medical malpractice case, also known as general damages, which are separate […]
Mark Aaronson: a Lawyer to Emulate
Mark Aaronson, emeritus Professor of Law at UC Hastings, is a superbly talented professional who made the personal choice to advance the cause of justice for the poor and underprivileged in lieu of a law practice that would have provided him with substantial financial rewards. His career as a civil rights lawyer, anti-poverty lawyer and […]
