Retirement Age Legal Issues: Why Older Adults Face Unique Justice Barriers

Retirement Age Legal Issues: Why Older Adults Face Unique Justice Barriers

Imagine reaching age seventy-two after spending your entire adult life as a capable person who managed complex professional responsibilities, raised children successfully, navigated major life decisions competently, and generally thought of yourself as someone who could handle whatever challenges life presented, only to find yourself sitting in a personal injury attorney’s office following a serious … Read more

Quarter-Life Legal Crisis: When Accidents Happen Right After College

Quarter-Life Legal Crisis: When Accidents Happen Right After College

Picture yourself at twenty-four years old, precisely eight months after walking across the graduation stage to collect your diploma while your parents cheered and photographed the moment that supposedly marked your transition into successful adulthood, now sitting in a hospital room with a shattered femur from a car accident that wasn’t your fault but that … Read more

The 5-Year Rule: Why Most People Misremember Their Legal Experience

The 5-Year Rule: Why Most People Misremember Their Legal Experience

Picture yourself five years from now, sitting at dinner with friends who ask about that lawsuit you went through. You hear yourself describing it as “not that bad really” or perhaps “the worst experience of my life”—but here’s what’s fascinating: neither description probably captures what you actually felt while living through those depositions, settlement negotiations, … Read more

Legal Limbo: How to Live Your Life While Your Case Is Pending

Legal Limbo: How to Live Your Life While Your Case Is Pending

Imagine this scenario, and see if it feels familiar: You wake up each morning and within seconds your mind floods with case anxiety—wondering when the insurance company will respond to your attorney’s latest demand, calculating how many more months you can survive on reduced income while injuries prevent full-time work, questioning whether posting yesterday’s photo … Read more