Nov 25
Ran across an amazing short story explaining the meaning of Thanksgiving to young children. Enjoy!
Having turkey problems- call the other 911 at www.butterball.com
Hopefully this rainy weather won’t cause too many car accidents or traffic congestion. Please be careful on the roads and enjoy the holiday.
Car accident – Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters? Ask Gary? Ask Dave? What happened to Ask Kobe?
They come and they go like ships passing in the night. Some have flashy spokespeople and cute sayings that catch your attention, some have catchy phone numbers but what are they really? Who will you wind up with and do they really care about you or just the auto insurance you come in with?
Most are just referral middleman out to make the almighty dollar off of your tragic experience. Some are medical clinics while some are actual attorneys that practice on the other end of the state and will fly in to make you their client but will they fly back when you have other questions and concerns?
Don’t make things worse – call an experienced local Jacksonville trial attorney that has a name you can trust and the resources to represent you against the mega insurance companies – they aren’t your good neighbor and definitely don’t want you in good hands. That boils things down to a handful of local Jacksonville lawyers that are truly out to represent the people of Jacksonville.
The smaller personal injury firms or solo practitioners of Jacksonville warn you against going to the bigger law firms like Harrell & Harrell, PA by claiming we will treat you as just another number. We do not and will not treat our clients that way. We have a large staff and have designed our operating systems to focus primarily on auto accident injury claims so we can give our clients, YOU, the personal touch they expect. We understand that your injury claim is your ONLY claim whether it is big or small. Personal injury is what we do – it’s that simple. They may also claim that you may never see the attorney or lawyer that is handling your file because we are so big. Again untrue, our experienced and caring attorneys and their staff are available to you from start to finish and sometimes beyond. They are just a call or e-mail away 24 hours a day.
The attorneys and staff at Harrell & Harrell, PA also understand that word of mouth advertising is much more effective and affordable so our primarily goal is to handle every injury claim that comes into our office to the best of our ability so you leave our office knowing you made the right choice in the beginning.
Hopefully you will refer us a friend, family member or co-worker when they are injured and need an experienced trial lawyer.
Don’t leave it to chance – Contact Harrell & Harrell today for your free consultation.
(904)251-1111
(800)251-1111
Start now because it may take a while. The government does try to make it easy to get the ball rolling whether it be for disability or retirement. Check out the link at the end of the post to apply online.
If you are denied for disability benefits for whatever reason, contact us , within sixty days of the denial letter’s date or you may have to start the process again. Jacksonville handles most of the claims for the North Florida area.
If you have any questions at all, feel free to call the personal injury lawyers at Harrell and Harrell, PA .
Here’s the link to apply online:
http://www.ssa.gov/applyfordisability/
Nov 23
Adding to my 11/16/09 post regarding Social Security Disability cases in the North Florida area – one of our Social Security Attorneys, Mark Papa, just forwarded me some interesting statistics regarding Social Security cases handled by the Jacksonville Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR).
At least we don’t live in Detroit is all I can say. Here are the stats:
The most recent National Ranking Report ranks the Jacksonville Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (Jacksonville hearing office) 75th out of 142 hearing offices in the length of time it takes a claim to be heard. It takes Jacksonville ODAR 462 days or approximately 15 months to get to hearing from the time a Request for Hearing is filed.
The San Juan, Puerto Rico hearing office is ranked number 1 and takes the least amount of time at 272 days and the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania hearing office is ranked number 2 at 278 days. Detroit, Michigan and Fort Wayne, Indiana hearing offices are ranked second to last and last at 703 days and 704 days respectively.
The highest ranked Florida hearing office is Ft. Lauderdale, ranked 48th at 414 days.
In addition to the two Jacksonville Social Security Field Offices, Jacksonville ODAR also services the following field offices: Daytona Beach, Deland, Lake City, Marianna, Palatka, Panama City, Quincy, St. Augustine, and Tallahassee. If your claim was filed in one of these offices and you have not moved, your claim will be heard by a Social Security Judge from the Jacksonville hearing office.
Don’t add to the delay – Call (800)251-1111 and speak with our outstanding team in the Social Security Department at the personal injury law firm of Harrell & Harrell or feel free to submit your confidential inquiry on our website. Either way, we look forward to assisting you.
None of us ever want to be the victim of an auto accident or the cause of an auto accident. In my 15 years of working at Harrell & Harrell, two common accident scenarios always come to mind and both are easily avoidable.
#1 Picture this – it’s 5 pm and time to go home after a long day’s work. Everyday you do the same thing – walk to your car – get in – buckle up - and head for home but first you have to turn out of the parking lot. Do you always look both ways when you are simply turning right onto the road? 99.9 % (I made that stat up) of the time there won’t be a car coming that way but what about the pedestrian, jogger or bicyclist on the sidewalk. I can’t count the number of times I have heard this story. Always look both ways and if you see someone approaching on the sidewalk make sure they see you. As an avid cyclist and runner, I never cross in front of someone unless I have eye contact with them but not everyone adheres to that idea. Some even assume they have the right of way. They may be right but the vehicle normally wins the battle.
#2 The second scenario could be presented in the same way but picture having to turn out across 2 or 3 lanes of rush hour traffic plus a busy turn lane to go left out of your parking lot. There are cars stopped in traffic when that good samaritan trying to help you out gives “the deadly wave” to go ahead and cross in front of him. Go ahead and assume everyone else is out to hit you! You wouldn’t believe the number of callers that honestly felt that it must be clear to go all the way out to the turn lane. What if the 3rd lane isn’t stopped? What if the center turn lane becomes a convenient although illegal lane of travel for someone to make it that last quarter mile to the red light? Wham-mo! Whether you cause the accident or not it usually results in some sort of injury.
The holidays bring a lot more traffic, a wee bit more stress and maybe even a little less patience as we prepare for the fun. Take that extra few seconds to look both ways and ensure you won’t be the next injured victim of a careless auto accident or the cause of something tragic.
The season is upon us. So may things to do and accomplish….. I’m already dreading the honey-do’s of shopping and picking up the last minute items. Traffic is a mess and everyone is a little stressed trying to accomplish the same chores. Let’s all be careful and please don’t go to the mall when it’s my turn to go.
Seriously - Thanksgiving is a week away. Better go looking for Tom the Turkey so he has time to thaw. Here are some food safety tips to make the meal a success and to make sure your family and friends don’t remember the meal for the wrong reasons.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Harrell and Harrell, PA.
Remember to not drink and drive and use a designated driver! DUI accidents are never a good thing.
According to a recent report by the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, applicants are much more likely to get approved if they get their case in front of a judge. Hearings before a judge can take a long time so we urge you to contact us just as soon as you get your denial letter. Attorney Mark Papa will be glad to speak with you about your claim.
Here is a summary of the report released in July of this year:
Nov 12
Whether injured by a co-worker or a liable third-party, the effects can be devastating and your right and responsibilites vary greatly. Avoid being the victim of another mistake by contacting us to discuss your legal options.
As the economy worsens and employers attempt to raise production with less manpower, corners will be cut and seemingly innocent oversights will occur resulting in more dangerous work sites and conditions. Don’t become the innocent injured victim. Stay aware of your surroundings and make sure to voice your concerns to the appropriate people so catastrophic personal injury can be avoided.
The National Safety Council published some of the most common safety violations so far in 2009. Scaffolding remains the most problematic area. Whether you are working on the most basic makeshift scaffolds to high-end commercially produced products – safety awareness should be job one. A good discussion of this data can be found at “The Safety Blog“.
If you, your loved one, family member or co-worker find yourself injured on the job due to just plain dumb luck or the carelessness of another – call Harrell & Harrell to arrange for a free consultation or just visit our website and submit a “Do I Have A Case” form. Either way someone will address your concerns so you can just focus on getting better.
Nov 9
Harrell and Harrell is proud to honor and support our local Veteran’s. Here is a link to the City of Jacksonville’s Week of Valor website which culminates with the Veteran’s Day Parade in downtown Jacksonville. This is a great opportunity to bring your kids downtown and help them better understand what it is to be a proud American.
Get out and show your support!
The FDA expanded its product recall of this mesh hernia patch to include additional product codes and lot numbers of the Bard® Composix® Kugel® Mesh Patch used to repair ventral (incisional) hernias caused by thinning or stretching of scar tissue that forms after surgery.
The “memory recoil ring” that opens the Bard® Composix® Kugel® Mesh Patch can break under the stress of placement of the large sized products in the intra-abdominal (inside the belly area) space. This can lead to bowel perforations (rupture) and/or chronic (recurring) intestinal fistulae (abnormal connections or passageways between the intestines and other organs).
Click here to see the complete FDA Class 1 Recall on the hernia mesh patch.
If you or a loved one had this patch implanted, contact your physician immediately.