Last week we asked our legal experts to advise us on how to be prepared for a time when you are not able to speak for yourself due to an injury or other unlikely circumstance. As morbid as it is to think about being in this situation, it is better to be prepared before you find yourself unable to advocate for your rights. Power of attorney and health directives are not in most of our everyday vernaculars, so we have awarded our experts with the most informative comments this week.
How do personal injury lawyers proceed when victims cannot speak for themselves after an accident?
Which laws are in place to protect their rights?
How should people prepare for such an accident?
Below, we?ve awarded the comments we found most valuable. Check back later in the week for our followup article.
Legal Expert Awards
Most Insightful
Leighton Rockafellow of Rockafellow Law Firm won our most insightful comment award:
?Every husband and wife should have a durable power of attorney on file and recorded in the county where they reside. A durable power of attorney that survives disability is enough to get a case started.?
Rockafellow?s comment is great because he brings up a valuable piece of advice that most of us do not think about until it is too late. A durable power of attorney gives your spouse power to protect your legal rights when you are unable to do so.
See the rest of Rockafellow?s answer here.
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Most Informative
This award goes to Allan A. Sigel of The Law Offices of Allan A. Sigel, P.C..
?Each person must prepare a Health Directive. The Directive will identify the person who will speak for you when you are unable to do so. The Directive should be placed with the person you designate with a copy to other responsible persons.?
Sigel shares an important piece of information with us, the need for a health directive. When you are unable to speak for yourself, the directed person will step up to the plate for you. It is also important to make sure other responsible people in your life are aware of who you have identified in the directive.
See the rest of Sigel?s comment here.
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Most Comprehensive
Joe Carson of Homsey Law Center won our most comprehensive comment award:
?Most people don?t think about hiring a lawyer until they desperately need one. Go ahead and have the name of a personal injury lawyer and a connection with him or her. I know many clients who had little time to find a lawyer, so go ahead and have a lawyer you respect and trust on speed dial.?
Carson?s comment is valuable because he brings some practical advice to the table. Find a personal injury lawyer who you trust before you are scrambling to find one when your spouse is seriously injured.
See the rest of Carson?s answer here.
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