TexasGal wrote:I was married for a long time to a guy who dealt with insurance liability cases. He has had cases at one time or another with just about every heavy casualty lawyer in the business in Texas. He once said the "Texas Hammer" wasn't known for actually taking cases to trial. He just settled them left and right for the same amounts the claimant would have gotten from the insurance company to begin with. The only diff was the "Texas Hammer" got to keep 40-50% of the poor sap's settlement. Always ask your potential lawyer just how many cases he/she takes to trial and how many he/she wins.
IMO, settling for policy limits on a claim is typical, and what most lawyers will get. Paying more money to an attorney than necessary (to support those stupid commercials) doesn't result in better service, just less money for the claimant.