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Utah Car Accidents While on the Job

Plenty of people drive a car for work. Whether pizza delivery, the police officer, or the traveling salesman. You have a lot of options when you are involved in a car accident while on the job. Here is what you should not miss if in a car accident while on the job: Hire A Workers Compensation [...]

February 11th, 2016 | Read More

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Representing Myself or Hiring an Attorney Part 1

UTAH CAR ACCIDENT ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER.  CALL/TXT (801) 373-6345 So you’ve been sued or are planning to sue someone else and are wondering whether you should represent yourself instead of hiring an attorney? I can’t say that there are no circumstances in which it might make sense to represent yourself, but I can say that [...]

February 8th, 2016 | Read More

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Resolving Car Collision Cases Part 2: Adversarial Process

A personal injury following a car collision can resolve in many different ways. Part 1 explored options in negotiated settlements. This article will examine your options within the adversarial process, when pre-­litigation negotiation fails to give you a fair result and you file a lawsuit. The adversarial process can proceed while parties are still seeking negotiated [...]

November 18th, 2015 | Read More

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Resolving Car Collision Cases Part 1

When you are hurt in a Utah car collision, your case can resolve in several ways, depending on the unique factors in each case, but there are two basic tracks: You can reach a negotiated settlement or you can seek a resolution through the adversarial process. Each method has benefits and drawbacks, so it's a [...]

November 18th, 2015 | Read More

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Car Accident Case Updates

In September 2015, attorney Jacob S. Gunter at Howard Lewis & Petersen, PC negotiated settlements totaling $417,000 in three car accident personal injury cases. [caption id="attachment_826" align="alignright" width="300"] (Stock photo)[/caption] The first case was an intersection collision in Orem, Utah, and settled for $12,000. Though it is possible that the case had more potential value, [...]

November 14th, 2015 | Read More

Recent Personal Injury Case Success for Howard Lewis & Petersen PC

CALL/TXT UTAH PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER (801) 373-6345.  LET HIS 20 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU On August 20th of this year, the trial lawyers at Howard Lewis & Petersen, PC settled $331,160 in personal injury cases.  The first case was a rear end automobile collision that happened in Moab, Utah in 2010. Utah [...]

August 31st, 2015 | Read More

Why Do Young Couples Need An Estate Plan?

Young couples often overlook the need for a will and other estate planning documents.  Estate planning has a tendency to be thought of as need only for older people or just for the wealthy. More and more, however, estate planning for young couples is becoming necessary and important, especially for those couples with young children. [...]

July 13th, 2015 | Read More

How to Select a Personal Injury Attorney

CALL/TXT UTAH PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER (801) 373-6345.  LET HIS 20 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU QUESTION:  Does every Provo, Utah attorney practice personal injury car accident cases? ANSWER:  No.  But it seems like every attorney advertises that they practice car collision cases, even though only a dozen attorneys really specialize in and practice [...]

June 25th, 2015 | Read More

What is Pecuniary Damage?

CALL/TXT UTAH PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER (801) 373-6345.  LET HIS 20 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU What is Pecuniary Damage? A: It is another term for money damages. It is the loss of financial assets or income to a person or family as a result of a person suffering injury or death. For example, [...]

November 13th, 2014 | Read More

Parenting Plans 101

In keeping with our theme this month of children in divorce, today’s article is about parenting agreements and practical steps to help you create a workable parenting plan with your child’s other parent. At the Provo divorce law firm of Howard, Lewis & Petersen we have helped many clients come to amicable parenting arrangements that [...]

October 20th, 2014 | Read More